Luke 4
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, all the time tempted by the devil.
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.
He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread."
4 Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone.'"
And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live."
5 And leading him up to a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him.
6 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.
"To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
"If then you will worship me, it shall all be yours."
8 Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
"It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
9 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,
Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here;
10 for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'
for it is written, "He shall give his angels charge of thee, to guard thee safely;
11 and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
"They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone."
12 And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It is said, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"
"It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God."
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
So, after exhausting on him every kind of temptation, the devil left him for a time.
14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and his fame spread throughout all the surrounding country,
15 He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.
and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was glorified by all.
16 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.
Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
And there was handed him the roll of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling it he found the place where it was written,
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Then rolling up the papyrus, he gave it back to the attendant and sat down.
21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him, and he began to say to them, "Today is this scripture fulfilled in your hearing."
22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
And they all spoke well of him, and marveled at the words of charm that fell from his lips. "Is not this the son of Joseph?" they asked.
23 He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"
Jesus answered. "Doubtless you will quote the proverb to me, "Physician, heal thyself! Do also here in your own country all that we hear that you have done in Capernaum."
24 He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
"I tell you in solemn truth," he added, "that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 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.
In very truth I tell you there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
26 Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
"yet Elijah was not sent to any one of them, but only to a widow in Zarephath in Sidon.
27 There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."
"And there were many lepers in Israel in the days of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian."
28 They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
When they had heard these words, those in the synagogue were filled with fury;
29 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.
they rose, hurried him outside the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, intending to cast him down headlong.
30 But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
But he, passing through the midst of them, took his departure.
31 He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
Then he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and continued to teach the people on the Sabbath Days.
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
They were deeply impressed by his teaching because his speech was with authority.
33 In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he shouted with a loud voice,
And there was in the synagogue a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. He cried out, in a loud voice, saying.
34 saying, "Ah. What have we to do with you, Jesus, Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are — the Holy One of God."
"Ha! Jesus of Nazareth, what business have you with us? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, you holy one of God!"
35 Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him." When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.
36 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."
All were amazed, and began to ask one another, saying. "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out."
37 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
And the talk about him spread into every locality in the surrounding country.
38 He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they appealed to him about her.
Now when he rose and left the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, where Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick of a great fever. And they kept entreating him for her.
39 He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her; and at once she arose and ministered unto them.
40 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.
At sunset all they who had any sick with any sort of disease brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.
41 Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
Demons also came out of many, screaming and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the crowds looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he would not go away from them.
And when it was daybreak he left the town, and went away to a solitary place; and the crowd kept seeking him. Coming at length upon him, they attempted to detain him so that he should not leave them.
43 But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."
But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
