Montgomery - Matthew - 4

4:1  Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

4:2  And after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he became hungry,

4:3  So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."

4:4  Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

4:5  Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple,

4:6  and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

4:7  "It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

4:8  Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them,

4:9  and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

4:10  "Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, "for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."

4:11  Then the devil left him, and behold! angels came and began ministering to him.

4:12  Now when Jesus heard that Johnhad been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

4:13  He left Nazareth, and settled in Capernaum-by-the-Lake, near the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,

4:14  in order that these words spoken through Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled.

4:15  Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali; The road by the Lake; the country beyond Jordan; Galilee of the Gentiles!

4:16  The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.

4:17  From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."

4:18  And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers- Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother-casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

4:19  "Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men."

4:20  And they dropped their nets at once, and followed him.

4:21  As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, Jamesthe son of Zebedee, and Johnhis brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

4:22  They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

4:23  Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.

4:24  And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles- demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics-and he healed them.

4:25  Great crowds followed him from Galilee, from the ten towns, from Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.