The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)
1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
(Isaiah 9:1-7; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 4:14-15)
12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
(Matthew 13:47-52; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-42)
18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Jesus Heals Great Multitudes
(Luke 6:17-19)
23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 25And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
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The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. 9 He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’” 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
(Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)
12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
The First Disciples
(Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed him. 21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Jesus Heals the Multitudes
(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)
23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them. 25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
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.’ a”
5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. 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.’ b”
7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ c”
8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ d”
11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
(Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)
12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
15 “Land of Zebulun
and land of Naphtali,
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
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.” e
17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
The First Disciples
(Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
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. 19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
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, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Jesus Heals the Multitudes
(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 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.
25 The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, f Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Footnotes:
4 a Deuteronomy 8:3
6 b Psalm 91:11–12
7 c Deuteronomy 6:16
10 d Deuteronomy 6:13
16 e Isaiah 9:1–2
25 f That is, the Ten Cities
The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)
1Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, 2and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger. 3And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.' 4But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
5Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
7Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
8Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, 9and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.' 10Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.' 11Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
(Isaiah 9:1-7; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 4:14-15)
12And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee, 13and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim, 14that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15'Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! --
16the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'
17From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, 'Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
(Matthew 13:47-52; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-42)
18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea -- for they were fishers -- 19and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,' 20and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him. 21And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them, 22and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.
Jesus Heals Great Multitudes
(Luke 6:17-19)
23And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,
24and his fame went forth to all Syria, and they brought to him all having ailments, pressed with manifold sicknesses and pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25And there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
The Favor of God Paraphrase
Jesus is Tested in the Wilderness
¹ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil.
² After fasting for forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
³ The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread!”
⁴ But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
⁵ Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
⁶ He said, “If You are the Son of God, 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.’”
⁷ Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test!’”
⁸ Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
⁹ And he said, “All this I will give You if You bow down and worship me!”
¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only!’”
¹¹ Then the devil left Him, and angels came and attended Him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee
¹² When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.
¹³ Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
¹⁴ so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
¹⁵ “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
¹⁶ the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”
¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
The First Disciples Are Called
¹⁸ While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
¹⁹ And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!”
²⁰ Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
²¹ Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.
²² Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Jesus Heals and Preaches Across Galilee
²³ Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
²⁴ His fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought Him all the sick, those suffering from various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics, and He healed them.
²⁵ And great crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Footnotes:
1.“Wilderness” (Greek: ἔρημος, erēmos): Refers to a deserted or solitary place. In Jewish thought, the wilderness often symbolized a place of testing or spiritual struggle.
2.“If You are the Son of God”: This challenge from Satan echoes the temptations in the Garden of Eden where the serpent questioned God’s word. It tests Jesus’ identity and mission.
3.“Man shall not live by bread alone”: Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3, emphasizing that spiritual sustenance from God’s word is more important than physical food.
4.“Pinnacle of the temple”: Likely refers to a high point in the temple complex overlooking a deep valley, where throwing oneself down would be a dramatic act to test divine protection.
5.“Bow down and worship me”: Satan’s ultimate goal is to turn worship away from God toward himself, echoing the temptation of Adam and Eve to seek power and autonomy.
6.“Kingdom of heaven”: A central theme in Jesus’ teaching, referring to God’s rule and reign breaking into human history, bringing salvation and restoration.
7.“Fishers of men”: This phrase transforms the disciples’ identity from their trade as fishermen to a spiritual mission of bringing people into God’s kingdom.
