The Temptation of Jesus (Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)
1 AKJV Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. BSB BSB: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 AKJV And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. BSB BSB: After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 AKJV And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. BSB BSB: The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 AKJV But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 AKJV Then the devil takes him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple, BSB BSB: Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 AKJV And says to him, If you be the Son of God, cast yourself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you: and in their hands they shall bear you up, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone. BSB BSB: “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 AKJV Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8 AKJV Again, the devil takes him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; BSB BSB: Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 AKJV And says to him, All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me. BSB BSB: “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 AKJV Then says Jesus to him, Get you hence, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve. BSB BSB: “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
11 AKJV Then the devil leaves him, and, behold, angels came and ministered to him. BSB BSB: Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry (Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)
12 AKJV Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; BSB BSB: When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
13 AKJV And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelled in Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: BSB BSB: Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 AKJV That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, BSB BSB: to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
15 AKJV The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; BSB BSB: “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 AKJV The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. BSB BSB: 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 AKJV From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. BSB BSB: From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
The First Disciples (Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
18 AKJV And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. BSB BSB: 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.
19 AKJV And he says to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. BSB BSB: “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 AKJV And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. BSB BSB: And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
21 AKJV And going on from there, he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. BSB BSB: 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,
22 AKJV And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. BSB BSB: and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Jesus Heals the Multitudes (Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)
24 AKJV And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. BSB BSB: 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.
25 AKJV And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. BSB BSB: Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.