1El Espíritu Santo condujo a Jesús al desierto para que el diablo lo tentara.2Luego de pasar cuarenta días y cuarenta noches sin probar bocado, Jesús sintió hambre3y el diablo se le acercó. ―Si eres el Hijo de Dios —le dijo—, haz que estas piedras se conviertan en pan.4―¡No! —le respondió Jesús—. Escrito está: “Para vivir no sólo es importante el pan: debemos obedecer todo lo que manda Dios”.5Entonces el diablo lo llevó al lugar más alto del templo de Jerusalén.6―Si eres el Hijo de Dios —le dijo—, tírate desde aquí. Las Escrituras dicen que Dios enviará a sus ángeles a cuidarte, y ni siquiera te tropezarás con las rocas.7―Pero las Escrituras también dicen: “No pongas a prueba a tu Dios” —le respondió Jesús.8Finalmente el diablo lo llevó a la cima de una alta montaña y le mostró las naciones del mundo y la gloria que hay en ellas.9―Todo esto te lo daré si de rodillas me adoras —le dijo.10―¡Vete de aquí, Satanás! —le respondió Jesús—. Las Escrituras dicen: “Sólo al Señor tu Dios adorarás, y solamente a él le obedecerás”.11El diablo se fue, y ¡los ángeles llegaron a atender a Jesús!
Jesús comienza a predicar
12Cuando Jesús oyó que habían encarcelado a Juan, regresó a Galilea.13Pero no mucho después dejó Nazaret y se trasladó a Capernaum, junto al lago, en la región de Zabulón y Neftalí.14Así se cumplió la profecía de Isaías:15«Tierra de Zabulón y Neftalí, que estás en el camino al mar, al otro lado del Jordán, Galilea, donde tantos extranjeros habitan:16El pueblo que estaba en tinieblas vio una gran luz y al pueblo que andaba en regiones de sombra de muerte le resplandeció la luz».17Y desde aquel mismo instante Jesús comenzó a predicar: «Arrepiéntanse de sus pecados porque el reino de los cielos se ha acercado».
Llamamiento de los primeros discípulos
18Un día, caminando Jesús a orillas del lago de Galilea, vio a dos pescadores que tiraban la red al agua. Eran Simón, mejor conocido por Pedro, y Andrés, su hermano.19«Síganme y los convertiré en pescadores de hombres», les dijo Jesús.20Inmediatamente dejaron la red y lo siguieron.21Un poco más adelante vio a otros dos hermanos, Jacobo y Juan, que estaban sentados en una barca, con Zebedeo su padre, y remendaban las redes. Cuando Jesús los llamó,22dejaron a su padre a cargo de lo que estaban haciendo y siguieron a Jesús.
Jesús sana a los enfermos
23Jesús recorrió toda Galilea enseñando en las sinagogas, proclamando las buenas noticias del reino y sanando las enfermedades y dolencias de la gente.24Su fama llegó hasta Siria, y le traían todo tipo de enfermos: No había enfermo, endemoniado, loco o paralítico que le trajeran y a quien no sanara.25Y dondequiera que iba lo seguían multitudes enormes de Galilea, Decápolis, Jerusalén, toda Judea y de los territorios al este del río 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)