Bible Chapter Summary
Matthew 4 Summary
Temptation in the Wilderness and the Beginning of Ministry
Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness for forty days and nights. Satan tests him three times; Jesus answers each with Scripture. Then Jesus begins his Galilean ministry fulfilling Isaiah 9, calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John from their fishing boats, and begins healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Key themes
Key verses
Matthew 4:4
“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
Matthew 4:10
“Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
Matthew 4:19
“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
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