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him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,
'He will give his angels charge of you,'
and 'In their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.' "
7 Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' " 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, "All these I will give you, if you will fall
down and worship me." 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away, Satan! for it is written,
'You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.' "
11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13
And leaving Nazareth, he went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the
regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be
fulfilled:
15 "The land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles--
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light,
and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned."
17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand."
18 As Jesus was 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. 19 And
he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20 Immediately they

left their nets and followed him. 21 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. And he called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their
father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 Then his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all sick people
who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were
demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 Great crowds
followed him--from Galilee, and from the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the
Jordan.
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1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came
to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil
against you falsely for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in
heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how shall it be made salty
again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot
by men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor
do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in
the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and
glorify your Father in heaven.
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to
abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away,
not an iota, not a dot, will by any means pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19
Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall
be called least