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Matthew 4 Comparison: American Standard Version vs Darby Translation

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Matthew 4

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

2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

3And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

4But 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.

5Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

8Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10Then 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.

11Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

12Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

13and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:

14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

15The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

16The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.

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

18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.

21And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

22And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

24And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.

25And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 4

1Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:

2and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.

3And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son ofGod, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out throughGod's mouth.

5Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,

6and says to him, If thou be Son ofGod cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

7Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thyGod.

8Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,

9and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.

10Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thyGod, and him alone shalt thou serve.

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

12But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

13and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,

14that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

15Land of Zabulon and land of Nepthalim, way of [the] sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

16— the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.

17From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers;

19and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20And they, having left their trawl-nets, immediately followed him.

21And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;

22and they, having left the ship and their father, immediately followed him.

23And [Jesus] went round the whole [of] Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.

24And his fame went out into the whole [of] Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

25And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 4

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

2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

3And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

4But 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.

5Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

8Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10Then 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.

11Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

12Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

13and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:

14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

15The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

16The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.

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

18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.

21And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

22And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

24And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.

25And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 4:1
ASV

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Darby

Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:

2
ASV

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

Darby

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.

3
ASV

And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Darby

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son ofGod, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

4
ASV

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.

Darby

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out throughGod's mouth.

5
ASV

Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Darby

Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,

6
ASV

and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Darby

and says to him, If thou be Son ofGod cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

7
ASV

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Darby

Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thyGod.

8
ASV

Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Darby

Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,

9
ASV

and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Darby

and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.

10
ASV

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.

Darby

Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thyGod, and him alone shalt thou serve.

11
ASV

Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Darby

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

12
ASV

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

Darby

But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

13
ASV

and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:

Darby

and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,

14
ASV

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Darby

that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

15
ASV

The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

Darby

Land of Zabulon and land of Nepthalim, way of [the] sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

16
ASV

The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.

Darby

— the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.

17
ASV

From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Darby

From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

18
ASV

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

Darby

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers;

19
ASV

And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Darby

and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20
ASV

And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.

Darby

And they, having left their trawl-nets, immediately followed him.

21
ASV

And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Darby

And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;

22
ASV

And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

Darby

and they, having left the ship and their father, immediately followed him.

23
ASV

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

Darby

And [Jesus] went round the whole [of] Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.

24
ASV

And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.

Darby

And his fame went out into the whole [of] Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

25
ASV

And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond the Jordan.

Darby

And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.

Understanding American Standard Version vs Darby Translation in Matthew 4

American Standard Version (ASV)

A highly literal translation known for accuracy and adherence to the original Hebrew and Greek. Consistent word choices make it excellent for careful study and cross-referencing. A strong pick for readers who want a precise, classic-modern English Bible.

Darby Translation (Darby)

A scholarly translation by John Nelson Darby emphasizing precision and consistency. Especially valued for study and cross-reference work. A classic choice for readers who prioritize accuracy over smooth modern style.

You are viewing a side-by-side comparison of Matthew 4 in the American Standard Version and Darby Translation. Comparing these two versions can help shed light on the nuances of the original text.

Key Comparison: Matthew 4:16

ASV

"The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up."

Darby

"— the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up."

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