Matthew 4:1-17

English Standard Version

The Temptation of Jesus

4 ^(A)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness ^(B)to be tempted by the devil. ²And after fasting ^(C)forty days and forty nights, he ^(D)was hungry. ³And ^(E)the tempter came and said to him, “If you are ^(F)the Son of God, command ^(G)these stones to become loaves of bread.” ⁴But he answered, ^(H)“It is written,

^(I)“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

⁵^(J)Then the devil took him to ^(K)the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple ⁶and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,

^(L)“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’

and

“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

⁷Jesus said to him, “Again ^(M)it is written, ^(N)‘You shall not ^(O)put the Lord your God to the test.’” ⁸^(P)Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” ¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, ^(Q)Satan! For ^(R)it is written,

^(S)“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and ^(T)him only shall you serve.’”

¹¹Then the devil left him, and behold, ^(U)angels came and were ministering to him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹²Now when he heard that ^(V)John had been arrested, ^(W)he withdrew into Galilee. ¹³And leaving ^(X)Nazareth he went and lived in ^(Y)Capernaum by ^(Z)the sea, in the territory of ^(AA)Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴^(AB)so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

¹⁵^(AC)“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
    the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
¹⁶^(AD)the people dwelling in darkness
    have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and ^(AE)shadow of death,
    on them a light has dawned.”