Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit into the wilderness,
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 being tempted by the Devil forty days, and He did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, He afterward hungered,
where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 and the Devil said to Him, “If You are [the] Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.”
The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, saying, “It has been written, that, Not on bread only will man live, but on every saying of God.”
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 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,
Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
6 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;
“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
7 You, then, if You may worship me—all will be Yours.”
So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
8 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.”
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
9 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,
Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
10 for it has been written: To His messengers He will give charge concerning you, to guard over you;
For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
11 and: On hands they will bear you up, lest at any time you may dash your foot against a stone.”
and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answering said to him, “It has been said, You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a convenient season.
When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
14 And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a fame went forth through all the surrounding region concerning Him,
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
15 and He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
16 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;
Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
17 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:
the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
18 “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,
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 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.
Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this writing has been fulfilled in your ears”;
and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 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?”
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
23 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”;
Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
24 and He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country;
Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 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,
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
26 and to none of them was Elijah sent, but—to Sarepta of Sidon, to a woman, a widow;
Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
27 and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but—Naaman the Syrian.”
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
28 And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,
On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
29 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,
They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
30 and He, having gone through the midst of them, went away.
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
31 And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths,
Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
32 and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
33 And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
34 “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!”
“Ha! 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, “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;
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
36 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?”
All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
37 And there was going forth a fame concerning Him to every place of the surrounding region.
And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
38 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,
After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
39 and having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately, having risen, she was ministering to them.
and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
40 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.
At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
41 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.
Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
42 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,
At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
43 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”;
But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
44 and He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
