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 he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He ate nothing in those days, and afterward, 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.
Then the devil said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
But Jesus answered him, “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.
So the devil brought him up to a high mountain and showed 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.
Then the devil said to him, “To yoʋ I will give all this authority and glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
7 If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
If yoʋ, then, will worship me, it will all be yoʋrs.”
8 And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘Yoʋ shall worship the Lord yoʋr God, and him only shall yoʋ 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 the devil brought him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, throw yoʋrself 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 yoʋ, to guard yoʋ,’
11 and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone.”
and, ‘In their hands they will lift yoʋ up, so that yoʋ do not strike yoʋr 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 him, “It is said, ‘Yoʋ shall not put the Lord yoʋr God to the test.’”
13 And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
And when the devil had finished all these temptations, 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
Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire surrounding region.
15 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
And he was teaching in their synagogues, being praised 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.
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom, 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,
The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so he unrolled the scroll and 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, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
and 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, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone 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 speaking to them, saying, “Today this Scripture has been 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?
They were all speaking well of him and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, “Is this not 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.
Then Jesus said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yoʋrself.’ Do here in yoʋr hometown what we have heard that yoʋ did in Capernaum.”
24 And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
He also said, “Truly I say to 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 in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months and a severe 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 sent to none of them except a widow in Zarephath in the region of 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.
There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”
28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.
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 up, drove him out of town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw him down from the cliff.
30 but he, passing through the midst of them, went away.
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went away.
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 on the Sabbath he began teaching 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 was spoken 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 in the synagogue there was a man who had an unclean demonic spirit, and he cried out with 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.
“Leave us alone! What do yoʋ have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have yoʋ come to destroy us? I know who yoʋ 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 him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out of him, having done him no 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?
Amazement came over all the people, and they said to one another, “What kind of message is this? 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 news about him went out to every place in 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.
Then Jesus arose, left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
39 And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.
So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. At once she rose 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.
When the sun was setting, people brought to Jesus those who were sick with various diseases, and he laid his hands on each 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, crying out, “Yoʋ are the Christ, the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and would not allow 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.
When daybreak came, Jesus departed and went to a desolate place. The crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving 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 Jesus said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, for that is why I was sent.”
44 And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
So he continued preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
