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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 4</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//matthew/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/matthew/">Matthew</a> > Matthew 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/3.htm" title="Matthew 3">◄</a> Matthew 4 <a href="../matthew/5.htm" title="Matthew 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/matthew/4.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/4.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/4.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/4.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/matthew/4.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/4.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/matthew/4.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Temptation of Jesus<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/1.htm#12">Mark 1:12–13</a>; <a href ="../luke/4.htm">Luke 4:1–13</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But Jesus answered, <span class="red">“It is written: </span> <p class="indent1stlinered">‘Man shall not live on bread alone, <p class="indentred2"> but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span>” <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: <p class="indent1stline">‘He will command His angels concerning You, <p class="indent2"> and they will lift You up in their hands, <p class="indent1"> so that You will not strike Your foot <p class="indent2"> against a stone.’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span>” <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Jesus replied, <span class="red">“It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span>”</span> <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.” <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Away from Me, Satan!”</span> Jesus declared. <span class="red">“For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span>”</span> <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him. <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Begins His Ministry<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1–7</a>; <a href ="../mark/1.htm#14">Mark 1:14–15</a>; <a href ="../luke/4.htm#14">Luke 4:14–15</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Land of Zebulun <p class="indent2"> and land of Naphtali, <p class="indent1"> the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, <p class="indent2"> Galilee of the Gentiles— <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the people living in darkness <p class="indent2"> have seen a great light; <p class="indent1"> on those living in the land of the shadow of death, <p class="indent2"> a light has dawned.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>From that time on Jesus began to preach, <span class="red">“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”</span> <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">The First Disciples<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/1.htm#16">Mark 1:16–20</a>; <a href ="../luke/5.htm">Luke 5:1–11</a>; <a href ="../john/1.htm#35">John 1:35–42</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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. <A name="20"></a><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Come, follow Me,”</span> Jesus said, <span class="red">“and I will make you fishers of men.”</span> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And at once they left their nets and followed Him. <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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, <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him. <A name="24"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Heals the Multitudes<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/3.htm#7">Mark 3:7–12</a>; <a href ="../luke/6.htm#17">Luke 6:17–19</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>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. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <a href="../deuteronomy/8.htm#3">Deuteronomy 8:3</a><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <a href="../psalms/91.htm#11">Psalm 91:11–12</a><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <a href="../deuteronomy/6.htm#16">Deuteronomy 6:16</a><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <a href="../deuteronomy/6.htm#13">Deuteronomy 6:13</a><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <a href="../isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1–2</a><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> That is, the Ten Cities<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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