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 about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,
2 forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger.
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 you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."
4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
"It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"
5 And taking him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance 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.
And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.
7 If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
If therefore you do homage to 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.”
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
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 on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,
10 for it is written, “He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
'He will give orders to His angels concerning 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 'On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any moment thou shouldst strike 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.”
The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"
13 And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, 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 Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.
15 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from 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.
He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, 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 to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, 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 proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,
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 rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And the eyes of all 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.
Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day 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, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "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.
"Doubtless," said He, "you will quote to me the proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'"
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 welcomed among his own people.
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 in truth that there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine 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.
and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.
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 was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was."
28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, 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 town was built, to throw Him down the cliff;
30 but he, passing through the midst of them, went away.
but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.
So He came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently taught the people on the Sabbath days.
32 And they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
And they were greatly impressed by His teaching, because He spoke with the language of 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,
But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,
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 the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are--God's Holy One!"
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. "Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and 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 astonished and awe-struck; and they asked one another, "What sort of language is this? For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul 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 part of the neighbouring 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 went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her.
39 And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.
Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on 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 had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and 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, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be 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.
Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might 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 have to tell the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent."
44 And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.
