MATEO 4

Jesús puesto a prueba en el desierto

1 Después de esto, el Espíritu llevó a Jesús al desiertot para que el diablo lo pusiera a prueba. 2 Jesús ayunó cuarenta días y cuarenta nochest, y al final sintió hambre.t

3 Entonces se le acercó el diablo y le dijo:
— Si de veras eres Hijo de Dios, di que estas piedras se conviertan en pan.

4 Jesús le contestó:
— Las Escrituras dicen: No sólo de pan vivirá el hombre, sino de toda palabra pronunciada por Dios.t
5 El diablo lo llevó luego a la ciudad santat, lo subió al alero del Templot

6 y le dijo:
— Si de veras eres Hijo de Dios, tírate abajo, porque dicen las Escrituras: Dios ordenará a sus ángeles que cuiden de ti y te tomen en sus manos para que tu pie no tropiece con ninguna piedra.t

7 Jesús le contestó:
— También dicen las Escrituras: No pondrás a prueba al Señor tu Dios.t
8 De nuevo el diablo lo llevó a un monte muy alto y, mostrándole todas las naciones del mundo y su esplendor,

9 le dijo:
— Yo te daré todo esto si te arrodillas ante mí y me adoras.

10 Pero Jesús le replicó:
— Vete de aquí, Satanást, pues dicen las Escrituras: Al Señor tu Dios adorarás y sólo a él darás culto.t

11 El diablo se apartó entonces de Jesús, y llegaron los ángeles para servirle.

III.— ANUNCIO DEL REINO EN GALILEA (4,12—18,35)

Primera actividad de Jesús (4,12-25)

Jesús inicia su actividad

(Mc 1,14-15; Lc 4,1-13)

14 en cumplimiento de lo dicho por medio del profeta Isaías:

15  ¡Tierra de Zabulón y Neftalí,
camino del mar, al oriente del Jordán,
Galilea de los paganos! t

16  El pueblo sumido en las tinieblas
vio una luz resplandeciente;
a los que vivían en país de sombra de muerte,
una luz los alumbró.

17 A partir de aquel momento, Jesús comenzó a predicar diciendo:t
— Conviértanse, porque ya está cerca el reino de los cielost.

Llamamiento de los primeros discípulos

(Mc 1,16-20; Lc 5,1.10-11)

19 Jesús les dijo:
— Vengan conmigo y los haré pescadores de hombres.t
20 Ellos dejaron de inmediato punto sus redes y se fueron con él. 21 Más adelante vio a otros dos hermanos: Santiago y Juan, los hijos de Zebedeo, que estaban en la barca con su padre, reparando las redes. Los llamó,

22 y ellos, dejando en seguida la barca y a su padre, lo siguieron.

Jesús enseña y cura

Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wildernesst to be tempted by the devil.2 After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.t3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”t4 But he answered,t “It is written, ‘Mantdoes not livetby bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”s5 Then the devil took him to the holy city,s had him standt on the highest points of the temple,6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you’s and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”s7 Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”s8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.t9 And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worshipt me.”10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away,s Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”s

11 Then the devil left him, and angelst came and began ministering to his needs.

Preaching in Galilee

12 Now when Jesust heard that John had been imprisoned,t he went into Galilee.13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareths to make his home in Capernaumtss by the sea,ts in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

14 so that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:t

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles –

16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,
and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”s

17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message:t “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

The Call of the Disciples

18 Ast he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).t19 He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.”ts20 Theyt left their nets immediately and followed him.s21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boatt with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. Thent he called them.

22 Theyt immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus’ Healing Ministry

23 Jesust went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,s preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.24 So a report about him spread throughout Syria. Peoplet brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures,t paralytics, and those possessed by demons,t and he healed them.

25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis,ts Jerusalem,s Judea, and beyond the Jordan River.t