< Luke 4 >
1 But Jesus, full of [the] Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
On returning from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by the power of the Spirit through the wilderness for forty days, tempted by the devil.
2 forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.
All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.
3 And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.
So the devil said to him, “If you are God’s Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
4 And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘It is not on bread alone that a person is to live.’”
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.
And the devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him,
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.
“I will give you all this power, and the splendor of them; for it has been given into my hands and I give it to whom I wish.
7 If therefore thou wilt do homage before me, all [of it] shall be thine.
If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘You should worship the Lord your God, and worship 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;
The devil next led him into Jerusalem, and, placing him on the parapet of the Temple, said, “If you are God’s Son throw yourself down from here,
10 for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee;
for scripture says – ‘He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,’
11 and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
And ‘On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.
But Jesus answered him, “It is said – ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 And the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time.
When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him;
Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that region;
15 and he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was honored by everyone.
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.
Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the synagogue, and stood up to read the scriptures.
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,
He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says –
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 on me, for he has consecrated me to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed at liberty,
19 to preach [the] acceptable year of [the] Lord.
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
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.
Then, closing the book and returning it to the attendant, he sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him,
21 And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
and Jesus began, “This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
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?
All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. “Isn’t Joseph’s son?” they asked.
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.
“Doubtless,” said Jesus, “you will remind me of the saying – ‘Doctor, cure yourself;’ and you will say ‘Do here in your own country all that we have heard that has been done at Capernaum.’
24 And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] country.
I tell you,” he continued, “that no prophet is acceptable 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,
There were, doubtless, many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, and a severe famine prevailed throughout the country;
26 and to none of them was Elias sent but to Sarepta of Sidonia, to a woman [that was] a widow.
and yet it was not to one of them that Elijah was sent, but to a widow at Zarephath in 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.
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but Naaman the Syrian.”
28 And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;
All the people in the synagogue, as they listened to this, became 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;
Starting up, they drove Jesus out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town stood, intending to hurl him down.
30 but he, passing through the midst of them, went his way,
But he passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
31 and descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths.
Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath he taught the people.
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was with authority.
They were amazed at his teaching, because his words were spoken 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,
In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly,
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.
“Stop! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – 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.
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent! Come out from him,” he said. The demon flung the man down in the middle of the people, and then came out from him, without causing him further harm.
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 lost in amazement, and kept saying to one another, “What words are these? For he gives his commands to the foul spirits with a marvelous authority, and they come out.”
37 And a rumour went out into every place of the country round concerning him.
And rumors about Jesus traveled through every place in the region.
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.
On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a severe attack of fever, and they asked Jesus to cure her.
39 And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and forthwith standing up she served them.
Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to take care of 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;
At sunset, all who had friends suffering from various diseases took them to Jesus; and he placed his hands on everyone of them and 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.
And even demons came out from many people, screaming ‘You are the Son of God.’ Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
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.
At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving 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.
Jesus, however, said to them, “I must take the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that was why I was sent.”
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued to make his proclamation in the synagogues of Judea.