Matthew 4
New Century Version
The Temptation of Jesus
4 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry. 3 The devil came to Jesus to tempt him, saying, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘A person lives not on bread alone, but by everything God says.’”[a]
5 Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city of Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. 6 The devil said, “If you are the Son of God, jump down, because it is written in the Scriptures:
‘He has put his angels in charge of you.
They will catch you in their hands
so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.’” Psalm 91:11–12
7 Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’”[b]
8 Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor. 9 The devil said, “If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”
10 Jesus said to the devil, “Go away from me, Satan! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”[c]
11 So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took care of him.
Jesus Begins Work in Galilee
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum, a town near Lake Galilee, in the area near Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 Jesus did this to bring about what the prophet Isaiah had said:
15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali
along the sea,
beyond the Jordan River.
This is Galilee where the non-Jewish people live.
16 These people who live in darkness
will see a great light.
They live in a place covered with the shadows of death,
but a light will shine on them.” Isaiah 9:1–2
Jesus Chooses Some Followers
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
18 As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen. 19 Jesus said, “Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” 20 So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
21 As Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus told them to come with him. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.
Jesus Teaches and Heals People
23 Jesus went everywhere in Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom of heaven, and healing all the people’s diseases and sicknesses. 24 The news about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought all the sick to him. They were suffering from different kinds of diseases. Some were in great pain, some had demons, some were epileptics,[d] and some were paralyzed. Jesus healed all of them. 25 Many people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,[e] Jerusalem, Judea, and the land across the Jordan River followed him.
Footnotes
- 4:4 ‘A person . . . says.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 8:3.
- 4:7 ‘Do . . . God.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:16.
- 4:10 ‘You . . . him.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:13.
- 4:24 epileptics People with a disease that causes them sometimes to lose control of their bodies and maybe faint, shake strongly, or not be able to move.
- 4:25 Ten Towns In Greek, called “Decapolis.” It was an area east of Lake Galilee that once had ten main towns.
Matteusarguðspjall 4
Icelandic Bible
4 Þá leiddi andinn Jesú út í óbyggðina, að hans yrði freistað af djöflinum.
2 Þar fastaði hann fjörutíu daga og fjörutíu nætur og var þá orðinn hungraður.
3 Þá kom freistarinn og sagði við hann: "Ef þú ert sonur Guðs, þá bjóð þú, að steinar þessir verði að brauðum."
4 Jesús svaraði: "Ritað er: ,Eigi lifir maðurinn á einu saman brauði, heldur á hverju því orði, sem fram gengur af Guðs munni."`
5 Þá tekur djöfullinn hann með sér í borgina helgu, setur hann á brún musterisins
6 og segir við hann: "Ef þú ert sonur Guðs, þá kasta þér ofan, því að ritað er: Hann mun fela þig englum sínum, og þeir munu bera þig á höndum sér, að þú steytir ekki fót þinn við steini."
7 Jesús svaraði honum: "Aftur er ritað: ,Ekki skalt þú freista Drottins, Guðs þíns."`
8 Enn tekur djöfullinn hann með sér upp á ofurhátt fjall, sýnir honum öll ríki heims og dýrð þeirra
9 og segir: "Allt þetta mun ég gefa þér, ef þú fellur fram og tilbiður mig."
10 En Jesús sagði við hann: "Vík brott, Satan! Ritað er: ,Drottin, Guð þinn, skalt þú tilbiðja og þjóna honum einum."`
11 Þá fór djöfullinn frá Jesú. Og englar komu og þjónuðu honum.
12 Þegar hann heyrði, að Jóhannes hefði verið tekinn höndum, hélt hann til Galíleu.
13 Hann fór frá Nasaret og settist að í Kapernaum við vatnið í byggðum Sebúlons og Naftalí.
14 Þannig rættist það, sem sagt er fyrir munn Jesaja spámanns:
15 Sebúlonsland og Naftalíland við vatnið, landið handan Jórdanar, Galílea heiðingjanna.
16 Sú þjóð, sem í myrkri sat, sá mikið ljós. Þeim er sátu í skuggalandi dauðans, er ljós upp runnið.
17 Upp frá þessu tekur Jesús að prédika og segja: "Gjörið iðrun, himnaríki er í nánd."
18 Hann gekk með Galíleuvatni og sá tvo bræður, Símon, sem kallaður var Pétur, og Andrés, bróður hans, vera að kasta neti í vatnið, en þeir voru fiskimenn.
19 Hann sagði við þá: "Komið og fylgið mér, og mun ég láta yður menn veiða."
20 Og þegar í stað yfirgáfu þeir netin og fylgdu honum.
21 Hann gekk áfram þaðan og sá tvo aðra bræður, Jakob Sebedeusson og Jóhannes, bróður hans. Þeir voru í bátnum með Sebedeusi, föður sínum, að búa net sín. Jesús kallaði þá,
22 og þeir yfirgáfu jafnskjótt bátinn og föður sinn og fylgdu honum.
23 Hann fór nú um alla Galíleu, kenndi í samkundum þeirra, prédikaði fagnaðarerindið um ríkið og læknaði hvers kyns sjúkdóm og veikindi meðal lýðsins.
24 Orðstír hans barst um allt Sýrland, og menn færðu til hans alla, sem þjáðust af ýmsum sjúkdómum og kvölum, voru haldnir illum öndum, tunglsjúka menn og lama. Og hann læknaði þá.
25 Mikill mannfjöldi fylgdi honum úr Galíleu, Dekapólis, Jerúsalem, Júdeu og landinu handan Jórdanar.
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