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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 4

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Chapter 4 of Matthew—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Then Jesus was led by the spirit up into the wilderness1 to be tempted2 by the Devil.
  2. After he had fasted forty days and forty nights,3 then he felt hungry.
  3. Also, the Tempter4 came and said to him: “If you are a son of God,5 tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
  4. But in reply he said: “It is written, ‘Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s[a] mouth.’”6
  5. ¶ Then the Devil took him along into the holy city,7 and he stationed him upon the battlement of the temple
  6. and said to him: “If you are a son of God, hurl yourself down;8 for it is written, ‘He will give his angels a charge concerning you, and they will carry you on their hands, that you may at no time strike your foot against a stone.’”9
  7. Jesus said to him: “Again it is written, ‘You must not put Jehovah[b] your God to the test.’”10
  8. ¶ Again the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world[c]11 and their glory,
  9. and he said to him: “All these things I will give you12 if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.”13
  10. Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah[d] your God you must worship,14 and it is to him alone15 you must render sacred service.’”[e]16
  11. Then the Devil left him,17 and, look! angels came and began to minister to him.18
  12. ¶ Now when he heard that John had been arrested,19 he withdrew into Galʹi·lee.20
  13. Further, after leaving Nazʹa·reth, he came and took up residence in Ca·perʹna·um21 beside the sea in the districts of Zebʹu·lun and Naphʹta·li,22
  14. that there might be fulfilled what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:
  15. “O land of Zebʹu·lun and land of Naphʹta·li, along the road of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galʹi·lee23 of the nations!
  16. the people sitting in darkness24 saw a great light,25 and as for those sitting in a region of deathly shadow, light26 rose27 upon them.”
  17. From that time on Jesus commenced preaching and saying: “Repent,28 YOU people, for the kingdom29 of the heavens has drawn near.”
  18. ¶ Walking alongside the sea of Galʹi·lee he saw two brothers, Simon30 who is called Peter31 and Andrew his brother, letting down a fishing net into the sea, for they were fishers.
  19. And he said to them: “Come after me, and I will make YOU fishers of men.”32
  20. At once abandoning the nets,33 they followed him.
  21. Going on also from there he saw two others34 [who were] brothers, James [the son] of Zebʹe·dee35 and John his brother, in the boat with Zebʹe·dee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
  22. At once leaving the boat and their father, they followed him.
  23. ¶ Then he went around36 throughout the whole of Galʹi·lee,37 teaching in their synagogues38 and preaching the good news[f] of the kingdom and curing every sort of disease39 and every sort of infirmity among the people.
  24. And the report about him went out into all Syria;40 and they brought him all those faring badly,41 distressed with various diseases and torments, demon-possessed and epileptic42 and paralyzed persons, and he cured them.
  25. Consequently great crowds followed him from Galʹi·lee43 and De·capʹo·lis[g] and Jerusalem44 and Ju·deʹa and from the other side of the Jordan.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ See App 1D.
  2. ^ See App 1D.
  3. ^ “World.” Gr., κόσμου (koʹsmou); Lat., munʹdi.
  4. ^ See App 1D.
  5. ^ “You must render sacred service.” Gr., la·treuʹseis; J17,18,22(Heb.), ta·ʽavodhʹ, “you must serve (worship).” See Ex 3:12 ftn.
  6. ^ Or, “evangel; gospel.” Gr., eu·ag·geʹli·on; Lat., e·van·geʹli·um.
  7. ^ Or, “The [league of] Ten Cities.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Le 16:21; Mr 1:12; Lu 4:1
  2. ^ Heb 4:15
  3. ^ Ex 34:28; De 9:9; 1Ki 19:8; Mr 1:13; Lu 4:2
  4. ^ 1Th 3:5
  5. ^ Mt 27:40; Lu 4:3
  6. ^ De 8:3; Lu 4:4; Jn 4:34
  7. ^ Ne 11:1; Is 52:1; Mt 27:53
  8. ^ Lu 4:9
  9. ^ Ps 91:11, 12; Lu 4:10, 11
  10. ^ De 6:16; Lu 4:12; 1Co 10:9
  11. ^ Mt 16:26; Lu 4:5; 1Jo 2:16; Re 11:15
  12. ^ Lu 4:6, 7; Jn 12:31; 2Co 4:4
  13. ^ De 11:16
  14. ^ De 5:9; Re 22:9
  15. ^ De 6:13
  16. ^ De 10:20; Jos 24:14; Lu 4:8
  17. ^ Lu 4:13; Jm 4:7
  18. ^ Lu 22:43; Heb 1:14
  19. ^ Mt 14:3; Mr 1:14; 6:17; Lu 3:20
  20. ^ Lu 4:14
  21. ^ Lu 4:31; Jn 2:12
  22. ^ Jos 19:32
  23. ^ Is 9:1
  24. ^ Is 8:22; 9:2
  25. ^ Lu 1:79
  26. ^ Jn 1:9
  27. ^ Is 9:2
  28. ^ Mr 1:15
  29. ^ Mt 10:7
  30. ^ Mr 1:16
  31. ^ Jn 1:42
  32. ^ Lu 5:10
  33. ^ Mr 10:28; Lu 18:28
  34. ^ Mr 1:19; Jn 21:2
  35. ^ Mt 10:2; 27:56; Mr 3:17; 10:35
  36. ^ Mt 9:35; Mr 6:6
  37. ^ Mr 1:14, 39
  38. ^ Lu 4:16; Ac 13:14
  39. ^ Lu 9:11; Ac 10:38
  40. ^ Ac 15:41
  41. ^ Mr 6:55
  42. ^ Mt 17:15; Mr 1:32; Ac 5:16
  43. ^ Mr 3:7
  44. ^ Lu 6:17

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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