耶稣受试探（可1·12-13；路4·1-13）　
　　接着，耶稣被圣灵带到旷野去，受魔鬼试探。禁食四十昼夜后，耶稣饿了。那试探者上前对他说∶“既然你是上帝的儿子，命令这些石头变成面包吧！”
　　耶稣回答∶“圣经说∶‘人的生存不仅是靠食物，而是靠上帝所说的每一句话。’”
　　魔鬼又带耶稣到圣城，让他站在圣殿顶的最高处，对他说∶“既然你是上帝的儿子，你跳下去；因为圣经说∶
　　上帝要为你吩咐他的天使；
　　他们要用手托住你，
　　使你的脚不至于在石头上碰伤。”
　　耶稣回答∶“可是圣经也说∶‘不可试探主──你的上帝。’”
　　最后，魔鬼带耶稣上了一座很高的山，把世上万国和它们的荣华都给他看。魔鬼说∶“如果你跪下来拜我，我就把这一切都给你。”
　　耶稣回答∶“撒但，走开！圣经说∶‘要拜主──你的上帝，惟独敬奉他。’”
　　于是，魔鬼离开了耶稣，天使就前来伺候他。
　　耶稣开始在加利利传道（可1·14-15；路4·14-15）　
　　耶稣听见约翰被关在监狱里，就避开，到加利利去。他没有在拿撒勒住下，却去住在迦百农。那城在西布伦和拿弗他利地区，靠近加利利湖。这是要应验先知以赛亚的话∶
　　西布伦地和拿弗他利地，
　　沿海的路，约旦河的那边，
　　外邦人的加利利！
　　住在黑暗中的人
　　要看见大光；
　　住在死荫之地的人
　　有光要照亮他们。
　　从那时开始，耶稣宣讲信息说∶“悔改吧，因为天国快实现了！”
　　耶稣呼召四渔夫（可1·16-20；路5·1-11）　
　　耶稣沿加利利湖边走着，看见两个打鱼的兄弟，西门（别号彼得）和他的弟弟安得烈，正在湖里撒网打鱼。耶稣对他们说∶“来跟从我！我要使你们成为得人的渔夫。”他们立刻丢下了鱼网，跟从耶稣。
　　耶稣再往前走，看见另外两个兄弟──西庇太的儿子雅各和约翰；他们跟父亲一起在船上整理鱼网。耶稣呼召他们，他们立刻舍了船，辞别父亲，跟从耶稣。
　　耶稣的教导和治病（路6·17-19）　
　　耶稣走遍加利利全境，在各地方的会堂里教导人，宣讲天国的福音，治好民间各样的疾病。他的名声传遍了叙利亚，因此那里的居民把患各种疾病、受各样痛苦的人∶例如被鬼附身的、癫痫的、瘫痪的，都带到他跟前来，他一一治好了他们。成群的人从加利利、十邑、耶路撒冷、犹太，和约旦河对岸一带来跟随他。

　　The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1.12, 13; Luke 4.1-13)　
　　Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. [注解]　After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. Then the Devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread."
　　But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.'"[注解]　
　　Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says, [注解]　
　　'God will give orders to his angels about you; [注解]　
　　they will hold you up with their hands, [注解]　
　　so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.'"[注解]　
　　Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"[注解]　
　　Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness. "All this I will give you," the Devil said, "if you kneel down and worship me."
　　Then Jesus answered, "Go away, Satan! The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"[注解]　
　　Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.
　　Jesus Begins His Work in Galilee
(Mark 1.14, 15; Luke 4.14, 15)　
　　When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee. [注解]　He did not stay in Nazareth, but went to live in Capernaum, a town by Lake Galilee, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. [注解]　This was done to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said,
　　"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, [注解]　
　　on the road to the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, [注解]　
　　Galilee, land of the Gentiles![注解]　
　　The people who live in darkness
　　will see a great light.
　　On those who live in the dark land of death
　　the light will shine."
　　From that time Jesus began to preach his message: "Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"[注解]　
　　Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
(Mark 1.16-20; Luke 5.1-11)　
　　As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers who were fishermen, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew, catching fish in the lake with a net. Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people." At once they left their nets and went with him.
　　He went on and saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets ready. Jesus called them, and at once they left the boat and their father, and went with him.
　　Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Luke 6.17-19)　
　　Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people who had all kinds of disease and sickness. [注解]　The news about him spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics-and Jesus healed them all. Large crowds followed him from Galilee and the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, Judea, and the land on the other side of the Jordan.