| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. | 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. |
| 2For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. | 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. |
| 3During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” | 3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” |
| 4But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” | 4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” |
| 5Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, | 5Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. |
| 6and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’ ” | 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.’ ” |
| 7Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.’ ” | 7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” |
| 8Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. | 8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. |
| 9“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” | 9“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.” |
| 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.’ ” | 10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ” |
| 11Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus. The Ministry of Jesus Begins | 11Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him. |
| 12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. | 12When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee. |
| 13He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. | 13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, |
| 14This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: | 14to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: |
| 15“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, | 15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— |
| 16the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.” | 16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.” |
| 17From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. ” The First Disciples | 17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” |
| 18One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. | 18As 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. |
| 19Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” | 19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” |
| 20And they left their nets at once and followed him. | 20And at once they left their nets and followed Him. |
| 21A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. | 21Going 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, |
| 22They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind. Crowds Follow Jesus | 22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him. |
| 23Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. | 23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. |
| 24News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all. | 24News 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. |
| 25Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River. | 25The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. |
|
