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Learn about the sources and coverage →Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνήχθη εἰς τὴν ἔρημον ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος, πειρασθῆναι ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου.
Tote ho Iēsous anēchthē eis tēn erēmon hypo tou pneumatos, peirasthēnai hypo tou diabolou.
After fasting for forty days and forty nights, He became hungry.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Καὶ νηστεύσας ἡμέρας τεσσαράκοντα καὶ νύκτας τεσσαράκοντα, ὕστερον ἐπείνασεν.
Kai nēsteusas hēmeras tessarakonta kai nyktas tessarakonta, hysteron epeinasen.
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Καὶ προσελθὼν αὐτῷ ὁ πειράζων εἶπεν, Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰπὲ ἵνα οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ἄρτοι γένωνται.
Kai proselthōn autō ho peirazōn eipen, Ei huios ei tou theou, eipe hina hoi lithoi houtoi artoi genōntai.
But Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Γέγραπται, Οὐκ ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι ἐκπορευομένῳ διὰ στόματος θεοῦ.
Ho de apokritheis eipen, Gegraptai, Ouk ep’ artō monō zēsetai anthrōpos, all’ epi panti rhēmati ekporeuomenō dia stomatos theou.
Then the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on the highest point of the temple.
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Τότε παραλαμβάνει αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν πόλιν, καὶ ἵστησιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦ,
Tote paralambanei auton ho diabolos eis tēn hagian polin, kai histēsin auton epi to pterygion tou hierou,
He said, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. After all, Scripture says:
‘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.’”
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω∙ γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ∙ καί, Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σοῦ.
kai legei autō, Ei huios ei tou theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar hoti Tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou; kai, Epi cheirōn arousin se, mēpote proskopsēs pros lithon ton poda sou.
Jesus answered him, “Scripture also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Πάλιν γέγραπται, Οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.
Ephē autō ho Iēsous, Palin gegraptai, Ouk ekpeiraseis kyrion ton theon sou.
Again the devil took Him to an extremely high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Πάλιν παραλαμβάνει αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν, καὶ δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν,
Palin paralambanei auton ho diabolos eis oros hypsēlon lian, kai deiknysin autō pasas tas basileias tou kosmou kai tēn doxan autōn,
“I will give You all of this,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ταῦτα πάντα σοι δώσω, ἐὰν πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃς μοι.
kai legei autō, Tauta panta soi dōsō, ean pesōn proskynēsēs moi.
Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! Scripture says, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone you shall serve.’”
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ∙ γέγραπται γάρ, Κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις, καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.
Tote legei autō ho Iēsous, Hypage opisō mou, Satana; gegraptai gar, Kyrion ton theon sou proskynēseis, kai autō monō latreuseis.
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and began ministering to Him.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος∙ καὶ ἰδού, ἄγγελοι προσῆλθον καὶ διηκόνουν αὐτῷ.
Tote aphiēsin auton ho diabolos; kai idou, angeloi prosēlthon kai diēkonoun autō.
When Jesus heard that John had been handed over, He withdrew into Galilee.
¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Ἰωάννης παρεδόθη, ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν∙
Akousas de ho Iēsous hoti Iōannēs paredothē, anechōrēsen eis tēn Galilaian;
He left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum, beside the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
καὶ καταλιπὼν τὴν Ναζαρέτ, ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς Καπερναοὺμ τὴν παραθαλασσίαν, ἐν ὁρίοις Ζαβουλὼν καὶ Νεφθαλείμ∙
kai katalipōn tēn Nazaret, elthōn katōkēsen eis Kapernaoum tēn parathalassian, en horiois Zaboulōn kai Nephthaleim;
This fulfilled what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος,
hina plērōthē to rhēthen dia Ēsaiou tou prophētou, legontos,
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Γῆ Ζαβουλὼν καὶ γῆ Νεφθαλείμ, ὁδὸν θαλάσσης, πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν,
Gē Zaboulōn kai gē Nephthaleim, hodon thalassēs, peran tou Iordanou, Galilaia tōn ethnōn,
the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and for those sitting in the land and shadow of death, light has dawned.”
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
ὁ λαὸς ὁ καθήμενος ἐν σκότει εἶδεν φῶς μέγα, καὶ τοῖς καθημένοις ἐν χώρᾳ καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου, φῶς ἀνέτειλεν αὐτοῖς.
ho laos ho kathēmenos en skotei eiden phōs mega, kai tois kathēmenois en chōra kai skia thanatou, phōs aneteilen autois.
From that time Jesus began preaching: “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Ἀπὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς κηρύσσειν καὶ λέγειν, Μετανοεῖτε∙ ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Apo tote ērxato ho Iēsous kēryssein kai legein, Metanoeite; ēngiken gar hē basileia tōn ouranōn.
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers: Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea because they were fishermen.
¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Περιπατῶν δὲ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶδεν δύο ἀδελφούς, Σίμωνα τὸν λεγόμενον Πέτρον, καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν∙ ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς.
Peripatōn de para tēn thalassan tēs Galilaias eiden dyo adelphous, Simōna ton legomenon Petron, kai Andrean ton adelphon autou, ballontas amphiblēstron eis tēn thalassan; ēsan gar halieis.
Jesus said to them, “Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.
Kai legei autois, Deute opisō mou, kai poiēsō hymas halieis anthrōpōn.
They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
Οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
Hoi de eutheōs aphentes ta diktya ēkolouthēsan autō.
Going on from there, Jesus saw two more brothers—James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. Jesus called them,
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.
Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν, εἶδεν ἄλλους δύο ἀδελφούς, Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν, καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν∙ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς.
Kai probas ekeithen, eiden allous dyo adelphous, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannēn ton adelphon autou, en tō ploiō meta Zebedaiou tou patros autōn, katartizontas ta diktya autōn; kai ekalesen autous.
and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὸ πλοῖον καὶ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
Hoi de eutheōs aphentes to ploion kai ton patera autōn ēkolouthēsan autō.
Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
¶ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Καὶ περιῆγεν ὅλην τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, διδάσκων ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας, καὶ θεραπεύων πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν ἐν τῷ λαῷ.
Kai periēgen holēn tēn Galilaian ho Iēsous, didaskōn en tais synagōgais autōn, kai kēryssōn to euangelion tēs basileias, kai therapeuōn pasan noson kai pasan malakian en tō laō.
News about Him spread throughout Syria. People brought Him everyone who was suffering—those afflicted with various diseases and severe pain, those oppressed by demons, those suffering seizures, and those who were paralyzed—and He healed them.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἡ ἀκοὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς ὅλην τὴν Συρίαν∙ καὶ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας, ποικίλαις νόσοις καὶ βασάνοις συνεχομένους, καὶ δαιμονιζομένους, καὶ σεληνιαζομένους, καὶ παραλυτικούς∙ καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς.
Kai apēlthen hē akoē autou eis holēn tēn Syrian; kai prosēnenkan autō pantas tous kakōs echontas, poikilais nosois kai basanois synechomenous, kai daimonizomenous, kai selēniazomenous, kai paralytikous; kai etherapeusen autous.
Large crowds began following Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region beyond the Jordan.
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Δεκαπόλεως καὶ Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου.
Kai ēkolouthēsan autō ochloi polloi apo tēs Galilaias kai Dekapoleōs kai Hierosolymōn kai Ioudaias kai peran tou Iordanou.