The Temptation of Jesus
1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.+ 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.+ 3And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.+ 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.+ 5Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,+ 6and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.+ 7Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.+ 8Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;+ 9and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.+ 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.+ 11Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.+Jesus Begins His Ministry
Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15
12Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;+ 13and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:+ 14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,+ 15The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,+ 16The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.+ 17From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.+The First Disciples
Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42
18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.+ 19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.+ 20And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.+ 21And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.+ 22And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.+