Matthew 4 Matthew 4
Birth and preparation of the King
The Temptation of Jesus (Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)
1 DRA Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. BSB BSB: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 DRA And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. BSB BSB: After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 DRA And the tempter coming said to him: If thou 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 DRA Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from 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 DRA Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the 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 DRA And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy 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 DRA Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8 DRA Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed 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 DRA And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me. BSB BSB: “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 DRA Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written, The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve. BSB BSB: “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
11 DRA Then the devil left 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 DRA And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee: BSB BSB: When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
13 DRA And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum 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 DRA That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet: BSB BSB: to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
15 DRA Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the 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 DRA The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the 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 DRA From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, 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 DRA And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is 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 DRA And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men. BSB BSB: “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 DRA And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him. BSB BSB: And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
21 DRA And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, 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 DRA And they forthwith left their nets and 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 DRA And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and he cured 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 DRA And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. BSB BSB: Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.