Matthew:4 Parallel Bible - WEY BAS WLD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | The Weymouth New Testament Online Bible (WEY) | The Basic English Online Bible (BAS) | The World English Online Bible (WLD) |
| Matthew 4:1 | At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil. | Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One. | Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. |
| Matthew 4:2 | There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He suffered from hunger. | And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it. | When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. |
| Matthew 4:3 | So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves." | And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread. | The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." |
| Matthew 4:4 | "It is written," replied Jesus, "`It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'" | But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God. | But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'" |
| Matthew 4:5 | Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, | Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, | Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, |
| Matthew 4:6 | and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "`To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'" | If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. | and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, So that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'" |
| Matthew 4:7 | "Again it is written," replied Jesus, "`Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'" | Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test. | Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'" |
| Matthew 4:8 | Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour, | Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; | Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. |
| Matthew 4:9 | and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage." | And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship. | He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me." |
| Matthew 4:10 | "Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, `To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'" | Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only. | Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'" |
| Matthew 4:11 | Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him. | Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him. | Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. |
| Matthew 4:12 | Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee, | Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee; | Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. |
| Matthew 4:13 | and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum, a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali, | And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali: | Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, |
| Matthew 4:14 | in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah, might be fulfilled, | So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true, | that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, |
| Matthew 4:15 | "Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the Lake; the country beyond the Jordan; Galilee of the Nations! | The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, | "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, |
| Matthew 4:16 | The people who were dwelling in darkness have seen a brilliant light; and on those who were dwelling in the region of the shadow of death, on them light has dawned." | The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up. | The people who sat in darkness saw a great light, To those who sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up." |
| Matthew 4:17 | From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand." | From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near. | From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." |
| Matthew 4:18 | And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers. | And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. | 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. |
| Matthew 4:19 | And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." | And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. | He said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers for men." |
| Matthew 4:20 | So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on, | And straight away they let go the nets and went after him. | They immediately left their nets, and followed him. |
| Matthew 4:21 | He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them. | And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come. | 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. He called them. |
| Matthew 4:22 | And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him. | And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him. | They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him. |
| Matthew 4:23 | Then Jesus travelled through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people. | And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people. | Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. |
| Matthew 4:24 | Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them. | And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well. | The report about him went forth into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them. |
| Matthew 4:25 | And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan. | And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan. | Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him. |
| | The Weymouth New Testament Online Bible (WEY) | The Basic English Online Bible (BAS) | The World English Online Bible (WLD) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
