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Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1 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 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘People do not live
on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth
of God.’ ”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him
stand on the highest point 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.’”
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put
the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and
showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down
and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is
written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’ ”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and
attended him.
Jesus Begins to Preach
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,
he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and
lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill what was said 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.”
17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
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 lake, for they were
fishermen.
19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you
out to fish for people.” 20 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, preparing their nets. Jesus
called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their
father and followed him.
Jesus Heals the Sick
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, proclaiming the good news 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
severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and
the paralyzed; and he healed them. 25 Large crowds from
Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region
across the Jordan followed him.
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Why Did God Permit Sin?
