Chapter 4

Then Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

And the tempter came and said to him, "If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread."

But he answered and said, "It is written, ' Not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. '"

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

and said to him, "If thou art the Son of God, throw thyself down; for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning thee; A nd upon their hands they shall bear thee up, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. '"

Jesus said to him, "It is written further, 'Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. '"

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.

And he said to him, "All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! for it is written, 'The Lord thy God shalt thou worship and him only shalt thou serve. '"

Then the devil left him; and behold, angels came and ministered to him. Jesus in Capharnaum

Now when he heard that John had been delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

And leaving the town of Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum, which is by the sea, in the territory of Zabulon and Nephthalim;

that what was spoken through Isaias the prophet might be fulfilled:

'Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, by the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light; And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, a light has arisen."

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." The First Disciples

As he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

And at once they left the nets, and followed him.

And going farther on, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

And immediately they left their nets and their father, and followed him. Preaching and Miracles

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

And his fame spread into all Syria; and they brought to him all the sick suffering from various diseases and torments, those possessed, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he cured them.

And large crowds followed him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.