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Matthew 4

Compare Translations — WEB vs KJV

Bible Compare Matthew 4
Verse 1
WEB

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

KJV

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

Verse 2
WEB

When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

KJV

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

Verse 3
WEB

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

KJV

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

Verse 4
WEB

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’”

KJV

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.

Verse 5
WEB

Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

KJV

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

Verse 6
WEB

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,’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”

KJV

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.

Verse 7
WEB

Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”

KJV

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

Verse 8
WEB

Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

KJV

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;

Verse 9
WEB

He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

KJV

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

Verse 10
WEB

Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”

KJV

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.

Verse 11
WEB

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.

KJV

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

Verse 12
WEB

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

KJV

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

Verse 13
WEB

Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

KJV

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

Verse 14
WEB

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

KJV

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

Verse 15
WEB

“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

KJV

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

Verse 16
WEB

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”

KJV

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.

Verse 17
WEB

From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

KJV

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

Verse 18
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 19
WEB

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

KJV

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

Verse 20
WEB

They immediately left their nets and followed him.

KJV

And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Verse 21
WEB

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. He called them.

KJV

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.

Verse 22
WEB

They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

KJV

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

Verse 23
WEB

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

KJV

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.

Verse 24
WEB

The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

KJV

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.

Verse 25
WEB

Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

KJV

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