Matthew 4:1-25 GNT

[1] 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!" [18] As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers who were fishermen, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew, catching fish in the lake with a net. [19] Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people." [20] At once they left their nets and went with him. [21] He went on and saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets ready. Jesus called them, [22] and at once they left the boat and their father, and went with him. [23] Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people who had all kinds of disease and sickness. [24] The news about him spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics-and Jesus healed them all. [25] Large crowds followed him from Galilee and the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, Judea, and the land on the other side of the Jordan.