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Introduction

1	Christ, fasting forty days, is tempted of the devil and ministered unto by angels.
12	He dwells in Capernaum;
17	begins to preach;
18	calls Peter and Andrew,
21	James and John;
23	teaches and heals all the diseased.

Verse 1
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

was: Mark 1:12,13-15; Luke 4:1-13; Romans 8:14
of the spirit: 1 Kings 18:12; 2 Kings 2:16; Ezekiel 3:12,14; 8:3; 11:1,24; 40:2; 43:5; Acts 8:39
to: Genesis 3:15; John 14:30; Hebrews 2:18; 4:15,16

Verse 2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

fasted: Exodus 24:18; 34:28; Deuteronomy 9:9,18,25; 18:18; 1 Kings 19:8; Luke 4:2
he was: 21:18; Mark 11:12; John 4:6; Hebrews 2:14-17

Verse 3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

the tempter: Job 1:9-12; 2:4-7; Luke 22:31,32; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Revelation 2:10; 12:9-11
if: 3:17; Luke 4:3,9
command: Genesis 3:1-5; 25:29-34; Exodus 16:3; Numbers 11:4-6; Psalms 78:17-20; Hebrews 12:16

Verse 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.

It is: 7,10; Luke 4:4,8,12; Romans 15:4; Ephesians 6:17
Man: Deuteronomy 8:3; Luke 4:4
but: 14:16-21; Exodus 16:8,15,35; 23:15; 1 Kings 17:12-16; 2 Kings 4:42-44; 7:1,2; Haggai 2:16-19; Malachi 3:9-11; Mark 6:38-44; 8:4-9; John 6:5-15; 31-59,63
but: That is, as Dr. Campbell renders, "by every thing which God is pleased to appoint;" for [rhema (rºh=ma)] which generally signifies a word, is, by a Hebraism, here taken for a thing, like davar, in Hebrew.

Verse 5
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

taketh: Luke 4:9; John 19:11
the holy: 27:53; Nehemiah 11:1; Isaiah 48:2; 52:1; Daniel 9:16; Revelation 11:2
on: 2 Chronicles 3:4

Verse 6
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.

for: 4; 2 Corinthians 11:14
He shall: Psalms 91:11,12; Luke 4:9-12; Hebrews 1:14
test: Job 1:10; 5:23; Psalms 34:7,20

Verse 7
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

It: 4,10; 21:16,42; 22:31,32; Isaiah 8:20
Thou: Exodus 17:2,7; Numbers 14:22; Deuteronomy 6:16; Psalms 78:18,41,56; 95:9; 106:14; Malachi 3:15; Acts 5:9; 1 Corinthians 10:9; Hebrews 3:9

Verse 8
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;

the devil: 5; Luke 4:5-7
and sheweth: 16:26; Esther 1:4; 5:11; Psalms 49:16,17; Daniel 4:30; Hebrews 11:24-26; 1 Peter 1:24; 1 John 2:15,16; Revelation 11:15

Verse 9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

All: 26:15; John 13:3
I give: 1 Samuel 2:7,8; Psalms 72:11; 113:7,8; Proverbs 8:15; Jeremiah 27:5,6; Daniel 2:37,38; 4:32; Daniel 5:18,19,26-28; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Revelation 19:16
if: 1 Corinthians 10:20,21; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Timothy 3:6; Revelation 19:10; 22:8,9

Verse 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.

Get: 16:23; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:9
Satan: 1 Chronicles 21:1; Job 1:6,12; 2:1; Psalms 109:6; Zechariah 3:1,2
Thou shalt: Deuteronomy 6:13,14; 10:20; Joshua 24:14; 1 Samuel 7:3; Luke 4:8

Verse 11
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

the devil: Luke 4:13; 22:53; John 14:30
behold: 6; 26:53; 28:2-5; Mark 1:13; Luke 22:43; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:6,14; Revelation 5:11,12

Verse 12
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

when: Mark 1:14; 6:17; Luke 3:20; 4:14,31; John 4:43,54
cast: or, delivered up.

