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* God ’s Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness . There he was tested by the Devil . * He fasted forty days and nights , and was very hungry . * Satan , the Tempter , said to him : »If you are the Son of God order these stones to turn into bread .« * In reply Jesus answered : »It is written ; man shall not live on bread alone , but on all that proceeds from the mouth of Jehovah .« (Deuteronomy strkjv @8:3 ) * Then the Devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on top of the Temple . * »If you are the Son of God , throw yourself down . The Scriptures say : ‘God will give orders to his angels about you and they will hold you with their hands , so that not even your feet will strike the ground .’« * »Again it is written ,« Jesus replied , »‘you must not put Jehovah your God to the test .’« (Deuteronomy strkjv @6:16 ) * This time the Devil took Jesus to an extremely high mountain . He showed him all the kingdoms of the world with all their greatness . * »I will give all this to you ,« the Devil told Jesus , »if you kneel down and worship me .« * »Go away , Satan !« demanded Jesus . »It is written , »It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him alone you must render sacred service .’« (Deuteronomy strkjv @6:13-15 ) * Then the Devil left Jesus , and the angels came and served him . * Jesus heard that John had been arrested . So Jesus withdrew to Galilee . * He left Nazareth to reside at Capernaum , a town by Lake Galilee , in the districts of Zebulun and Naphtali . * Thus the prophecy revealed to Isaiah would be fulfilled : * »O land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali , along the road of the sea , on the other side of the Jordan , Galilee of the nations ! * »the people sitting in darkness saw a great light . Light rose upon those sitting in a region of deathly shadow .« * From that time on Jesus preached this message : »Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is near .« * Jesus walked on the shore of the Sea of Galilee . There he saw Simon , who is called Peter , and Andrew his brother . They were fishermen . * He said to them : »Follow me and I will teach you to catch people .« * At once they abandoned their nets and followed him . * He saw two other brothers , James , the son of Zebedee , and John his brother . They were in the boat with Zebedee their father , mending their nets . He called them . * Instantly they left the boat and their father , and went with him . * Jesus walked all over Galilee teaching in the synagogues . He preached the Good News about the Kingdom . He also healed every kind of disease and infirmity among the people . * News about him spread throughout the country of Syria . People sick and suffering from diseases , people with demons , epileptics and paralytics , came to him . Jesus healed them all . * Because of this , large crowds followed him from Galilee , Decapolis , Jerusalem , Judea , and the land on the other side of the Jordan .

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