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Matthew 4:1-17 GNB Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. (2) After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. (3) Then the Devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread." (4) But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.' " (5) Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple, (6) and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says, 'God will give orders to his angels about you; they will hold you up with their hands, so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.' " (7) Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' " (8) Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness. (9) "All this I will give you," the Devil said, "if you kneel down and worship me." (10) Then Jesus answered, "Go away, Satan! The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!' " (11) Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him. (12) When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee. (13) He did not stay in Nazareth, but went to live in Capernaum, a town by Lake Galilee, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. (14) This was done to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said, (15) "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee, land of the Gentiles! (16) The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine." (17) From that time Jesus began to preach his message: "Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
Matthew 4:1-17 ESV Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (2) And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. (3) And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." (4) But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (5) Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple (6) and said 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, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" (7) Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall 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 glory. (9) And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." (10) Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'" (11) Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. (12) Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. (13) And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, (14) so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: (15) "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles-- (16) the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned." (17) From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 4:1-17 GW Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. (2) Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry. (3) The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread." (4) Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.'" (5) Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. (6) 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, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.'" (8) Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. (9) The devil said to him, "I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me." (10) 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 angels came to take care of him. (12) When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee. (13) 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) So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true: (15) "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, on the way to the sea, across the Jordan River, Galilee, where foreigners live! (16) 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 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!"
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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