Matthew 4(ESV) The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wildernessto be tempted by the devil.2And after fastingforty days and forty nights, hewas hungry.3Andthe tempter came and said to him, "If you arethe Son of God, commandthese stones to become loaves of bread."4But he answered,"It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone,but by...

Matthew 3(ESV) John the Baptist Prepares the Way In those daysJohn the Baptist came preaching inthe wilderness of Judea,2"Repent, forthe kingdom of heaven is at hand."[a]3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:'Prepare[b]the way of the Lord;make his paths straight.'" 4Now John worea garment ...

Matthew 2(ESV) The Visit of the Wise Men Nowafter Jesus was born inBethlehem of Judeain the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a]fromthe east came to Jerusalem,2saying, "Where is he who has been bornking of the Jews? For we sawhis star when it rose[b]and have come toworship him."3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;4and ass...

Matthew 1(ESV) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,the son of David,the son of Abraham. 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, andIsaac the father of Jacob, andJacob the father of Judah and his brothers,3andJudah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,[a]4and Ram the father of...

Revelation 22(ESV) The River of Life Then the angel[a]showed methe river ofthe water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb2through the middle ofthe street of the city;also, on either side of the river,the tree of life[b]with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree werefor the healing of the...

Revelation 21(ESV) The New Heaven and the New Earth Then I sawa new heaven and a new earth, forthe first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.2And I sawthe holy city,new Jerusalem,coming down out of heaven from God,preparedas a bride adorned for her husband.3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold,the dwelling place[a]of ...

Revelation 20(ESV) The Thousand Years Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,holding in his hand the key tothe bottomless pit[a]and a great chain.2And he seizedthe dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, andbound him for a thousand years,3and threw him intothe pit, and shut it andsealed it over him, so thathe might not deceive the nations any lon...

Revelation 19(ESV) Rejoicing in Heaven After this I heardwhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, "Hallelujah!Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,2forhis judgments are true and just;for he has judgedthe great prostitutewho corrupted the earth with her immorality,andhas avenged on her the blood of his servants." 3O...

Revelation 18(ESV) The Fall of Babylon After this I sawanother angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, andthe earth was made bright with his glory.2And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!She has becomea dwelling place for demons,a hauntfor every unclean spirit,a hauntfor every unclean bird,a haunt for every unclean...

Revelation 17(ESV) The Great Prostitute and the Beast Thenone of the seven angels who hadthe seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment ofthe great prostitutewho is seated on many waters,2with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, andwith the wine of whose sexual immoralitythe dwellers on earth have become drunk."3Andhe...