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Satan Tempts Jesus

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

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The Temptation of Jesus

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

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And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

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And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

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Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

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And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”

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But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

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But he answered, “It is written,
“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

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Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple

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and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:
‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’
and,
‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

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and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

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Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

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Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

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And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”

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Then Jesus said to him, [b]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

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Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written,
“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.’”

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

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Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

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Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.

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Jesus Begins His Ministry

Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

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And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

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And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,

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

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so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

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“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles:

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“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles —

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The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”

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the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned.”

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From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven [c]is at hand.”

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From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”a

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Four Fishermen Called as Disciples

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 fishermen.

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Jesus Calls the First Disciples

While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

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And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”b

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They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

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Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

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Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,

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

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and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

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Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

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Jesus Heals a Great Multitude

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

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Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

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Then [d]His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

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So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.

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Great multitudes followed Him — from Galilee, and from [e]Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

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Matthew 4

Matthew 4