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4:1  Then the Spirit led Jesus [L up; out] into the ·desert [wilderness] to be tempted [or tested] by the devil.
4:2  Jesus fasted for forty days and nights [C analogous to Israel’s forty years in the desert]. After this, he was ·very hungry [famished].
4:3  The ·devil came to Jesus to tempt him [L tempter/tester came to Jesus], saying, “If you are the Son of God, ·tell [command] these rocks to ·become bread [turn into loaves].”
4:4  Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘A person lives not on bread alone, but by ·everything God says [L every word that comes out of God’s mouth; Deut. 8:3].’”
4:5  Then the devil ·led [took] Jesus to the holy city [C Jerusalem] and put him on ·a high place [the highest point; the pinnacle] of the Temple.
4:6  The devil said, “If you are the Son of God, ·jump [L throw yourself] down, because it is written in the Scriptures: ‘He ·has put his angels in charge of you [or will order his angels to protect you; L will command his angel concerning you]. They will ·catch you in [lift you up with] their hands so that you will not hit your foot on a rock [Ps. 91:11–12].’”
4:7  Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God [Deut. 6:16].’”
4:8  ·Then [Again] the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their ·splendor [glory].
4:9  The devil said, “If you will ·bow [fall] down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”
4:10  Jesus said to him, “·Go away from me [Get out of here; Be gone], Satan! [L For] It is written in the Scriptures, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him [Deut. 6:13].’”
4:11  So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and ·took care of [served; ministered to] him.
4:12  When Jesus heard that John had been ·put in prison [arrested], he ·went back [withdrew] to Galilee.
4:13  He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum, ·a town near Lake Galilee [L by the sea], in the ·area near [region of] Zebulun and Naphtali [C two northern tribes of Israel].
4:14  Jesus did this to ·bring about [fulfill] what the prophet Isaiah had said:
4:15  “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali ·along [on the road by; L the way of] the sea, beyond the Jordan River. ·This is Galilee where the Gentiles live [L Galilee of the Gentiles/nations].
4:16  These people who ·live [dwell; sit] in darkness ·will see [L have seen] a great light. And on those ·living [dwelling; sitting] in ·a place covered with the shadows of death [a land overshadowed by death; L a/the region and shadow of death], a light ·will shine [L has dawned] on them [Is. 9:1–2].”
4:17  From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “·Change your hearts and lives [Repent], because the kingdom of heaven is ·near [at hand].”
4:18  As Jesus was walking by ·Lake Galilee [T the Sea of Galilee], he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were ·throwing [casting] a net into the lake because they were fishermen.
4:19  Jesus said, “Come ·follow me [be my disciples], and I will ·make you [teach you how to] ·fish for people [T fishers of men].”
4:20  So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
4:21  As Jesus ·continued walking by Lake Galilee [went on from there], he saw two other brothers, ·James and John, the sons of Zebedee [L James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John]. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, ·mending [or preparing] their nets. Jesus ·told them to come with him [called them].
4:22  Immediately they left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.
4:23  Jesus went everywhere in Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the ·Good News about [Gospel of] the kingdom, and healing ·all [or every kind of] the people’s diseases and sicknesses.
4:24  The ·news [fame] about Jesus spread ·all over [or as far as] Syria, and people brought all the sick to him. They were suffering from different kinds of diseases. Some were in great pain, some ·had demons [were demon-possessed], some were epileptics, and some were paralyzed. Jesus healed all of them.
4:25  ·Many people [Great crowds] from Galilee, the ·Ten Towns [L Decapolis; C the area east of Lake Galilee that once had ten main towns], Jerusalem, Judea, and ·the land across [beyond] the Jordan River followed him.