1 T hen Jesus was led (guided) by the Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil.

¶ Then Jesus was led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2 A nd He went without food for forty days and forty nights, and later He was hungry.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.

3 A nd the tempter came and said to Him, If You are God’s Son, command these stones to be made '> loaves of] bread.

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made into bread.

4 B ut He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

5 T hen the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on a turret (pinnacle, gable) of the temple sanctuary.

Then the devil took him up into the holy city and set him on a pinnacle of the temple

6 A nd he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 J esus said to him, On the other hand, it is written also, You shall not tempt, test thoroughly, or try exceedingly the Lord your God.

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 A gain, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.

Again, the devil took him up into an exceeding high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them

9 A nd he said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage and worship me.

and said unto him, All these things I will give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 T hen Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve.

Then Jesus said unto him, Get thee hence, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

11 T hen the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Then the devil left him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

12 N ow when Jesus heard that John had been arrested and put in prison, He withdrew into Galilee.

¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he returned to Galilee;

13 A nd leaving Nazareth, He went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali—

and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,

14 T hat what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be brought to pass:

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

15 T he land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, in the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles '> peoples who are not of Israel]—

The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

16 T he people who sat (dwelt enveloped) in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned.

the people who sat in darkness saw great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up.

17 F rom that time Jesus began to preach, crying out, Repent ( change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

18 A s He was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, throwing a dragnet into the sea, for they were fishermen.

¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.

19 A nd He said to them, Come after Me, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!

And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20 A t once they left their nets and became His disciples.

And they straightway left their nets and followed him.

21 A nd going on further from there He noticed two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets and putting them right; and He called them.

And going on from there, he saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

22 A t once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples.

And they immediately left the ship and their father and followed him.

23 A nd He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news (Gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every weakness and infirmity among the people.

¶ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and every bodily weakness among the people.

24 S o the report of Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought Him all who were sick, those afflicted with various diseases and torments, those under the power of demons, and epileptics, and paralyzed people, and He healed them.

And his fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments and those who were possessed with devils and those who were lunatic and those that were paralyzed; and he healed them.

25 A nd great crowds joined and accompanied Him about, coming from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from the other side of the Jordan.

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, from Decapolis, from Jerusalem, from Judaea and from beyond Jordan.