y him. (14)But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have
need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? (15)But Jesus
answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh
us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him. (16)And Jesus,
after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens
were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were
a dove, and coming upon him: (17)and lo! a voice from the heavens,
saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

CHAP. IV.

THEN was Jesus led away by the spirit into the wilderness, to be
tempted by the devil. (2)And when he had fasted forty days and forty
nights, afterwards he became hungry. (3)And the tempter coming to him
said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made
loaves. (4)But he answering said, It is written[6], "Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God."

(5)Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and placed him on a
wing of the temple, (6)and saith to him, If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down: for it is written[7], "that he shall give his angels
a charge concerning thee: and in their hands shall they hold thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." (7)Jesus said
unto him, It is written again[8], "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy
God."

(8)Again the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; (9)and
saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
prostrate and worship me. (10)Then saith Jesus unto him, Avaunt Satan!
for it is written[9], "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him
only thou pay divine adoration." (11)Then the devil leaveth him, and
lo! angels came and ministered unto him.

(12)But when Jesus heard that John was cast into prison, he retired
into Galilee; (13)and leaving Nazareth, he came and resided at
Capernaum, a maritime city, on the confines of Zebulun and Nephthali:
(14)that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,
saying[10], (15)"The land of Zabulun, and the land of Naphthali, the
road to the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; (16)the people
who sat in darkness saw a great light; and on those who sat in the
region and shadow of death, even on them hath the light arisen."

(17)From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for