1Christ fasteth forty days, is tempted of the devil, and ministered unto by angels. 12He dwelleth in Capernaum: 17beginneth to preach; 18calleth Peter and Andrew, 21James and John; 23teacheth in the synagogues, and healeth the diseased.
1THEN was aJesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness bto be *tempted of the devil.
*tempted-tried, tested.
a Mar. 1.12,13. Lu. 4.1-13. 1Ki. 18.12. Eze. 3.14; 8.3; 11.1,24; 40.2; 43.5. Ac. 8.39. b He. 4.15; 2.18. Ge. 3.15. Jn. 14.30.
2And when he had cfasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward d*an hungred.
*an hungred-hungry.
c Ex. 34.28. De. 9.9,18. 1Ki. 19.8. d Mar. 1.13. Lu. 4.2. ch. 21.18. Jn. 4.6.
3And when the tempter came to him, he said, eIf thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
e Lu. 4.2,3. ch. 3.17; 17.5.
4But he answered and said, fIt is written, gMan shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
f Ep. 6.17. 1Pe. 5.9. g De. 8.3. Ex. 23.25. Lu. 4.4; 12.15. 1Ti. 4.5. Pr. 10.22; 30.8.
5hThen the devil taketh him up into the iholy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
h Job 1.11-19; 2.6. Jn. 19.11. i Ne. 11.1. Is. 48.2; 52.1. Da. 9.16. ch. 5.35; 27.53.
6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, jHe 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.
j Ps. 91.11,12. Lu. 4.9-11. 1Ti. 3.16. v.11.
7Jesus said unto him, kIt is written again, lThou shalt not *tempt the Lord thy God.
*tempt-try, test.
k v.4,10. Ro. 15.4. Ep. 6.17. 1Pe. 5.9. Nu. 14.22. Ps. 78.18; 106.14. l De. 6.16. Lu. 4.12. 1Co. 10.9. He. 3.8,9. Ex. 17.2,7.
8mAgain, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
m Lu. 4.5-7. 2Co.4.4. 1Co. 7.31. 1Jn. 2.15,16. Ja. 4.4. Ps. 17.14.
9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10Then saith Jesus unto him, nGet thee hence, Satan: for it is written, oThou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
n ch. 16.23. Ja. 4.7. 1Pe. 5.9. o De. 6.13; 10.20. 1Sa. 7.3. Lu. 4.8.
11pThen the devil leaveth him, and, behold, qangels came and ministered unto him.
p Ja. 4.7. Lu. 4.13. Mar. 1.13. 1Ti. 3.16. ch. 26.53. He. 1.6,14. q Lu. 22.43.
12¶rNow when Jesus had heard that John was 1cast into prison, she departed into Galilee;
1Or, delivered up. Jn. 3.24.
r Mar. 1.14; 6.17. Lu. 4.14; 3.19,20. Jn. 4.43. ch. 14.3. s Lu. 4.31.
13tAnd leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in uCapernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
t Lu. 4.30,31. Mar. 6.1-6. ch. 2.23. u Lu. 4.14. Jn. 4.43.
14vThat it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
v Nu. 23.19. 1Sa. 15.29. Is. 44.26. Tit. 1.2. 1Th. 5.24. 2Ti. 2.13. He. 6.17,18. Ps. 12.6. Pr. 30.5,6.
15wThe land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
w Is. 9.1,2; 29.18; 30.26; 42.6,7; 60.1-3; 11.10; 52.15; 53.11. Lu. 2.32. Zec. 14.7,8.
16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17¶xFrom that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
x Mar. 1.14. Lu. 9.2. ch. 3.2; 10.7.
18¶yAnd Jesus, walking by the zsea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
y Mar. 1.16-20. Lu. 5.2-11. Jn. 1.40-42. z Nu. 34.11. De. 3.17. Jos. 11.2; 19.35. ch. 14.34. Jn. 6.1.
19And he saith unto them, aFollow me, and I will make you bfishers of men.
a Jn. 1.37. Ac. 2.1-4. ch. 16.24. 1Co. 11.1. b Lu. 5.10. Eze. 47.10. Ac. 2.1. 1Co. 3.5; 9.20-22. 2Co. 12.16.
20And they cstraightway left their nets, and followed him.
c Ps. 119.60. Ga. 1.16. ch. 10.37; 19.27. Mar. 10.28-31. 1Ki. 19.19,20.
21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, dJames the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
d Mar. 1.19,20. ch. 10.2; 17.1; 20.20,21; 26.37. Lu. 9.54. Ac. 12.1,18. Re. 1.1.
22eAnd they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
e Mar. 1.20. Lu. 14.33; 5.11. 1Ki. 19.19,20.
23¶And fJesus went about all Galilee, gteaching in their synagogues, and preaching hthe gospel of the kingdom, and healing all *manner of sickness and all manner iof disease among the people.
*manner-kind, sort.
f Ge. 3.15; 49.10. De. 18.15,18. Is. 61.1; 42.4,7; 35.3-6. ch. 9.35; 12.9; 13.54. Mar. 1.14,25. Lu. 4.15,43,44. g Mar. 1.21,39. h ch. 24.14. i ch. 8.16,17. Ps. 103.3. Mar. 1.34.
24And jhis 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 kpossessed with devils, and those which were llunatick, and those that had the *palsy; and he healed them.
*divers-various.
*palsy-paralysis.
j Lu. 4.37,40. Is. 52.13; 53.12; 45.22. Ex. 15.26. Da. 2.44. Ac. 10.38. Ge. 3.15; 49.10. Is. 11.10; 49.6; 60.1,2. Zec. 8.20-23. De. 32.43. He. 7.25. Jn. 6.37. Re. 7.4,9,10. Mar. 3.7; 7.26. k ch. 17.15. l ch. 8.16,28,33; 9.32.
25And there followed him mgreat multitudes of people from Galilee, and from nDecapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
m Lu. 6.17,19. Mar. 1.45; 3.7. n Mar. 5.20; 7.31.