Jesus is tested by the Devil
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit to go into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. 2 After having gone forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. 3 So the Tester came to him and said, “If you’re really the God-Man, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 “It is written,” Jesus replied, “that we don’t live on bread alone but on every word uttered by God.”
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city and stood him on the highest point of the temple compound. 6 And he said to him, “If you’re really the God-Man, throw yourself down. As it is written, ‘He will command his angels to lift you up with their hands so you won’t strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
7 “It is written,” Jesus replied, “You must not provoke the Master your God!”
8 Next the devil took him up into a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their splendor. 9 And he said to him, “I will give all of this to you, if you will fall down and worship me!”
10 “Get away from me, Adversary!” Jesus replied. “For it is written: ‘It is only the Master your God you must worship; serve no one else!’ ” 11 Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and attended to Jesus’ needs.
Jesus chooses disciples
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put under arrest, he went into Galilee. 13 Then he moved out of Nazareth and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the area near Zebulon and Naphtali, 14 in order to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah:
15 “The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, the road to the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, in Galilee of the other nations: 16 The people sitting in darkness have seen a great light; to those sitting in the shadowy place of death, a light has risen on them.”
17 And from then on Jesus began to announce, “Turn to God, for the kingdom of the heavens has come!”
18 As he walked along the seaside in Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon (called Peter) and Andrew. They were throwing a fishing net into the sea, because that’s how they made their living. 19 And he said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” 20 So they immediately dropped their nets and followed him. 21 From there, he saw two other brothers: James and John, sons of Zebedee. They were in the boat with their father, preparing the nets. He called to them, 22 and immediately they followed him, leaving the ship and their father.
23 Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and announcing the good news of the kingdom, and he also healed all sorts of diseases and weaknesses the people had. 24 His fame spread throughout Syria, and they brought him all the people afflicted with various serious diseases and torments, including the demonized, those with convulsions, and the paralyzed; he healed them all. 25 A large crowd followed him from Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, Judea, and the other side of the Jordan.