1 J esus was led by the Holy Spirit to a desert. There He was tempted by the devil.

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

2 J esus went without food for forty days and forty nights. After that He was hungry.

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

3 T he devil came tempting Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to be made into 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 Jesus said, “It is written, ‘Man is not to live on bread only. Man is to live by every word that God speaks.’”

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 Jesus up to Jerusalem, the holy city. He had Jesus stand on the highest part of the house of God.

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

6 T he devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. It is written, ‘He has told His angels to look after You. In their hands they will hold You up. Then Your foot will not hit 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 the devil, “It is written also, ‘You must not tempt 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 Jesus to a very high mountain. He had Jesus look at all the nations of the world to see how great they were.

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 H e said to Jesus, “I will give You all these nations if You will get down at my feet and worship me.”

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

10 J esus said to the devil, “Get away, Satan. It is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.’”

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 went away from Jesus. Angels came and cared for Him. Jesus Preaches in Galilee

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

12 W hen Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been put in prison, He went to the country of Galilee.

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

13 H e left Nazareth and went to live in the city of Capernaum. It is by the lake in the land 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 his happened as the early preacher Isaiah said it would happen. He said,

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

15 “ The land of Zebulun and Naphtali is along the road to the lake. It is on the other side of the Jordan River in Galilee. These people are not Jews.

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 in darkness saw a great light. Light did shine on those in the land who were near death.”

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 on, Jesus went about preaching. He said, “Be sorry for your sins and turn from them. The holy nation of heaven is near.” Jesus Calls Peter and Andrew

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

18 J esus was walking by the Sea of Galilee. He saw two brothers. They were Simon (his other name was Peter) and Andrew, his brother. They were putting a net 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 J esus said to them, “Follow Me. I will make you fish for 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 followed Him.

And they straightway left their nets and followed him.

21 G oing from there, Jesus saw two other brothers. They were James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were sitting in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus 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 followed Jesus. Jesus Keeps On Preaching in Galilee

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

23 J esus went over all Galilee. He taught in their places of worship and preached the Good News of the holy nation. He healed all kinds of sickness and disease 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 T he news about Him went over all the country of Syria. They brought all the sick people to Him with many kinds of diseases and pains. They brought to Him those who had demons. They brought those who at times lose the use of their minds. They brought those who could not use their hands and legs. 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 M any people followed Him from Galilee and Judea. They followed Him from the cities of Decapolis and Jerusalem. They followed Him from Judea and from the other side of the Jordan River.

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