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, 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 forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them 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.”
And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live."
5 And taking him up, he 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 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.
"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 thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
"If then you will worship me, it shall 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.”
"It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
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 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 give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
for it is written, "He shall give his angels charge of 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.”
"They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone."
12 And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
"It has been said," replied Jesus, "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.
So, after exhausting on him every kind of temptation, the devil left 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 returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and his fame spread throughout all the surrounding country,
15 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was glorified by all.
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 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 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 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 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 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 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
To proclaim 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.
Then rolling up the papyrus, he gave it back to the attendant and sat down.
21 And he began to say to them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
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 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 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 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 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 And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
"I tell you in solemn truth," he added, "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;
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 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 one of them, but only to a widow in 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 days of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian."
28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
When they had heard these words, those in the synagogue were filled with fury;
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 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 away.
But he, passing through the midst of them, took his departure.
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 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 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 possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. He cried out, in a loud voice, 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.
"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 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 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 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 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 And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
And the talk about him spread into every locality in the surrounding 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.
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 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 at once she arose and ministered unto 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
