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Text -- Matthew 4:5-25 (NET)
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4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city , had him stand on the highest point of the temple ,
4:6 and 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 ‘with their hands they will lift you up , so that you will not strike your foot against a stone .’”
4:7 Jesus said to him , “Once again it is written : ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
4:8 Again , the devil took him to a very high mountain , and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur .
4:9 And he said to him , “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me .”
4:10 Then Jesus said to him , “Go away , Satan ! For it is written : ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him .’”
4:11 Then the devil left him , and angels came and began ministering to his needs.
Preaching in Galilee
4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned , he went into Galilee .
4:13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea , in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali ,
4:14 so that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled :
4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali , the way by the sea , beyond the Jordan , Galilee of the Gentiles –
4:16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light , and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned .”
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: “Repent , for the kingdom of heaven is near .”
The Call of the Disciples
4:18 As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers , Simon (called Peter ) and Andrew his brother , casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen ).
4:19 He said to them , “Follow me , and I will turn you into fishers of people .”
4:20 They left their nets immediately and followed him .
4:21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers , James the son of Zebedee and John his brother , in a boat with Zebedee their father , mending their nets . Then he called them .
4:22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him .
Jesus’ Healing Ministry
4:23 Jesus went throughout all of Galilee , teaching in their synagogues , preaching the gospel of the kingdom , and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people .
4:24 So a report about him spread throughout Syria . People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions , those who had seizures , paralytics , and those possessed by demons , and he healed them .
4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee , the Decapolis , Jerusalem , Judea , and beyond the Jordan River .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
Satan |
Temptation |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Galilee |
James |
KINGDOM OF GOD (OF HEAVEN), THE |
Peter |
Andrew |
Humiliation of Christ |
ADAM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
Capernaum |
TEMPTATION OF CHRIST |
ANTICHRIST |
Zebulun, Lot of |
ZABULON |
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Quotations and Allusions |
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NET Notes -> Mat 4:5; Mat 4:5; Mat 4:5; Mat 4:6; Mat 4:6; Mat 4:7; Mat 4:8; Mat 4:9; Mat 4:10; Mat 4:10; Mat 4:11; Mat 4:12; Mat 4:12; Mat 4:13; Mat 4:13; Mat 4:13; Mat 4:13; Mat 4:13; Mat 4:13; Mat 4:14; Mat 4:16; Mat 4:17; Mat 4:18; Mat 4:18; Mat 4:19; Mat 4:19; Mat 4:20; Mat 4:20; Mat 4:21; Mat 4:21; Mat 4:22; Mat 4:23; Mat 4:23; Mat 4:24; Mat 4:24; Mat 4:24; Mat 4:25; Mat 4:25; Mat 4:25; Mat 4:25
NET Notes: Mat 4:5 The highest point of the temple probably refers to the point on the temple’s southeast corner where it looms directly over a cliff some 450 ft (...
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NET Notes: Mat 4:9 Grk “if, falling down, you will worship.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב has “fall down, throw ones...
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NET Notes: Mat 4:10 A quotation from Deut 6:13. The word “only” is an interpretive expansion not found in either the Hebrew or Greek (LXX) text of the OT.
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NET Notes: Mat 4:11 Grk “and behold, angels.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivale...
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NET Notes: Mat 4:18 The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.
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NET Notes: Mat 4:19 The kind of fishing envisioned was net – not line – fishing (cf. v. 18; cf. also BDAG 55 s.v. ἀμφιβάλ&...
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NET Notes: Mat 4:20 The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.
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NET Notes: Mat 4:21 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
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NET Notes: Mat 4:23 Synagogues were places for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though the origin of the synagogue is not entirely c...
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NET Notes: Mat 4:24 The translation has adopted a different phrase order here than that in the Greek text. The Greek text reads, “People brought to him all who suff...
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