Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested. by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’4:4 Deut. 8:3”
5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’4:6 Psalm 91:11,12”
7Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’4:7 Deut. 6:16”
8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’4:10 Deut. 6:13”
11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
Jesus Begins to Preach
12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
16the people living in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.”4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2
17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20At once they left their nets and followed him.
21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Heals the Sick
23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. 25Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,4:25 That is, the Ten Cities Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.
Ɔbonsam Sɔ Yesu Hwɛ
1Yei akyi no, Honhom Kronkron faa Yesu kɔɔ ɛserɛ so sɛ ɔbonsam nkɔsɔ no nhwɛ. 2Saa ɛberɛ no mu, Yesu dii mmuada adaduanan awia ne anadwo. Yei maa ɛkɔm dee no. 3Ɔbonsam baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ wone Onyankopɔn Ba no a, ka na saa aboɔ yi nnane aduane.”
4Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Wɔatwerɛ sɛ, ‘Ɛnyɛ aduane nko ara na ɛho hia onipa wɔ nʼasetena mu, na mmom, deɛ ɛhia titire ne Onyankopɔn asɛm.’ ”
5Afei, ɔbonsam de Yesu kɔɔ Yerusalem de no kɔgyinaa asɔredan a ɛwɔ hɔ no atifi pɛɛ, 6na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ wone Onyankopɔn Ba no ampa ara a, huri firi deɛ wogyina hɔ si fam, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔatwerɛ sɛ,
“ ‘Onyankopɔn bɛsoma nʼabɔfoɔ abɛsɔ wo,
na woammɛhwe abotan so.’ ”
7Yesu buaa bio sɛ, “Wɔatwerɛ sɛ, ‘Nsɔ Awurade wo Onyankopɔn nhwɛ.’ ”
8Yei akyi no, ɔbonsam de Yesu kɔɔ bepɔ tenten bi apampam. Ɔde nʼani kari kyerɛɛ no ewiase ahennie ahodoɔ ne emu animuonyam nyinaa. 9Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ Yesu sɛ, “Sɛ wobɛkoto asom me a, mede deɛ wohunu yi nyinaa bɛma wo.”
10Ɛhɔ ara na Yesu buaa sɛ, “Firi me so, Ɔbonsam! Hunu sɛ, wɔatwerɛ sɛ ‘Koto som Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, na ɔno nko ara na som no.’ ”
11Yesu ano siiɛ no, ɔbonsam gyaa no hɔ kɔeɛ. Ɛno akyi, abɔfoɔ baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛsom no.
Yesu Fiti Nʼadwuma Ase Wɔ Galilea
12Yesu tee sɛ wɔakyere Yohane no, ɔkɔɔ Galilea. 13Ɔduruu Galilea no, wantena Nasaret, na mmom, ɔtwaam Nasaret hɔ kɔtenaa Kapernaum a ɛwɔ Galilea mpoano no, Sebulon ne Naftali ahyeɛ so. 14Yei maa deɛ Odiyifoɔ Yesaia kaeɛ sɛ,
15“Sebulon asase ne Naftali asase,
ɛpo ɛkwan so, Yordan agya,
Galilea a amanamanfoɔ te hɔ,
16nnipa a wɔte sum mu no,
Hann kɛseɛ bi apue ama wɔn.
Hann no apue ama
wɔn a wɔte owuo asase so.”
17Ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ no, Yesu firii nʼasɛnka ase sɛ, “Monnu mo ho, momfa mo ho mma Onyankopɔn na ɔsoro ahennie no abɛn.”
Yesu Frɛ Asuafoɔ Baanan
18Ɛda bi a Yesu nam Galilea mpoano no, ɔhunuu anuanom baanu bi a wɔn nyinaa yɛ afarefoɔ sɛ wɔregu asau ɛpo no mu. Saa anuanom yi mu baako din de Simon a ne din foforɔ nso de Petro. Ɔbaako no nso din de Andrea. 19Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mommɛdi mʼakyi na mɛkyerɛ mo ɛkwan a wɔfa so yi nnipa kra.” 20Ɛhɔ ara, wɔgyaa wɔn asau no guu hɔ bɛdii nʼakyi ne no kɔeɛ.
21Ɔkɔɔ nʼanim kakra no, ɔhunuu Sebedeo mma baanu a wɔfrɛ ɔbaako Yohane ɛnna ɔbaako nso din de Yakobo, sɛ wɔne wɔn agya te kodoɔ mu retuatua wɔn asau mu. Yesu frɛɛ wɔn nso sɛ wɔmmɛdi nʼakyi. 22Ntɛm ara, wɔgyaa wɔn agya ne kodoɔ no hɔ bɛdii nʼakyi.
Galilea Asɛnka Ne Ayaresa
23Yesu kyinkyinii Galileaman mu nyinaa kaa ahennie no ho asɛmpa wɔ Yudafoɔ hyiadan mu. Ɔsaa nyarewa ahodoɔ a wɔde baa nʼanim nyinaa nso. 24Yesu anwanwadeɛ a ɔyɛeɛ yi trɛ kɔduruu Siriaman mu nyinaa. Yei maa wɔde wɔn a ahonhommɔne wɔ wɔn so, wɔn a wɔtwa, wɔn a wɔyare mmubuiɛ ne wɔn a nyarewa ahodoɔ ha wɔn no nyinaa firi Siriaman mu brɛɛ no ma ɔsaa wɔn nyinaa yadeɛ. 25Anwanwadeɛ a Yesu yɛeɛ yi maa nnipakuo a wɔfiri Galilea ne Nkuro Edu “Dekapoli” no mu ne Yerusalem ne Yordan agya tu dii nʼakyi.
