Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
Now 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 he continued forty days, and was tempted by the devil. Having eaten nothing all that time, when it was 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.
and the devil said to him, If thou be God's Son, command this stone to become bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, "Man does not live by bread only, but by whatever God pleases."
5 And taking him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Then the devil, having brought him to the top of a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
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 said to him, All this power and glory I will give thee; for it is delivered to me, 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 me, it shall all 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.”
Jesus answering, said, It is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and shalt 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 he brought him to Jerusalem, and placing him on the battlement of the temple, said to him, If thou be God's Son, throw thyself down hence;
10 for it is written, “He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee;
11 and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone.”
and, in their arms they shall uphold thee, lest 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.”
Jesus answered, It is said, "Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof."
13 And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a 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
Then Jesus, by the impulse of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and his renown spread throughout the whole country,
15 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
and he taught in their synagogues with universal applause.
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.
Being come to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he entered the synagogue, as his custom was, on the Sabbath day, and 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,
And they put into his hands the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and having opened the book, he found the place 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, inasmuch as he has anointed me to publish glad tidings to the poor, to announce 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 acceptance with 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 having closed the book, and returned it to the servant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
21 And he began to say to them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
And he began with saying to them, This very day, the scripture which you have just now heard, is fulfilled.
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 extolled him; but being astonished at the gracious words which he uttered, they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
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.
He said to them, You will doubtless apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure yourself." Do as great things here in your own country, as we hear you have done in Capernaum.
24 And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
But in fact, added he, No prophet was ever well received 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;
I tell you of a truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut up for three years and a half, so that there was great famine throughout 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 to none of them was Elijah sent, but to a widow in Sarepta, of Sidonia.
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.
There were likewise many lepers in Israel, in the days of Elisha the prophet; and Naaman the Syrian was cleansed, but none of those.
28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
On hearing this, the whole 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;
and breaking up, drove him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the mountain on which their city was built, that they might throw 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.
Then he came to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath.
32 And they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
And they were struck with awe at his manner of teaching; for he spoke 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,
Now there was in the synagogue a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, who roared out, saying,
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.
Ah! Jesus of Nazareth, what hast thou to do with us? Art thou come to destroy us? I know 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, Be silent, and come out of him. On this, the demon, having thrown him into the middle of the assembly, 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?
And they were all in amazement, and said one to another, What does this mean, that with authority and power he command the unclean spirits, and they come out?
37 And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
From that time, his fame was published in every corner of the country.
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.
When he was gone out of the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon, whose wife's mother had a violent fever, and they entreated 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.
Jesus, standing near her, rebuked the fever, and it left her, and she instantly arose, and served 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.
After sunset, all they who had any sick, of whatever kind of disease, brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on every one, 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.
Demons also came out of many, crying out, Thou art the Son of God. But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because 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.
When it was day, he retired into a desert place; and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and urged him not to 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 to them, I must publish the good tidings of the Reign of God in other cities also, because for this purpose I am sent.
44 And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
Accordingly, he made this publication in the synagogues of Galilee.
