Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus// Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13

¹Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ²After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

• MT 4:1[DEMONIC]The tempter comes to Jesus in the wilderness

³The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴But Jesus answered, “It is written:

‘Man shall not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

• MT 4:4[QUOTES]Direct ← DT 8:3

⁵Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. ⁶“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written:

‘He will command His angels concerning You,

and they will lift You up in their hands,

so that You will not strike Your foot

against a stone.’”

• MT 4:6[QUOTES]Direct ← PS 91:11-12

⁷Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

• MT 4:7[QUOTES]Direct ← DT 6:16

⁸Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

• MT 4:8[DEMONIC]Away from Me, Satan!

¹⁰“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

• MT 4:10[QUOTES]Direct ← DT 6:13

¹¹Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.

• MT 4:11[MIRACLE]Angels come and minister to Jesus after the temptation

Jesus Begins His Ministry// Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15

¹²When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee. ¹³Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

• MT 4:12[FULFILLS]His ministry would begin in Galilee ← IS 9:1-2

¹⁵“Land of Zebulun

and land of Naphtali,

the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles—

• MT 4:15[QUOTES]Direct ← IS 9:1-2

¹⁶the people living in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.”

¹⁷From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

• MT 4:17[FULFILLS]He would preach righteousness publicly in Israel ← PS 40:9MEDIUM

The First Disciples// Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42

¹⁸As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

²¹Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them, ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes// Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19

²³Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. ²⁴News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

• MT 4:23[ARCHAEOLOGY]Magdala Synagogue
• MT 4:24[DEMONIC]People bring the demon possessed and Jesus heals them

²⁵Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.