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10 At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written:

‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship
    and him alone shall you serve.’”(A)

11 Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.

The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry.[a] 12 (B)When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:12–17 Isaiah’s prophecy of the light rising upon Zebulun and Naphtali (Is 8:22–9:1) is fulfilled in Jesus’ residence at Capernaum. The territory of these two tribes was the first to be devastated (733–32 B.C.) at the time of the Assyrian invasion. In order to accommodate Jesus’ move to Capernaum to the prophecy, Matthew speaks of that town as being “in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali” (Mt 4:13), whereas it was only in the territory of the latter, and he understands the sea of the prophecy, the Mediterranean, as the sea of Galilee.

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(A) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[a](B)

11 Then the devil left him,(C) and angels came and attended him.(D)

Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,(E) he withdrew to Galilee.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13