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* At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil . * There He fasted for forty days and nights ; and after that He suffered from hunger . * So the Tempter came and said , »If you are the Son of God , command these stones to turn into loaves .« * »It is written ,« replied Jesus , * Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple , * and said , »If you are God 's Son , throw yourself down ; for it is written , * »Again it is written ,« replied Jesus , * Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain , from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour , * and said to Him , »All this I will give you , if you will kneel down and do me homage .« * »Begone , Satan !« Jesus replied ; »for it is written , * Thereupon the Devil left Him , and angels at once came and ministered to Him . * Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison , He withdrew into Galilee , * and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum , a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali , * in order that these words , spoken through the Prophet Isaiah , might be fulfilled , wmth @Matthew:4:15 " /> wmth @Matthew:4:16 " /> * From that time Jesus began to preach . »Repent ,« He said , »for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand .« * And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers –Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew – throwing a drag-net into the Lake ; for they were fishers . * And He said to them , »Come and follow me , and I will make you fishers of men .« * So they immediately left their nets and followed Him . As He went further on , * He saw two other brothers , James the son of Zabdi and his brother John , in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets ; and He called them . * And they at once left the boat and their father , and followed Him . * Then Jesus travelled through all Galilee , teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom , and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people . * Thus His fame spread through all Syria ; and they brought all the sick to Him , the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains –demoniacs , epileptics , paralytics ; and He cured them . * And great crowds followed Him , coming from Galilee , from the Ten Towns , from Jerusalem , and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan .

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