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1 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
2 Jesus ate nothing for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry.
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For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
3 The devil came to Jesus to tempt him, saying, "If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread."
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During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
4 Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures, 'A person does not live by eating only bread, but by everything God says.'"
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But 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.’ ”
5 Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city of Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple.
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Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,
6 The devil said, "If you are the Son of God, jump down, because it is written in the Scriptures: 'He has put his angels in charge of you. They will catch you in their hands so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.'"
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and 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.’ ”
7 Jesus answered him, "It also says in the Scriptures, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"
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Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’ ”
8 Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor.
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Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 The devil said, "If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things."
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“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to the devil, "Go away from me, Satan! It is written in the Scriptures, 'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
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“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
11 So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took care of him.
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Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee.
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When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee.
13 He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum, a town near Lake Galilee, in the area near Zebulun and Naphtali.
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He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 Jesus did this to bring about what the prophet Isaiah had said:
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This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
15 "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali along the sea, beyond the Jordan River. This is Galilee where the non-Jewish people live.
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“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
16 These people who live in darkness will see a great light. They live in a place covered with the shadows of death, but a light will shine on them."
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the 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.”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is near."
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From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. ”
18 As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen.
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One 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.
19 Jesus said, "Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
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Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
20 So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
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And they left their nets at once and followed him.
21 As Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus told them to come with him.
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A 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.
22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.
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They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.
23 Jesus went everywhere in Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom of heaven, and healing all the people's diseases and sicknesses.
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Jesus 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.
24 The news about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought all the sick to him. They were suffering from different kinds of diseases. Some were in great pain, some had demons, some were epileptics, and some were paralyzed. Jesus healed all of them.
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News 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.
25 Many people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and the land across the Jordan River followed him.
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Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
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