Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit into the wilderness,
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,
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when 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.”
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command 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,
The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, 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, “I will give you all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I want.
7 You, then, if You may worship me—all will be Yours.”
If you therefore will worship before 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.”
Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall 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,
He led 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 has been written: To His messengers He will give charge concerning you, to guard over you;
for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’
11 and: On hands they will bear you up, lest at any time you may dash your foot against a stone.”
and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answering said to him, “It has been said, You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a convenient season.
When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another 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 through all the surrounding area.
15 and He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
He taught 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;
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, 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. He opened the book, and 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 heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
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.
He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this writing has been fulfilled in your ears”;
He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been 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 testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
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 tell me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’”
24 and He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country;
He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable 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 truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great 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;
Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but—Naaman the Syrian.”
There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”
28 And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,
They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue as they heard these things.
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 rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might 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 his way.
31 And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths,
He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
32 and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
and they were astonished at his teaching, for 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,
In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and 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, “Ah! what have we to do with you, 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;
Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
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?”
Amazement came on all and they spoke together, one with another, 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.
News about him went out into 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,
He rose up from the synagogue and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him to help her.
39 and having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately, having risen, she was ministering to them.
He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served 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.
When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every 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.
Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that 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,
When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn’t go away from 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 preach the good news of God’s Kingdom to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent.”
44 and He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
