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.
1THEN1 wasa Jesus led up 2of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the 3devil.
1 Immediately after He was baptized, Mark 1:12.
a Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1.
2 That is, by the moving of the Holy Ghost, Who was descended upon Him. See Luke 4:1. Or, of that Spirit.
3 This word comes from the Greek word diabolos, which is as much as to say, a slanderer and a false accuser. See Rev. 12:9, 10.
2And when he had 4fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
4 This has been a miraculous fast without eating or drinking, as was also the fast of Moses, Exod. 34:28, and of Elijah, 1 Kings 19:8, which therefore cannot be imitated by us, no more than the other miracles of Christ.
3And when the 5tempter came to him, he said, If thou be 6the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
5 The devil is called as such, because he seeks to bring men unto sin and apostasy. See Genesis 3.
6 Namely, as the previous voice testified at Thy baptism.
4But he answered and said, It is written, Manb shall not live by bread alone, but by every 7word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
b Deut. 8:3.
7 That is, by all things unto which it pleases God to give strength, and to use it for the nourishment and the strengthening of the people.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the 8holy city, and setteth him on a 9pinnacle of the temple,
8 That is, Jerusalem; which is so called, because God had planted there His worship and sanctuary.
9 Gr. wing. As such was named an inclining side, which, like a banister or handrail, was made round about the flat covering of the temple, to prevent anyone from falling off easily. See Deut. 22:8.
6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, Hec 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.
c Psalm 91:11, 12.
*Here the tempter leaves out the wordsin all thy ways. See Psalm 91 on verse 11.
7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thoud shalt not tempte the Lord thy God.
d Deut. 6:16.
e try, test*
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and 11sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
11 Namely, either in some apparition, or else pointing at the several quarters of the same, and with words relating the glory thereof.
9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, 12Satan: for it is written, Thouf shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
12 That is, contender, adversary, or hater. As such the devil is called, because he is the enemy of mankind. See 1 Peter 5:8.
f Deut. 6:13; 10:20.
11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, 13angels came and ministered unto him.
13 That is, messengers. The good spirits are called as such, because they are sent forth by God to execute His commands. See Psalm 103:20 and Heb. 1:14.
12¶Now when Jesus had heard that Johng was 14cast into prison, he departed intoh Galilee;
g Mark 1:14; Luke 4:14.
14 Namely, was delivered into prison. See Matthew 14.
h Luke 4:16, 31; John 4:43.
13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15Thei land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, 15beyond Jordan, Galilee of the 16Gentiles;
i Isa. 9:1, 2.
15 Other: about, or by.
16 Or, of the nations. For, the Greek word signifies both, and is likewise used of the Jewish nation, Luke 7:5. And this part of Galilee is so called, either because it was very populous, Deut. 33:23, or because it bordered on the confines of Tyre and Sidon, which were Gentile cities.
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¶From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent:j for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
j Mark 1:15.
18¶Andk Jesus, walking by the 17sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a 18net into the sea: for they were fishers.
k Mark 1:16.
17 This sea was a large interior lake. For, the Hebrews call all large gatherings of waters, seas. It is otherwise also called the Sea of Gennesaret and the Sea of Tiberius, because these places were situated at this sea.
18 Gr. casting-net.
19And he saith unto them, 19Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
19 Or, Come hither after me. John 1:35. It is said that they were come unto Christ before John’s imprisonment, but as disciples; but here they are called to be apostles.
20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21And 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.
22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
23¶And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their 20synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing 21all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
20 These were places or buildings, in which the Jews held their assemblies in all cities, and the law of Moses was read and expounded on every sabbath day. See Acts 15:21.
21 That is, all kinds of diseases or infirmities, weaknesses.
24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with diversl diseases and 22torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were 23lunatick, and those that had the 24palsy;m and he healed them.
l diverse, various, different*
22 That is, such kind of diseases which put men to great pain, and, as it were, torture them.
23 These seem to be those who have the falling sickness, as more plainly appears out of Mat. 17:15.
24 Or, lame, stricken.
m paralysis*
25And there followed him great 25multitudes of people from Galilee, and from 26Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
25 That is, heaps or crowds of people, from which is derived host, tribunal, etc.
26 It was a country so called in Greek, because in it there were situated ten cities. See Pliny, lib. 5, cap. 18.