Matthew Chapter 4 (NIV)
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The Temptation of JesusThen Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
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After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
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The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
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“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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Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
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Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
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“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
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Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
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Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
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Jesus Begins to PreachWhen Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee.
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Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—
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to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
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“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,the way to the sea, along the Jordan,Galilee of the Gentiles—
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the people living in darknesshave seen a great light;on those living in the land of the shadow of deatha light has dawned.”
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From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
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The Calling of the First DisciplesAs 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 lake, for they were fishermen.
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“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
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At once they left their nets and followed him.
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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, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
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and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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Jesus Heals the SickJesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
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News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.
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Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.
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