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Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil.

Matthew 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights, and afterwards was hungry.

Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

The devil tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread, questioning if He was truly the Son of God.

Matthew 4:4 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.

Jesus teaches that people should follow the word of God, not just rely on food for sustenance.

Matthew 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

The devil took Jesus to the holy city and placed him on top of the temple.

Matthew 4:6 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.

Satan tempts Jesus to test his identity as the Son of God by challenging him to throw himself off a high place, as God would ensure that his angels would protect him.

Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Jesus told the devil that it was written again that it is wrong to tempt God.

Matthew 4:8 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 showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and their glory from an exceedingly high mountain.

Matthew 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Satan tempts Jesus with the offer of all the kingdoms of the world in exchange for worship.

Matthew 4:10 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.

Jesus commands Satan to leave, citing scripture which states that only God should be worshipped and served.

Matthew 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Angels came to minister to Jesus after the devil left him.

Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

Jesus heard of John's imprisonment and went to Galilee.

Matthew 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

Jesus moved from Nazareth to live in Capernaum, located on the coast of Zabulon and Nephthalim.

Matthew 4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

The prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus in Matthew 4:14.

Matthew 4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

The passage mentions Galilee of the Gentiles, located by the way of the sea beyond Jordan in the lands of Zabulon and Nephthalim.

Matthew 4:16 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.

People living in darkness were given great light, and those in the region of death were given hope.

Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Jesus began preaching and calling for repentance, as the Kingdom of Heaven was near.

Matthew 4:18 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.

Jesus saw two brothers, Peter and Andrew, fishing in the Sea of Galilee.

Matthew 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Jesus calls his disciples to follow him and he will make them fishers of men.

Matthew 4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

The disciples immediately left their occupation and followed Jesus.

Matthew 4:21 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.

Jesus called James and John from a boat while they were mending their nets with their father Zebedee.

Matthew 4:22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

The disciples immediately followed Jesus, leaving their father and the ship behind.

Matthew 4:23 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 travelled throughout Galilee teaching in synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing the sick and diseased.

Matthew 4:24 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.

Jesus' fame spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him those who were sick with various diseases and afflictions, as well as those who were possessed by demons and those with mental illnesses and paralysis, and he healed them.

Matthew 4:25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Large numbers of people from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and east of the Jordan River followed Jesus.