Matthew:4

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* Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit , to be tempted by the devil . * And having fasted forty days and forty nights , afterward He was hungry . * And approaching Him , the tempter said , "If You are the Son of God , speak so that these stones may become bread ." * 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 .' " * Then the devil took Him up into the holy city , and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple , * and said to Him , "If You are the Son of God , throw Yourself down . For it is written : 'He shall give His angels orders concerning you ,' and , 'In their hands they will lift you up , lest you dash your foot against a stone .' " * Jesus said to him , "Again , it is written , 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God .' " * Again , the devil took Him up on a very high mountain , and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world , and their glory . * And he said to Him , "All these things will I give You , if You will fall down and worship me ." * Then Jesus said to him , "Get behind Me , Satan ! For it is written , 'You shall worship the LORD your God , and Him alone you shall serve .' " * Then the devil left Him , and behold , angels came and ministered to Him . * Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned , He departed into Galilee . * And leaving Nazareth behind , He came and settled down in Capernaum , which is by the sea , in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali , * so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet , saying : * "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali , by the way of the sea , beyond the Jordan , Galilee of the Gentiles , * the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light , and to those who sat in the land and the shadow of death , light sprang up on them ." * From that time Jesus began to preach and to say , "Repent , for the kingdom of heaven is at hand ." * Now as He was walking alongside the Sea of Galilee , He saw two brothers , Simon called Peter , and Andrew his brother , casting a net into the sea ; for they were fishermen . * Then He said to them , "Come after Me , and I will make you fishers of men ." * They immediately left their nets and followed Him . * And having gone forth 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 . * And immediately they left the boat and their father , and followed Him . * And Jesus went about all of Galilee , teaching in their synagogues , preaching the gospel of the kingdom , and healing every disease and every illness among the people . * And the report of Him went throughout all Syria ; and they brought to Him all those who were ill , and [who were ]suffering with various diseases and torments , and those who were demon-possessed , epileptics , and paralytics ; and He healed them . * And large crowds followed Him from Galilee and from Decapolis , and Jerusalem , and Judea , and beyond the Jordan .

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