| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. | 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. |
| 2After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry. | 2For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. |
| 3Then the tempter approached Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." | 3During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” |
| 4But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." | 4But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” |
| 5Then the Devil took Him to the holy city, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, | 5Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, |
| 6and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: He will give His angels orders concerning you, and they will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." | 6and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’ ” |
| 7Jesus told him, "It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God." | 7Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.’ ” |
| 8Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. | 8Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. |
| 9And he said to Him, "I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me." | 9“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” |
| 10Then Jesus told him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him." | 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.’ ” |
| 11Then the Devil left Him, and immediately angels came and began to serve Him. | 11Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus. The Ministry of Jesus Begins |
| 12When He heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee. | 12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. |
| 13He left Nazareth behind and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. | 13He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. |
| 14This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: | 14This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: |
| 15Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, along the sea road, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles! | 15“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, |
| 16The people who live in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living in the shadowland of death, light has dawned. | 16the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.” |
| 17From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!" | 17From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. ” The First Disciples |
| 18As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. | 18One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. |
| 19"Follow Me," He told them, "and I will make you fish for people!" | 19Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” |
| 20Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. | 20And they left their nets at once and followed him. |
| 21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. | 21A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. |
| 22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him. | 22They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind. Crowds Follow Jesus |
| 23Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. | 23Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. |
| 24Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And He healed them. | 24News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all. |
| 25Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. | 25Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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