Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
2 and was there forty days, to be tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days; and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.
forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
3 And the devil said to him: If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
5 And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.
And taking him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to him: I will give you all the authority and glory of these, for it is delivered to me; and to whomever I will, I give it.
And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.
7 If, therefore, you will bow with reverence before me, all shall be yours.
If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
8 And Jesus answered and said to him: Get behind me, Satan; it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;
10 for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you carefully;
for it is written, “He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
11 and in their hands they shall take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone.”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him: It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.
And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.
And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and his fame went throughout the whole of that region.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country
15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he entered the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.
And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day; and stood up to read.
17 And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was given to him: and when he had unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written:
And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 And he rolled up the volume, and save it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all that were in the synagogue were earnestly fixed upon him.
And rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
21 And he began to say to them: This scripture which you have heard, is this day fulfilled.
And he began to say to them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all extolled him; and they wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and said: Is not this the son of Joseph?
And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.
And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, “Physician, heal thyself;” whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.
24 And he said: Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 And I tell you, in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine was on all the land:
But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
26 and to no one of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow.
and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet; and no one of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all that were in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with anger,
And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
29 and arose, and drove him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
And they rose up, and forced him out of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, to cast him down headlong;
30 But he passed through the midst of them, and went away.
but he, passing through the midst of them, went away.
31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath-days.
And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.
32 And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
And they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
33 And there was in the synagogue a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 saying: Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him into the midst, and came out of him, and hurt him not.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.
36 And amazement came upon all, and they spoke one to another, saying: What teaching is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
And all were amazed; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?
37 And his fame went abroad into every place of the country round about.
And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
38 And he arose and went out of the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon’s mother-in-law was confined with a violent fever: and they besought him in her behalf.
And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and she arose immediately, and ministered to them.
And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.
40 And when the sun had gone down, all that had any sick with various diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and cured them.
And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 And when it was day, he went out and departed into a desert place; and the multitudes sought for him, and came to him and endeavored to detain him, that he should not go away from them.
And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.
43 But he said to them: I must make known the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; for to this end I have been sent.
But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.
44 And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
