1 Tad Gars Jēzu aizveda tuksnesī, ka tas taptu velna kārdināts.
2 Un kad viņš četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis bija gavējis, tad tam gribējās ēst.
3 Un kārdinātājs piestājās pie viņa un sacīja: „Ja tu esi Dieva dēls, tad saki, lai šie akmeņi top par maizi.“
4 Bet viņš atbildēja un sacīja: „Stāv rakstīts: cilvēks nedzīvo no maizes vien, bet no ikkatra vārda, kas iziet no Dieva mutes.“
5 Tad velns viņu noveda sev līdzi uz svēto pilsētu, uzcēla viņu pašā Dieva nama jumta galā un saka:
6 „Ja tu esi Dieva dēls, tad nolaidies zemē, jo stāv rakstīts: Viņš saviem eņģeļiem par tevi pavēlēs, un tie tevi nesīs uz rokām, ka tu savu kāju pie akmens nepiedauzi.“
7 Tad Jēzus tam sacīja: „Atkal stāv rakstīts: Dievu savu Kungu tev nebūs kārdināt.“
8 Atkal velns to ved sev līdzi uz ļoti augstu kalnu un rāda viņam visas pasaules valstis un viņu godību
9 Un uz to saka: „To visu es tev gribu dot, ja tu, zemē mezdamies, mani pielūgsi.“
10 Tad Jēzus uz to saka: „Atkāpies, sātān! Jo stāv rakstīts: tev būs Dievu, savu Kungu, pielūgt un viņam vien kalpot.“
11 Tad velns viņu atstāja. Un redzi, eņģeļi pie viņa piestājās un viņam kalpoja.
12 Bet Jēzus dzirdēdams, ka Jānis nodots, atgriezās Galilejā.
13 Viņš atstāja Nacareti un aizgāja dzīvot Kapernaumā, jūrmalas pilsētā Zabulona un Naftaļa robežās,
14 Ka piepildītos pravieša Jesajas vārds, kas saka:
15 „Zabulona zeme un Naftaļa zeme jūrmalā, Aizjardāna, pagānu Galileja,
16 Ļaudis, kas sēdēja tumsībā, redz lielu gaišumu, un tiem, kas sēdēja nāves zemē un ēnā, gaisma uzlēkusi.“
17 No tā laika Jēzus iesāka sludināt un sacīt: „Atgriezieties no grēkiem, jo debesu valstība tuvu klāt pienākusi.“
18 Un staigādams Galilejas jūjmalā, Jēzus ieraudzīja divi brāļus, Sīmani, sauktu Pēteri, un Andreju, viņa brāli, tīklu jūrā izmetam, jo tie bija zvejnieki.
19 Un viņš uz tiem saka: „Nāciet man līdz, es jūs darīšu par cilvēku zvejniekiem.“
20 Un tie tūdaļ atstāja savus tīklus un sekoja viņam.
21 Un no turienes tālāk iedams, viņš ieraudzīja citus divi brāļus, Jēkabu, Cebedeja dēlu, un Jāni, viņa brāli, laivā kopā ar savu tēvu Cebedeju savus tīklus lāpām, un viņš tos aicināja.
22 Un tie tūdaļ atstāja laivu un savu tēvu un sekoja viņam.
23 Un Jēzus staigāja pa visu Galileju, mācīdāms viņu sinagogās un sludinādams valstības evaņģēliju un dziedinādams visas slimības un sērgas tautā.
24 Un viņa slava izpaudās pa visu Siriju; un pie viņa atnesa visus neveselos, dažādu sērgu un sāpju pārņemtus un velna apsēstus, mēnessērdzīgus un triekas ķertus, un viņš tos dziedināja.
25 Un daudz ļaužu no Galilejas, no Dekapoles, no Jeruzālemes, no Jūdejas un no viņpus Jardānas gāja viņam pakaļ.
Jesus and the Devil
(Mark 1.12Mark 13Luke 4.1-13)1 The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. 2 After Jesus had gone without eating for 40 days and nights, he was very hungry. 3 Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say:
‘No one can live only on food.
People need every word
that God has spoken.’ ”
5 Next, the devil took Jesus into the holy city to the highest part of the temple. 6 The devil said, “If you are God's Son, jump off. The Scriptures say:
‘God will give his angels
orders about you.
They will catch you
in their arms,
and you won't hurt
your feet on the stones.’ ”
7 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”
8 Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. 9 The devil said to him, “I will give all this to you, if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say:
‘Worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’ ”
11 Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.
Jesus Begins His Work
(Mark 1.14Mark 15Luke 4.14Luke 15)12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee. 13 But instead of staying in Nazareth, Jesus moved to Capernaum. This town was beside Lake Galilee in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,
15 “Listen, lands of Zebulun
and Naphtali,
lands along the road
to the sea
and across the Jordan.
Listen Galilee,
land of the Gentiles!
16 Although your people
live in darkness,
they will see
a bright light.
Although they live
in the shadow of death,
a light will shine
on them.”
17 Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”
Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen
(Mark 1.16-20Luke 5.1-11)18 While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake. 19 Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.” 20 Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.
21 Jesus walked on until he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus asked them to come with him. 22 At once they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Luke 6.17-19)23 Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news about God's kingdom. He also healed every kind of disease and sickness. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people with every kind of sickness or disease were brought to him. Some of them had a lot of demons in them, others were thought to be crazy, and still others could not walk. But Jesus healed them all.
25 Large crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the region around the ten cities known as Decapolis. They also came from Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.
