Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.
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Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.
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Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry.
3 And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
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The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread."
4 Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
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Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.'"
5 Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple,
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Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple.
6 And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, 'He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.'"
7 Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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Jesus said to him, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.'"
8 Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,
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Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory.
9 And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me.
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The devil said to him, "I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me."
10 Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written: The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.
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Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! Scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
11 Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to him.
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Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.
12 And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:
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When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee.
13 And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and of Nephthalim;
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He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. This was in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:
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So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true:
15 Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
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"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, on the way to the sea, across the Jordan River, Galilee, where foreigners live!
16 The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.
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The people who lived in darkness have seen a bright light. A light has risen for those who live in a land overshadowed by death."
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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From then on, Jesus began to tell people, "Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near!"
18 And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).
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As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.
19 And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.
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Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish."
20 And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him.
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They immediately left their nets and followed him.
21 And 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.
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As Jesus went on, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee preparing their nets to go fishing. He called them,
22 And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him.
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and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Jesus.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
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Jesus went all over Galilee. He taught in the synagogues and spread the Good News of the kingdom. He also cured every disease and sickness among the people.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:
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The news about Jesus spread throughout Syria. People brought him everyone who was sick, those who suffered from any kind of disease or pain. They also brought epileptics, those who were paralyzed, and people possessed by demons, and he cured them all.
25 And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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Large crowds followed him. They came from Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.