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 Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the spirit into the wilderness,
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.
being tempted forty days by the devil; and did eat nothing during those days: and when they were ended, afterwards he was hungry.
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 thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf.
4 Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone.'"
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”
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 taking him up into an exceeding high mountain, displayed before him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time:
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.
and the devil said unto him, I will give thee all this authority, and the glory of these; for to me it is delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.
7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
If therefore thou wilt worship before me, all shall be thine.
8 Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
And Jesus answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour.”
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,
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a wing of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thy self down from hence:
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 a charge over thee, to guard thee safely;
11 and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
and that in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
12 And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It is said, 'Do not test the Lord, your God.'"
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
And when the devil had closed all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a report went out into all the region round about concerning him.
15 He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, being universally admired.
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.
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he went, according to his usual custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and rose 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 given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah: and unrolling the volume, he found the passage where it is 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, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
to publish 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.
And rolling up the volume, he gave it to the attendant officer, and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were attentively fixed on him.
21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
And he began to say to them, To day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
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 all concurred in their testimony to him, and marvelled at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
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.'"
And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.
24 He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
But he said, Verily, I say unto you, 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.
Now I tell you of a certainty, that there were many widows in the days of Elias, in Israel, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, so that a grievous famine was upon 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.
And unto none of them was Elias sent, but unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a widow woman.
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 many lepers were in Israel in the days of the prophet Elisha, and no one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian.
28 They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, when they heard these observations:
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.
and rising up, dragged him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order 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, went away.
31 He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
And they were struck with astonishment at his teaching; for his discourse 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, who had a spirit of an unclean devil, and he roared out with a great cry,
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."
saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus the Nazarean? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the 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, Stop thy mouth, and come out of him. And the devil throwing him down into the midst, came out of him, doing him no injury.
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."
And amazement seized on all present, and they spake one to another, saying, What a word is this? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
And the fame of him went forth into all the adjacent region.
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.
Then rising up out of the synagogue, he came into the house of Simon: and Simon’s mother-in-law was seized with a violent fever, and they besought him on her behalf.
39 He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
And standing over her, he charged the fever to depart; and it left her: and immediately she arose, and waited upon 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.
So when the sun was set, all who had any indisposed with various diseases, brought them to him; and laying his hands severally on each of them, he cured 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.
And devils also went out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was the Messiah.
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 as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him 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 unto them, I must preach the glad tidings of the kingdom of heaven in other cities also: for on this service am I sent.
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
