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 Ghost returned from 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.
being tempted forty days by the devil; and did eat nothing during those days: and when they were ended, afterwards 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.
And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf.
4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”
5 And taking him up, he 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 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.
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 thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
If therefore thou wilt worship before me, all shall be thine.
8 And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
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 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;
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 give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
for it is written, “He shall give his angels a charge over thee, to guard thee safely;
11 and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy 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 hath been said, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
13 And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
And when the devil had closed all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
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
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 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, being universally admired.
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.
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 And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, 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 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 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 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
to publish the acceptable year of the Lord.”
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.
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 And he began to say to them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
And he began to say to them, To day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
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?
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 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.
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 And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
But he said, Verily, I say unto you, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
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;
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 and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.
And unto none of them was Elias sent, but unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a widow woman.
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 many lepers were in Israel in the days of the prophet Elisha, and no one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, when they heard these observations:
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;
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 away.
but he passing through the midst of them, went away.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.
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 And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out 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 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.
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 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.
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 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?
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 And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
And the fame of him went forth into all the adjacent 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.
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 And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.
And standing over her, he charged the fever to depart; and it left her: and immediately she arose, and waited upon 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.
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 continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
