Luke 4
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit into the desert,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He didn't eat anything during that whole time, so at the end he was starving.
being tempted by the Devil forty days, and He did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, He afterward hungered,
3 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 You are [the] Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.”
4 “It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not live on bread alone,’” Jesus answered.
And Jesus answered him, saying, “It has been written, that, Not on bread only will man live, but on every saying of God.”
5 The devil led him up to a high place, and in a rapid view showed him all the kingdoms of the world.
And the Devil having brought Him up to a high mountain, showed to Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
6 Then the devil said to Jesus, “I will give you authority over all of them, and their glory. This authority has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
and the Devil said to Him, “To You I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it has been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I give it;
7 Bow down and worship me and you can have it all.”
You, then, if You may worship me—all will be Yours.”
8 “It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve only him,’” Jesus replied.
And Jesus answering him said, “[[Get behind Me, Satan, for]] it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only you will serve.”
9 The devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, set him on the top of the Temple, and told him, “If you are the Son of God, then jump!
And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, cast Yourself down from here,
10 For it is written in Scripture, ‘He will order his angels to care for you,
for it has been written: To His messengers He will give charge concerning you, to guard over you;
11 holding you up to protect you from stumbling over a stone.’”
and: On hands they will bear you up, lest at any time you may dash your foot against a stone.”
12 “It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God,’” Jesus replied.
And Jesus answering said to him, “It has been said, You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
13 When the devil had completed all his temptations, he waited for another opportunity.
And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a convenient season.
14 Jesus returned to Galilee, full of the Spirit's power. News about him spread everywhere.
And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a fame went forth through all the surrounding region concerning Him,
15 Jesus taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
and He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 When he arrived in Nazareth, where he had grown up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day as usual.
And He came to Nazareth, where He has been brought up, and He went in, according to His custom, on the day of the Sabbaths, into the synagogue, and stood up to read;
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Jesus unrolled the scroll and found the place where it's written:
and there was given over to Him a scroll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the scroll, He found the place where it has been written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to announce good news to the destitute. He has sent me to proclaim that prisoners will be released, the blind will see, the oppressed will be freed,
“The Spirit of the LORD [is] on Me, Because He anointed Me To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent Me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send the bruised away with deliverance,
19 and to proclaim the time of the Lord's favor.”
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
20 He rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant. Then he sat down. Everybody in the synagogue was staring at him.
And having folded the scroll, having given [it] back to the officer, He sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on Him.
21 “This Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled today!” he told them.
And He began to say to them, “Today this writing has been fulfilled in your ears”;
22 Everybody expressed their approval of him, amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn't this Joseph's son?” they wondered.
and all were bearing testimony to Him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of His mouth, and they said, “Is this not the Son of Joseph?”
23 Jesus replied, “I'm sure you'll repeat this proverb to me, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and ask, ‘Why don't you do here in your own hometown what we heard you did in Capernaum?’
And He said to them, “Certainly you will say to Me this allegory, Physician, heal yourself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country”;
24 But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
and He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country;
25 I guarantee that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah when there was a drought for three and a half years, causing a great famine throughout the country.
and of a truth I say to you, many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the sky was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,
26 Yet Elijah wasn't sent to any of them. He was sent to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon!
and to none of them was Elijah sent, but—to Sarepta of Sidon, to a woman, a widow;
27 Even though there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the only one who was healed was Naaman the Syrian!”
and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but—Naaman the Syrian.”
28 When they heard this everyone in the synagogue became furious.
And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,
29 They jumped to their feet and threw him out of the town. Then they dragged him to the top of the hill on which the town was built in order to throw him off the cliff.
and having risen, they put Him forth outside the city, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built—to cast Him down headlong,
30 But he walked right through them and went on his way.
and He, having gone through the midst of them, went away.
31 Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On Sabbath he started teaching them.
And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths,
32 They were amazed at what he taught them for he spoke with authority.
and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
33 In the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by a demon. He cried out,
And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,
34 “So, what do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: God's Holy One!”
“Aah! What [regards] us and You, Jesus, O Nazarene? You came to destroy us; I have known who You are—the Holy One of God!”
35 Jesus interrupted him, saying. “Be quiet!” Then he ordered the demon, “Come out of him!” Throwing him to the ground right before them, the demon left the man without injuring him.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silenced, and come forth out of him”; and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nothing;
36 They were all amazed and asked each other, “What is this teaching? With power and authority he orders evil spirits to leave—and they do!”
and amazement came on all, and they were speaking together with one another, saying, “What [is] this word, that with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come forth?”
37 News about Jesus spread throughout the nearby region.
And there was going forth a fame concerning Him to every place of the surrounding region.
38 Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever and those who were there asked Jesus to help.
And having risen out of the synagogue, He entered into the house of Simon, and the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed with a great fever, and they asked Him about her,
39 Jesus went and stood over her. He told the fever to leave her—which it did. She got up right away and prepared a meal for them.
and having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately, having risen, she was ministering to them.
40 When the sun set, they brought to him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases. Jesus placed his hands on them, one after the other, and he healed them.
And at the setting of the sun, all, as many as had any ailing with manifold diseases, brought them to Him, and He, having put hands on each one of them, healed them.
41 Demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But Jesus stopped them and refused to let them speak because they knew he was the Christ.
And demons were also coming forth from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God”; and rebuking, He did not permit them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.
42 Early the following morning Jesus left to find some peace and quiet. But the crowds went out looking for him, and finally found him. They tried to stop him leaving because they did not want him to go.
And day having come, having gone forth, He went on to a desolate place, and the multitudes were seeking Him, and they came to Him, and were restraining Him—not to go on from them,
43 But he told them, “I have to go to other towns to tell them the good news of the kingdom of God too, because that is what I was sent to do.”
and He said to them, “Also to the other cities it is necessary for Me to proclaim good news of the Kingdom of God, because for this I have been sent”;
44 So Jesus went on traveling around, teaching the good news in the synagogues of Judea.
and He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
