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 to the wilderness by the Spirit, 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 having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

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 the Tempter having come to him said, `If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

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 answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from 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 doth the Devil take him to the city, and doth set him on the 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 saith to him, `If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'

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 to him again, `It hath been written, 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 doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to 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 saith to him, `All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to 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 saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

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

Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

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

And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

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

and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,

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

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through 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]—

`Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! --

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 that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'

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 began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'

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 named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag 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 saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

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

and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow 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 having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting 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, having left the boat and their father, did follow 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 was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady 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 forth to all Syria, and they brought to him all having ailments, pressed with manifold sicknesses and pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, 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 many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.