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Matthew 4:8-23 Amplified Bible (AMP)

8. Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.

9. And he said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage and worship me.

10. Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve. [Deut. 6:13.]

11. Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

12. Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested and put in prison, He withdrew into Galilee.

13. And leaving Nazareth, He went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali–

14. That what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be brought to pass:

15. The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, in the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles [of the peoples who are not of Israel]–[Isa. 9:1-2.]

16. The people who sat (dwelt enveloped) in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned.

17. From that time Jesus began to preach, crying out, Repent (change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

18. As He was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, throwing a dragnet into the sea, for they were fishermen.

19. And He said to them, Come after Me [as disciples–letting Me be your Guide], follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!

20. At once they left their nets and became His disciples [sided with His party and followed Him].

21. And going on further from there He noticed two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets and putting them right; and He called them.

22. At once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples [sided with His party and followed Him].

23. And He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news (Gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every weakness and infirmity among the people.

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