1 Então o Espírito Santo levou Jesus ao deserto para ser tentado pelo Diabo. 2 E, depois de passar quarenta dias e quarenta noites sem comer, Jesus estava com fome. 3 Então o Diabo chegou perto dele e disse:

— Se você é o Filho de Deus, mande que estas pedras virem pão.

4 Jesus respondeu:

— As Escrituras Sagradas afirmam:

"O ser humano não vive só de pão,

mas vive de tudo o que Deus diz."

5 Em seguida o Diabo levou Jesus até Jerusalém, a Cidade Santa, e o colocou no lugar mais alto do Templo. 6 Então disse:

— Se você é o Filho de Deus, jogue-se daqui, pois as Escrituras Sagradas afirmam:

"Deus mandará que os seus anjos

cuidem de você.

Eles vão segurá-lo com as suas mãos,

para que nem mesmo os seus pés

sejam feridos nas pedras."

7 Jesus respondeu:

— Mas as Escrituras Sagradas também dizem: "Não ponha à prova o Senhor, seu Deus."

8 Depois o Diabo levou Jesus para um monte muito alto, mostrou-lhe todos os reinos do mundo e as suas grandezas 9 e disse:

— Eu lhe darei tudo isso se você se ajoelhar e me adorar.

10 Jesus respondeu:

— Vá embora, Satanás! As Escrituras Sagradas afirmam:

"Adore o Senhor, seu Deus,

e sirva somente a ele."

11 Então o Diabo foi embora, e vieram anjos e cuidaram de Jesus.

12 Quando Jesus soube que João tinha sido preso, foi para a região da Galileia. 13 Não ficou em Nazaré, mas foi morar na cidade de Cafarnaum, na beira do lago da Galileia, nas regiões de Zebulom e Naftali . 14 Isso aconteceu para se cumprir o que o profeta Isaías tinha dito:

15 "Terra de Zebulom e terra de Naftali,

na direção do mar,

do outro lado do rio Jordão,

Galileia, onde moram os pagãos!

16 O povo que vive na escuridão

verá uma forte luz!

E a luz brilhará sobre os que vivem

na região escura da morte!"

17 Daí em diante Jesus começou a anunciar a sua mensagem. Ele dizia:

— Arrependam-se dos seus pecados porque o Reino do Céu está perto!

18 Jesus estava andando pela beira do lago da Galileia quando viu dois irmãos que eram pescadores: Simão, também chamado de Pedro, e André. Eles estavam no lago, pescando com redes. 19 Jesus lhes disse:

— Venham comigo, que eu ensinarei vocês a pescar gente.

20 Então eles largaram logo as redes e foram com Jesus.

21 Um pouco mais adiante Jesus viu outros dois irmãos, Tiago e João, filhos de Zebedeu. Eles estavam no barco junto com o pai, consertando as redes. Jesus chamou os dois, 22 e, no mesmo instante, eles deixaram o pai e o barco e foram com ele.

23 Jesus andou por toda a Galileia, ensinando nas sinagogas, anunciando a boa notícia do Reino e curando as enfermidades e as doenças graves do povo. 24 As notícias a respeito dele se espalharam por toda a região da Síria. Por isso o povo levava a Jesus pessoas que sofriam de várias doenças e de todos os tipos de males, isto é, epiléticos, paralíticos e pessoas dominadas por demônios; e ele curava todos. 25 Grandes multidões o seguiam; eram gente da Galileia, das Dez Cidades, de Jerusalém, da Judeia e das regiões que ficam no lado leste do rio Jordão.

1 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent{+}; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

2 And 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 fishers.

3 And he says to them, Come{+} after me, and I will make you{+} fishers of men. And they immediately left the nets, and followed him.

4 And 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, preparing their nets; and he called them.

5 And they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

6 And they go into Capernaum; and right away on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

7 And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as their scribes.

8 And right away there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

9 saying, What do we have to do with you, Jesus you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.

10 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him.

11 And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

12 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

13 And the report of him went out right away everywhere into all the region around Galilee.

14 And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.

15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and served him.

16 And when evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits and healed all who were sick.

17 And there came to him a leper. And he fell on his face, and implored him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.

18 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be made clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

19 And Jesus says to him, See you tell no man; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

20 And they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the sick of the palsy, Child, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven.

21 And look, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes.

22 And Jesus seeing their thoughts said, Why do you{+} think evil in your{+} hearts?

23 For which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?

24 But that you{+} may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins--then he says to the sick of the palsy, Arise, and take up your bed, and go up to your house.

25 And he arose, and departed to his house.

26 But when the multitudes saw it, they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

27 And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he says to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

28 And it came to pass, as he sat to eat in the house, look, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

29 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your{+} Teacher eat with the publicans and sinners?

30 But when he heard it, he said, Those who are whole have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners.

31 Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?

32 And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

33 And no man puts a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment; for that which should fill it up takes from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

34 Neither do [men] put new wine into old wineskins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.