Berean Standard Bible
- 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.'"
- 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.'"
- 7 Jesus replied, "It is also written: 'Do 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 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.'"
- 11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- 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."
- 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
- 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.
- 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, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
