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to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs
to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you
coming to me?”
15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we
must carry out all that God requires.” So John
agreed to baptize him.
16After his baptism, as Jesus came up out
of the water, the heavens were opened and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and settling on him. 17And a voice from heaven
said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings
me great joy.”
The Temptation of Jesus
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted there by the
devil. 2For forty days and forty nights he fasted
and became very hungry.
3 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 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
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first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to
Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the
region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14This fulfilled
what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
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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,
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 then on Jesus began to preach, “Re
pent of your sins and turn to God, for the King
dom of Heaven is near.”
The First Disciples
18 One day as
Jesus was walking along the
shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and
‘People do not live by bread alone,
Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for
but by every word that comes from the
they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to
mouth of God.’”
them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Je
how to fish for people!” 20And they left their
rusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, nets at once and followed him.
21A little farther up the shore he saw two
6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!
other brothers, James and John, sitting in a
For the Scriptures say,
boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their
nets. And he called them to come, too. 22They
‘He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands immediately followed him, leaving the boat
and their father behind.
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a
stone.’”
Crowds Follow Jesus
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7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say,
Jesus traveled throughout the region of
Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and an
‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very
nouncing the Good News about the Kingdom.
high mountain and showed him all the king And he healed every kind of disease and ill
doms of the world and their glory. 9“I will give ness. 24 News about him spread as far as Syr
it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down ia, and people soon began bringing to him all
who were sick. And whatever their sickness
and worship me.”
10 “Get out of here, Satan,” J
esus told him. or disease, or if they were demon possessed
or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them
“For the Scriptures say,
all. 25Large crowds followed him wherever he
went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Je
‘You must worship the Lord your God
rusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of
and serve only him.’”
the Jordan River.
11 Then the devil went away, and angels came
and took care of Jesus.
The Sermon on the Mount
One day as he saw the crowds gathering,
Jesus went up on the mountainside and
The Ministry of Jesus Begins
12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
he left Judea and returned to Galilee. 13He went 2and he began to teach them.
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