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Matthew 4

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Matthew 4 . 1

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:1TTIsrael (Corporate New-Adam) · Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage) · Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me) · Spies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise) · Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial)

Matthew 4 . 2

2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:2

Matthew 4 . 3

3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:3

Matthew 4 . 4

4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”IPDeuteronomy 8:3CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:4TTJourney to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage) · Manna (The Bread of Life) · Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me) · Table of Showbread (Christ the Bread of Life)

Matthew 4 . 5

5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:5

Matthew 4 . 6

6 “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.’”IPPsalms 91:11-12CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:6

Matthew 4 . 7

7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”IPDeuteronomy 6:16CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:7TTJourney to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage)

Matthew 4 . 8

8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:8

Matthew 4 . 9

9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:9

Matthew 4 . 10

10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”IPDeuteronomy 6:13CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:10TTDivine Identity (Deity of Christ) · Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage)

Matthew 4 . 11

11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.CMatthew 04:1-11TOSKMatthew 4:11

Matthew 4 . 12

12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.TOSKMatthew 4:12TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

Matthew 4 . 13

13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,TOSKMatthew 4:13TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

Matthew 4 . 14

14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:TOSKMatthew 4:14TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

Matthew 4 . 15

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—IPIsaiah 9:1-2TOSKMatthew 4:15TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

Matthew 4 . 16

16 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.”IPIsaiah 9:1-2TOSKMatthew 4:16TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

Matthew 4 . 17

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”TOSKMatthew 4:17TTGarden Commission (Extending Sacred Space) · Day of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

Matthew 4 . 18

18 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.TOSKMatthew 4:18

Matthew 4 . 19

19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”TOSKMatthew 4:19

Matthew 4 . 20

20 And at once they left their nets and followed Him.TOSKMatthew 4:20

Matthew 4 . 21

21 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,TOSKMatthew 4:21

Matthew 4 . 22

22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.TOSKMatthew 4:22

Matthew 4 . 23

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.TOSKMatthew 4:23

Matthew 4 . 24

24 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.TOSKMatthew 4:24

Matthew 4 . 25

25 The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.TOSKMatthew 4:25

In the wider web16 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations Matthew 4:10 → Deuteronomy 6:13, Matthew 4:15-16 → Isaiah 9:1-2, Matthew 4:4 → Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:6 → Psalms 91:11-12, Matthew 4:7 → Deuteronomy 6:16

Trajectories

Day of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern), Divine Identity (Deity of Christ), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Israel (Corporate New-Adam), Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage), Manna (The Bread of Life), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), Spies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise), Table of Showbread (Christ the Bread of Life), Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial)

Chiasms

Shaped Matthew 04:1–11