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^(C1)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness ^(C2)to be tempted by the devil.

And after He had ^(C1)fasted for forty days and forty nights, He ^(F1)then became hungry.

And ^(C1)the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the ^(C2)Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

But He answered and said, "It is written: '^(C1)MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"

Then the devil ^(*)took Him along into ^(C1)the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,

and he ^(*)said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written: '^(C1)HE WILL GIVE HIS ANGELS ORDERS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON THEIR HANDS THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP, SO THAT YOU DO NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"

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Jesus said to him, "^(F1)On the other hand, it is written: '^(C1)YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

^(C1)Again, the devil ^(*)took Him along to a very high mountain and ^(*)showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

and he said to Him, "^(C1)All these things I will give You, if You fall down and ^(F1)worship me."

Then Jesus ^(*)said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: '^(C1)YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND ^(F1)SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

Then the devil ^(*)left Him; and behold, ^(C1)angels came and began to serve Him.

Now when Jesus heard that ^(C1)John had been taken into custody, ^(C2)He withdrew into Galilee;

and leaving Nazareth, He came and ^(C1)settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

"^(C1)THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, ^(F1)BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE ^(F2)GENTILES—

^(C1)THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED."

^(C1)From that time Jesus began to ^(F1)preach and say, "^(C2)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."

^(C1)Now as Jesus was walking by ^(C2)the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^(C3)Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

And He ^(*)said to them, "^(F1)Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people."

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^(F1)(C1)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^(F2)John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them.

Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Jesus was going ^(C1)about in all of Galilee, ^(C2)teaching in their synagogues and ^(C3)proclaiming the ^(F1)gospel of the kingdom, and ^(C4)healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

And the news about Him spread ^(C1)throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, ^(C2)demon-possessed, people with ^(C3)epilepsy, and people who were ^(C4)paralyzed; and He healed them.

Large crowds ^(C1)followed Him from Galilee and ^(C2)the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from ^(C3)beyond the Jordan.