The
Temptation Of Jesus
Then
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the Desert
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
Jesus answered,
'It
is written: Man does 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
had Him stand on the highest point 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 answered him,
'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 SPLENDOR.
9
'ALL THIS I WILL GIVE YOU,'
He
said, 'If you will Bow Down and worship me.'
10
Jesus answered him,
'Away
from Me, 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 To Preach
12
When Jesus heard that John had been put in Prison,
He
returned to Galilee.
13
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum,
Which
was by the lake
In
the area of Zebulun and Naphtali--
14
To fulfill what was said through the Prophet Isaiah:
15
'Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
The
way to the sea, along 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.'
The
Calling Of The First Disciples
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 lake,
For
they were fishermen.
19
'COME FOLLOW ME.' Jesus said,
AND
I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN.'
20
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,
Preparing
their nets.
JESUS
CALLED THEM,
22
AND IMMEDIATELY THEY LEFT THE BOAT
AND
THEIR FATHER AND FOLLOWED HIM.
Jesus
Heals The Sick
23
Jesus went through Galilee,
Teaching
in their Synagogues,
PREACHING
THE GOOD NEWS 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 severe pain,
The
demon-possessed, the epileptics and the paralytics,
AND
HE HEALED THEM.
25
Large Crowds form Galilee,
The
Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea
And
the region across the Jordan followed Him.
(Matthew
4)
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