Verse 13
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

leaving: Luke 4:30,31
Capernaum: 11:23; 17:24; Mark 1:21; John 4:46; 6:17,24,59
Zabulon: Joshua 19:10-16
Zebulun: Nephthalim.; Joshua 19:32-39
Naphtali

Verse 14
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

it: 1:22; 2:15,23; 8:17; 12:17-21; 26:54,56; Luke 22:37; 24:44; John 15:25; John 19:28,36,37
saying: Isaiah 9:1,2

Verse 15
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

Galilee: Joshua 20:7; 21:32; 1 Kings 9:11; 2 Kings 15:29

Verse 16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

which sat in darkness: Psalms 107:10-14; Isaiah 42:6,7; 60:1-3; Micah 7:8; Luke 1:78,79; 2:32
shadow: Job 3:5; 10:22; 34:22; Psalms 44:19; Jeremiah 13:16; Amos 5:8

Verse 17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

that: Mark 1:14
Repent: 3:2; 9:13; 10:7; Mark 1:15; Luke 5:32; 9:2; 10:11-14; 15:7,10; 24:47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 11:18; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; 2 Timothy 2:25,26; Hebrews 6:1
kingdom: 11:12; 13:9,11,24,47; 25:1

Verse 18
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

walking: 1:16-18; Luke 5:2
sea: 15:29; Numbers 34:11; Deuteronomy 3:17
Chinnereth: Luke 5:1
lake of Gennesaret: John 6:1; 21:1
sea of Tiberias: two.; 10:2; Luke 6:14; John 1:40-42; 6:8
for: Exodus 3:1,10; Judges 6:11,12; 1 Kings 19:19-21; Psalms 78:70-72; Amos 7:14,15; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Verse 19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Follow: 8:22; 9:9; 16:24; 19:21; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27; 9:59; John 1:43; 12:26; John 21:22
I will: Ezekiel 47:9,10; Mark 1:17,18; Luke 5:10,11; 1 Corinthians 9:20-22; 2 Corinthians 12:16

Verse 20
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

10:37; 19:27; 1 Kings 19:21; Psalms 119:60; Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:28-30; Galatians 1:16

Verse 21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

other: 10:2; 17:1; 20:20,21; 26:37; Mark 1:19,20; 3:17; 5:37; Luke 5:10,11; John 21:2; Acts 12:2

Verse 22
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

10:37; Deuteronomy 33:9,10; Mark 1:20; Luke 9:59,60; 14:26,33; 2 Corinthians 5:16

Verse 23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Jesus: 9:35; Mark 6:6; John 7:1; Acts 10:38
teaching: 12:9; 13:54; Psalms 74:8; Mark 1:21,39; 6:2; Luke 4:15,16,44; 13:10; Acts 9:20,13,14-43; 18:4
the gospel: 13:19; 24:14; Mark 1:14; Luke 4:17,18; 8:1; 20:1; Romans 10:15
healing: 8:16,17; 10:7,8; 11:5; 15:30,31; Psalms 103:3; Mark 1:32-34; 3:10; Luke 4:40,41; 5:17; 6:17; 7:22; 9:11; 10:9; Acts 5:15,16

Verse 24
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

his fame: 9:26,31; 14:1; Joshua 6:27; 1 Kings 4:31; 10:1; 1 Chronicles 14:17; Mark 1:28; Luke 4:14; 5:15
Syria: 2 Samuel 8:6; Luke 2:2; Acts 15:23,41
all sick: 23; 8:14,15; 9:35; Exodus 15:26
possessed: 9:32; 12:22; 15:22; 17:18; Mark 5:2-18; Luke 4:33-35; 8:27-37; Acts 10:38
lunatic: 17:15
those that: 8:6,13; 9:2-8

Verse 25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

followed: 5:1; 8:1; 12:15; 19:2; Mark 3:7; 6:2; Luke 6:17,19
Decapolis: Mark 5:20; 7:31

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Bibliography Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Matthew 4:9". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". "http://www.studylight.org/com/tsk/view.cgi?book=mt&chapter=4&verse=9".

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