Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
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 thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.
The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 And taking him up, he showed 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, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.
“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 If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
8 And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou 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 thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;
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 is written, “He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
11 and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy 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 hath been said, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
15 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
16 And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day; 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 delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was 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 upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,
“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 rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon 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, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
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, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, “Physician, heal thyself;” whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own 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 do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout 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 yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.
Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only 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, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
29 And they rose up, and forced him out of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which their city was 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 but he, passing 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 sabbath.
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; for his word was with authority.
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
34 Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, 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 silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.
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 all were amazed; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?
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 went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
38 And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for 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 standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on 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 when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and 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 also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was 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 when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving 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 But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.
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 continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
