1Potom Duch Boží viedol Ježiša na púšť,2kde sa štyridsať dní a nocí postil a veľmi vyhladol.3Tu sa k nemu priblížil pokušiteľ a povedal mu: „Ak si Boží Syn, premeň tieto kamene na chleby!“4Ježiš mu odpovedal: „V Písme je napísané: Nielen chlebom bude človek žiť, ale každým slovom, ktoré vychádza z Božích úst.“5Potom ho diabol zaviedol do Jeruzalema na vežu chrámu6a povedal: „Ak si Boží Syn, zoskoč dolu! Veď je napísané: Boh prikáže svojim anjelom, aby ťa vzali do náručia, aby si si neporanil nohy o kameň.“7Ježiš mu zasa pohotovo odpovedal: „Je napísané aj toto: Nepokúšaj Boha, je tvoj Pán!“8Napokon ho diabol vyviedol na vrchol vysokého vrchu a ukázal mu všetky kráľovstvá sveta s ich bohatstvom a slávou.9Tam mu povedal: „Toto všetko ti dám, ak padneš predo mnou na kolená a pokloníš sa mi!“10Ježiš mu odpovedal: „Strať sa mi z očí, pokušiteľ! Veď je napísané: Nikomu okrem Boha sa nebudeš klaňať ani ho uctievať!“11V tej chvíli diabol opustil Ježiša; obklopili ho anjeli a starali sa o neho.
Začiatok Ježišovej činnosti
12Keď sa Ježiš dozvedel, že Ján je vo väzení, vrátil sa do Galiley.13Nezostal však v Nazarete, ale usadil sa v Kafarnaume. To mesto ležalo na brehu Genezaretského jazera, v oblasti, ktorú kedysi obývali izraelské kmene Zabulon a Neftalí.14Takto sa splnila predpoveď proroka Izaiáša: „V Galilei,15v krajine Zabulonovej a Neftalího, medzi morom a Jordánom, sa usídlia pohania.16Tento ľud ponorený do temnoty zazrie veľké svetlo. Tým, nad ktorými sa rozprestiera noc smrti, zažiari jas.“17V tom čase začal Ježiš kázať: „Zmeňte svoje zmýšľanie a obráťte sa k Bohu, lebo prichádza jeho kráľovstvo.“18Jedného dňa šiel Ježiš po brehu Galilejského mora a zazrel dvoch mužov, ako spúšťajú siete do vody. Boli to rybári Šimon, neskôr nazývaný Peter, a jeho brat Andrej.19Ježiš na nich zavolal: „Poďte za mnou a ja vám ukážem, ako zachraňovať duše ľudí!“20Obaja ihneď všetko zanechali a šli za ním.21O kúsok ďalej iní dvaja bratia, Jakub a Ján, sedeli spolu so svojím otcom Zebedejom v člne a opravovali siete. Aj ich zavolal;22obaja ihneď prestali pracovať a pobrali sa za ním.23Ježiš chodil po celej Galilei, učil v synagógach, hlásal všade radostnú zvesť o Božom kráľovstve a uzdravoval trpiacich všetkými možnými chorobami a neduhmi.24Správy o ňom sa rýchlo rozniesli, takže až zo Sýrie vodili k nemu chorých, ľudí posadnutých démonmi, námesačných, ochrnutých a on ich uzdravoval.25Všade za ním tiahli davy nielen z Galiley, ale aj z Desaťmestia, z Jeruzalema, Judska i zo Zajordánska.
1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (Mk 1,12; Lk 4,1; Hebr 2,18; Hebr 4,15)2And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. (Dt 9,9; Dt 9,18; 1 Kr 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 Sol 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; Ž 46,4; Ž 48,1; Iz 48,2; Iz 52,1; Mt 27,53; Lk 4,9; Zjv 11,2; Zjv 21,2; Zjv 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.’” (Ž 91,11)7Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” (Dt 6,16; Iz 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. (Lk 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 Sam 7,3; 1 Krn 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; Lk 22,43)
Jesus Begins His Ministry
12Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. (Mt 14,3; Mk 1,14; Lk 3,19; Lk 4,14; Jn 3,24)13And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, (Joz 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— (Iz 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.” (Jób 3,5; Ž 23,4; Iz 42,7; Am 5,8; Lk 1,79)17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[1] (Mt 3,2; Mk 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; Mk 1,16; Lk 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; Mk 1,21; Mk 1,34; Mk 1,39; Mk 6,55; Lk 4,15; Lk 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; Lk 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. (Mk 3,7; Mk 5,20; Lk 6,17)