Matthew

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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.

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

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.

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

And the same John had his raiment of camel"s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,