{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/wnt/matthew/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:00:25.656Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WNT","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":4,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":5,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":25},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"At that time Jesus was  led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He suffered from hunger."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"So the Tempter came and said,  |If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves.|"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"|It is written,| replied Jesus, |'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'|"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the  Temple,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"and said,  |If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, |'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'|"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"|Again it is written,| replied Jesus,  |'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'|"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"and said to Him, |All this I will give you,  if you will kneel down and do me homage.|"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"|Begone, Satan!| Jesus replied; |for it is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'|"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels  at once came and ministered to Him."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Now when Jesus heard that John was  thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at  Capernaum, a town by the  Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah, might be fulfilled,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"|Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the  Lake; the country beyond the Jordan;  Galilee of the Nations!"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The people who were  dwelling in darkness have seen a brilliant light; and on those who were dwelling in the  region of the shadow of death, on them light has dawned.|"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"From that time Jesus began to preach. |Repent,| He said, |for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand.|"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And He said to them, |Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.|"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He saw two other brothers, James the son of  Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Then Jesus  travelled through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming  the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were  suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan."}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 4 (WNT)","markdown":"[Matthew 4](https://primebible.com/wnt/matthew/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WNT. https://primebible.com/wnt/matthew/4 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}