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CHAPTER 4

Then

Jesus

was led

by

the

Spirit

into

the

wilderness

to be tempted

by

the

devil.

After fasting

forty

days

and

forty

nights,

He was hungry.

The

tempter

came

to Him

and said,

“If

You are

the Son

of God,

tell

these

stones

to become

bread.”

But

Jesus answered,

“It is written:

‘Man

shall not live

on

bread

alone,

but

on

every

word

that comes

from

the mouth

of God.’”

Then

the

devil

took

Him

to

the

holy

city

and

set

Him

on

the

pinnacle

of the

temple.

“If

You are

the Son

of God,”

he said,

“throw

Yourself

down.

For

it is written:

‘He will command

His

angels

concerning

You,

and

they will lift You up

in

their hands,

so that You will not strike

Your

foot

against

a stone.'”

Jesus

replied,

“It is also written:

‘Do not put

the Lord

your

God to the test.’”

Again,

the

devil

took

Him

to

a very

high

mountain

and

showed

Him

all

the

kingdoms

of the

world

and

their

glory.

“All

this

I will give

You,”

he said,

“if

You will fall down

and worship

me.”

“Away from me,

Satan!”

Jesus

declared.

“For

it is written:

‘Worship

the Lord

your

God

and

serve

Him

only.’”

Then

the

devil

left

Him,

and

angels

came

and

ministered

to Him.

When

Jesus heard

that

John

had been imprisoned,

He withdrew

to

Galilee.

Leaving

Nazareth,

He went

and lived

in

Capernaum,

which is

by the sea

in

the region

of Zebulun

and

Naphtali,

to

fulfill

what

was spoken

through

the

prophet

Isaiah:

“Land

of Zebulun

and

land

of Naphtali,

the way

to the sea,

beyond

the

Jordan,

Galilee

of the

Gentiles—

the

people

living

in

darkness

have seen

a great

light;

on those

living

in the

land

of the shadow

of death,

a light

has dawned.”

From

that time on

Jesus

began

to preach,

“Repent,

for

the

kingdom

of

heaven

is near.”

As Jesus was walking

beside

the

Sea

of Galilee,

He saw

two

brothers,

Simon

called

Peter

and

his

brother

Andrew.

They were casting

a net

into

the

sea,

for

they were

fishermen.

“Come, follow

Me,”

Jesus said,

“and

I will make

you

fishers

of men.”

And

at once

they left

their

nets

and followed

Him.

Going on

from there,

He saw

two

other

brothers,

James

son

of Zebedee

and

his

brother

John.

They were in

a boat

with

their

father

Zebedee,

mending

their

nets.

Jesus called

them,

and

immediately

they left

the

boat

and

their

father

and followed

Him.

Jesus went

throughout

Galilee,

teaching

in

their

synagogues,

preaching

the

gospel

of the

kingdom,

and

healing

every

disease

and

sickness

among

the

people.

News

about Him

spread

all

over

Syria,

and

people brought

to Him

all

who

were ill

with

various

diseases,

those suffering

acute pain,

the demon-possessed,

those having seizures,

and

the paralyzed—

and

He healed

them.

The large

crowds

that followed

Him

came from

Galilee,

the Decapolis,

Jerusalem,

Judea,

and

beyond

the

Jordan.

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