1Entonces Jesús fue impulsado por el Espíritu a subir al desierto para ser tentado por el diablo.2Y después de haber ayunado cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, tuvo hambre.3Y llegando el tentador, le dijo: Ya que eres Hijo de Dios, di que estas piedras se conviertan en panes.4Pero Él, respondiendo, dijo: Escrito está: No sólo de pan vivirá el hombre, sino de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios.5Entonces el diablo lo lleva hasta la santa ciudad, lo puso en pie sobre el pináculo del templo,6y le dice: Ya que eres Hijo de Dios, échate abajo, porque está escrito: A sus ángeles mandará acerca de ti.7Jesús le dijo: También está escrito: No tentarás al Señor tu Dios.8Nuevamente lo lleva el diablo, esta vez a un monte muy alto, y le muestra todos los reinos del mundo y la gloria de ellos,9y le dijo: Todo esto te daré si te postras y me adoras.10Pero Jesús le dice: Vete, Satanás, porque está escrito: Al Señor tu Dios adorarás, y a Él solo servirás.11Entonces lo deja el diablo, y he aquí unos ángeles se acercaron y lo servían.
El ministerio en Galilea
12Cuando oyó que Juan había sido encarcelado, se retiró a Galilea,13y dejando Nazaret, habitó en Cafarnaum, la de junto al mar, en los confines de Zabulón y de Neftalí,14para que se cumpliera lo dicho por el profeta Isaías, cuando dijo:15Tierra de Zabulón y tierra de Neftalí, Camino del mar, más allá del Jordán, Galilea de los gentiles.16El pueblo asentado en tinieblas vio gran luz, Y a los asentados en región y sombra de muerte, Una luz les amaneció.17Desde entonces comenzó Jesús a predicar y decir: Arrepentíos, porque el reino de los cielos se ha acercado.
Los primeros discípulos
18Andando junto al mar de Galilea vio a dos hermanos: Simón, llamado Pedro, y su hermano Andrés, que echaban una jábega en el mar, porque eran pescadores.19Les dice: Venid en pos de mí, y os haré pescadores de hombres.20Y ellos, dejando al instante las redes, lo siguieron.21Y pasando de allí adelante, vio a otros dos hermanos: Jacobo, el de Zebedeo, y Juan su hermano, que remendaban sus redes en la barca con su padre Zebedeo. Y los llamó.22Y ellos, dejando al instante la barca y a su padre, lo siguieron.23Y recorría toda Galilea enseñando en las sinagogas de ellos, proclamando el evangelio del reino, y sanando toda enfermedad y toda dolencia en el pueblo.24Y su fama se difundió por toda Siria, y le trajeron a todos los que padecían males, afligidos por diversas enfermedades y tormentos, endemoniados, lunáticos, y paralíticos; y los sanó.25Y grandes multitudes lo siguieron desde Galilea y Decápolis, y desde Jerusalem y Judea, y desde más allá del Jordán.
1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (Mr 1:12; Lc 4:1; Heb 2:18; Heb 4:15)2And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. (Dt 9:9; Dt 9:18; 1 R 19:8; Jn 4:6)3And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” (Mt 3:9; Mt 14:33; 1 Ts 3:5)4But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Dt 8:3; Mt 4:7; Mt 4:10; Jn 4:34; Ef 6:17)5Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple (Neh 11:18; Sal 46:4; Sal 48:1; Is 48:2; Is 52:1; Mt 27:53; Lc 4:9; Ap 11:2; Ap 21:2; Ap 22:19)6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” (Sal 91:11)7Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” (Dt 6:16; Is 7:12; Mt 4:4; Mt 4:10)8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. (Lc 4:5)9And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”10Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’” (Dt 6:13; 1 S 7:3; 1 Cr 21:1; Mt 4:4; Mt 4:7)11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. (Mt 26:53; Lc 22:43)
Jesus Begins His Ministry
12Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. (Mt 14:3; Mr 1:14; Lc 3:19; Lc 4:14; Jn 3:24)13And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, (Jos 19:32; Mt 2:23; Mt 9:1; Jn 6:1)14so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: (Mt 1:22)15“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— (Is 9:1)16the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.” (Job 3:5; Sal 23:4; Is 42:7; Am 5:8; Lc 1:79)17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[1] (Mt 3:2; Mr 1:14)
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
18While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. (Mt 4:13; Mr 1:16; Lc 5:2; Jn 1:40)19And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”[2] (Mt 13:47)20Immediately they left their nets and followed him.21And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds
23And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. (Mt 8:16; Mt 9:35; Mt 13:19; Mt 13:54; Mt 14:35; Mt 24:14; Mr 1:21; Mr 1:34; Mr 1:39; Mr 6:55; Lc 4:15; Lc 4:43; Jn 18:20)24So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. (Mt 4:23; Mt 8:6; Mt 9:2; Mt 9:6; Mt 17:15; Lc 2:2; Jn 10:21)25And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. (Mr 3:7; Mr 5:20; Lc 6:17)