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 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 He was tested for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, so after they were completed 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.”
So the devil said to Him, “Since you are 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.”
Jesus answered him saying, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
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,
And taking Him up on a high mountain, the devil showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
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;
The devil said to Him: “To you I will give all this authority, and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want to.
7 You, then, if You may worship me—all will be Yours.”
So you, if you would worship before me, all will 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.”
In answer Jesus said to him: “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve!’”
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,
He also took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him: “Since you are Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
10 for it has been written: To His messengers He will give charge concerning you, to guard over you;
because it is written, ‘He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you,’
11 and: On hands they will bear you up, lest at any time you may dash your foot against a stone.”
and, ‘They will carry you along on their hands, so you do not stub your foot on a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answering said to him, “It has been said, You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
In answer Jesus said to him: “The statement stands, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God!’”
13 And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a convenient season.
Having finished every test, the devil departed from 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 in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about Him spread throughout the whole surrounding area;
15 and He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
yes, He started teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
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;
So He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up; as was His custom He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and 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 book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll 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 upon me, because He has anointed me to evangelize poor people. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to blind people, to send those who are oppressed out in freedom,
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
to proclaim the Lord's favorable year.”
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, having rolled up the scroll and returned it to the attendant, He sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Him,
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this writing has been fulfilled in your ears”;
and He began by saying to them, “Today, this Scripture in your ears has been fulfilled.”
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 were bearing witness to Him and were marveling at the gracious words that were coming out of His mouth; and they started saying, “Isn't this the son of Joseph?”)
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”;
He said to them: “Doubtless you will quote this parable to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’—do here in your hometown the things we have heard were done in Capernaum.”
24 and He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country;
Then He said: “Assuredly I say to you, no prophet is welcome 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,
Further, I can assure you that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months and a severe famine came 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 a widow woman in Sarepta, near 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 the prophet Elisha, yet not one of them was cleansed—just Naaman the Syrian.”
28 And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,
Well, upon hearing these things everyone in the synagogue was filled with fury,
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,
and rising up they drove Him out of the town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him off the cliff.
30 and He, having gone through the midst of them, went away.
But He, passing through the middle of them, 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; He started teaching them on the Sabbaths.
32 and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
They kept on being amazed at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
33 And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,
Now in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; he cried out with 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!”
saying: “Ugh! What do you want with us, Jesus of Natsareth? Did 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;
So Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be muzzled, and get out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the midst, it came out of him 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?”
Everyone was taken with amazement and they started conversing together, saying: “What is this word! For 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 Him started going out to every place of 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,
Then He left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they requested Him 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.
So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up 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.
Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on each one of them and 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.
Moreover, demons came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” But rebuking them He would not allow them to continue speaking, because they knew that He was the Messiah.
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,
Now at daybreak He departed and went to a deserted place; so the crowds started looking for Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them.
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 He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
44 and He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
So He went preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
