BSB MAT Chapter 4

The Temptation of Jesus

(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

3 The tempter came to Him [and] said, “If You are [the] Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 But [Jesus] answered, “It is written:

‘Man shall not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from [the] mouth of God.’[fn]”

5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.6 “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.’[fn]”

7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put [the] Lord your God {to the test}.’[fn]”

8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down [and] worship me.”

10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship [the] Lord your God and serve Him only.’[fn]”

11 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 When [Jesus] heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.13 Leaving Nazareth, He went [and] lived in Capernaum, which [is] by the sea in [the] region of Zebulun and Naphtali,14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

15 “Land of Zebulun

and land of Naphtali,

[the] Way of [the] Sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles—

16 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.”[fn]

17 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 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 “Come, follow Me,” [Jesus] said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”20 And at once they left [their] nets [and] followed Him.

21 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 and immediately they left the boat and their father [and] followed Him.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)

23 [Jesus] went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.24 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 Large crowds followed Him, [having come] from Galilee, [the] Decapolis,[fn] Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.