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of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him; 17and behold, a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, h with whom I am well pleased.”
Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zeb′edee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immedi-ately they left the boat and their father, and fol-lowed him.
The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2And
he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. 3And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will give his angels charge of 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 tempt the Lord your God.’ ” 8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of 9 them; 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, “Begone, 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 ministered to him.
Jesus Ministers to Crowds of people
And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. 24So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decap′olis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. The Beatitudes
5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain,
and when he sat down his dis-ciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth
and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against
Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee
12 Now when he heard that John had been 13 arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper′na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb′ulun and Naph′tali, 14 that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 “The land of Zeb′ulun and the land of Naph′tali, toward the sea, across the 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.” 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved. 3:17: Mt 12:18; 17:5; Mk 9:7; Lk 9:35; Ps 2:7; Is 42:1. 4:1–11: Mk 1:12–13; Lk 4:1–13; Heb 2:18; 4:15. 4:2: Ex 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8. 4:4: Deut 8:3. 4:5: Mt 27:53; Neh 11:1; Dan 9:24; Rev 21:10. 4:6: Ps 91:11–12. 4:7: Deut 6:16. 4:10: Deut 6:13; Mk 8:33. 4:11: Mt 26:53; Lk 22:43. 4:12: Mk 1:14; Lk 4:14; Mt 14:3; Jn 1:43. 4:13: Jn 2:12; Mk 1:21; Lk 4:23. 4:15: Is 9:1–2. 4:17: Mk 1:15; Mt 3:2; 10:7. 4:18–22: Mk 1:16–20; Lk 5:1–11; Jn 1:35–42. 4:23–25: Mk 1:39; Lk 4:15, 44; Mt 9:35; Mk 3:7–8; Lk 6:17. 5:1–12: Lk 6:17, 20–23; Mk 3:13; Jn 6:3. 5:3: Mk 10:14; Lk 22:29. 5:4: Is 61:2; Jn 16:20, Rev 7:17. 5:5: Ps 37:11. 5:6: Is 55:1–2; Jn 4:14; 6:48–51. 5:8: Ps 24:4; Heb 12:14; 1 Jn 3:2; Rev 22:4. 5:10: 1 Pet 3:14; 4:14.
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
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. 19And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 3
