1 T hen Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

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

2 a nd having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

And He went without food for forty days and forty nights, and later He was hungry.

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

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

4 B ut 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.'

But 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.

5 T hen doth the Devil take him to the city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

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

6 a nd 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.'

And 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.

7 J esus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

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

8 A gain 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,

Again, 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.

9 a nd saith to him, `All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'

And 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.

10 T hen 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.'

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

11 T hen doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

12 A nd Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

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

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

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

14 t hat it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

That what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be brought to pass:

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

The 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]—

16 t he 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.'

The 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.

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

From 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.

18 A nd 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 --

As 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.

19 a nd he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

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

20 a nd they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.

At once they left their nets and became His disciples.

21 A nd 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,

And 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.

22 a nd they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.

At once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples.

23 A nd 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,

And 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.

24 a nd 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.

So 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.

25 A nd there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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