Lexham English Bible

Matthew 4:7-14 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

7. Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

8. Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

9. and he said to him, “I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

10. Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

11. Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.

12. Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

13. And leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

14. in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,