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1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.
2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.
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And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.
3 The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
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And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.
4 But he answered, "It is written, "One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "
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But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,
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Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,
6 saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will command his angels concerning you,' and "On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.' "
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If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
7 Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "
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Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may 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;
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Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
9 and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."
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And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.
10 Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! for it is written, "Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.' "
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Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
11 Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
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Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.
12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.
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Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
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And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:
14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
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So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
15 "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
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The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
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The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
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From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen.
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And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
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And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
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And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
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And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.
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And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them.
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And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.
25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.
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