Matthew 4

Matthew 4:1

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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Matthew 4:2

After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

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Matthew 4:3

The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

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Matthew 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.’”

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but That is , as Dr. Campbell renders , "by every thing which God is pleased to appoint;" for סחלב [Strong's G4487] , which generally signifies a word , is , by a Hebraism , here taken for a thing , like davar in Hebrew.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

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Matthew 4:6

“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.’”

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Matthew 4:7

Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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Matthew 4:9

“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

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Matthew 4:10

“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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Matthew 4:11

Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.

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Matthew 4:12

When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

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cast or , delivered up

Matthew 4:13

Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

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Matthew 4:14

to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

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Matthew 4:15

“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

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Matthew 4:16

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.”

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Matthew 4:17

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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Matthew 4:18

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.

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Matthew 4:19

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

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Matthew 4:20

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

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Matthew 4:21

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,

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Matthew 4:22

and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

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Matthew 4:23

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

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Matthew 4:24

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.

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Matthew 4:25

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

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