The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)

1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, in order to be tempted by the devil. 2And when he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. 3And approaching, the tempter said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4And in response he said, “It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

5Then the devil took him up, into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6and said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it has been written: ‘For he has given charge of you to his angels, and they shall take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.’ ”

7Jesus said to him, “Again, it has been written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

8Again, the devil took him up, onto a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9and said to him, “All these things I will give to you, if you will fall down and adore me.” 10Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan. For it has been written: ‘You shall adore the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’ ” 11Then the devil left him. And behold, Angels approached and ministered to him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry
(Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)

12And when Jesus had heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew into Galilee. 13And leaving behind the city of Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, near the sea, at the borders of Zebulun and of Naphtali, 14in order to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

16A people who were sitting in darkness have seen a great light. And unto those sitting in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.”

17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”

The First Disciples
(Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)

18And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

19And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him. 21And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them. 22And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes
(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)

23And Jesus traveled throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the people.

24And reports of him went out to all of Syria, and they brought to him all those who had maladies, those who were in the grasp of various sicknesses and torments, and those who were in the hold of demons, and the mentally ill, and paralytics. And he cured them. 25And a great crowd followed him from Galilee, and from the Ten Cities, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from across the Jordan.