Luke 4
1 But Jesus, full of [the] Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.
where he continued forty days, and was tempted by the devil. Having eaten nothing all that time, when it was ended he was hungry:
3 And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.
and the devil said to him, If thou be God's Son, command this stone to become bread.
4 And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, "Man does not live by bread only, but by whatever God pleases."
5 And [the devil], leading him up into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time.
Then the devil, having brought him to the top of a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
6 And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.
and said to him, All this power and glory I will give thee; for it is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it;
7 If therefore thou wilt do homage before me, all [of it] shall be thine.
if, therefore, thou wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
8 And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
Jesus answering, said, It is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only."
9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;
Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and placing him on the battlement of the temple, said to him, If thou be God's Son, throw thyself down hence;
10 for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee;
for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee;
11 and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
and, in their arms they shall uphold thee, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
12 And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.
Jesus answered, It is said, "Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof."
13 And the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time.
When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him;
Then Jesus, by the impulse of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and his renown spread throughout the whole country,
15 and he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
and he taught in their synagogues with universal applause.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Being come to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he entered the synagogue, as his custom was, on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And [the] book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written,
And they put into his hands the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and having opened the book, he found the place where it is written,
18 [The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, inasmuch as he has anointed me to publish glad tidings to the poor, to announce liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 to preach [the] acceptable year of [the] Lord.
to proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord."
20 And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
And having closed the book, and returned it to the servant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
21 And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
And he began with saying to them, This very day, the scripture which you have just now heard, is fulfilled.
22 And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
And all extolled him; but being astonished at the gracious words which he uttered, they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard has taken place in Capernaum do here also in thine own country.
He said to them, You will doubtless apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure yourself." Do as great things here in your own country, as we hear you have done in Capernaum.
24 And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] country.
But in fact, added he, No prophet was ever well received in his own country.
25 But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,
I tell you of a truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut up for three years and a half, so that there was great famine throughout all the land;
26 and to none of them was Elias sent but to Sarepta of Sidonia, to a woman [that was] a widow.
yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to a widow in Sarepta, of Sidonia.
27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
There were likewise many lepers in Israel, in the days of Elisha the prophet; and Naaman the Syrian was cleansed, but none of those.
28 And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;
On hearing this, the whole synagogue were enraged,
29 and rising up they cast him forth out of the city, and led him up to the brow of the mountain upon which their city was built, so that they might throw him down the precipice;
and breaking up, drove him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the mountain on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
30 but he, passing through the midst of them, went his way,
But he, passing through the midst of them, went away.
31 and descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths.
Then he came to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath.
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was with authority.
And they were struck with awe at his manner of teaching; for he spoke with authority.
33 And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice,
Now there was in the synagogue a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, who roared out, saying,
34 saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy [One] of God.
Ah! Jesus of Nazareth, what hast thou to do with us? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art--the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. On this, the demon, having thrown him into the middle of the assembly, came out without harming him.
36 And astonishment came upon all, and they spoke to one another, saying, What word [is] this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
And they were all in amazement, and said one to another, What does this mean, that with authority and power he command the unclean spirits, and they come out?
37 And a rumour went out into every place of the country round concerning him.
From that time, his fame was published in every corner of the country.
38 And rising up out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering under a bad fever; and they asked him for her.
When he was gone out of the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon, whose wife's mother had a violent fever, and they entreated him on her behalf.
39 And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and forthwith standing up she served them.
Jesus, standing near her, rebuked the fever, and it left her, and she instantly arose, and served them.
40 And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;
After sunset, all they who had any sick, of whatever kind of disease, brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on every one, cured them.
41 and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
Demons also came out of many, crying out, Thou art the Son of God. But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah.
42 And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place, and the crowds sought after him, and came up to him, and [would have] kept him back that he should not go from them.
When it was day, he retired into a desert place; and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and urged him not to leave them;
43 But he said to them, I must needs announce the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for for this I have been sent forth.
but he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the Reign of God in other cities also, because for this purpose I am sent.
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
Accordingly, he made this publication in the synagogues of Galilee.
