Luke 4
1 On returning from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by the power of the Spirit through the wilderness for forty days, tempted by the devil.
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.
Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing; and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.
3 So the devil said to him, “If you are God’s Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘It is not on bread alone that a person is to live.’”
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
5 And the devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him,
And the devil taking him up upon a high mountain, showed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 “I will give you all this power, and the splendor of them; for it has been given into my hands and I give it to whom I wish.
And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.
7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8 And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘You should worship the Lord your God, and worship him only.’”
And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9 The devil next led him into Jerusalem, and, placing him on the parapet of the Temple, said, “If you are God’s Son throw yourself down from here,
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the son of God, cast thyself down from hence.
10 for scripture says – ‘He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,’
For it is written, He will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11 And ‘On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your foot against a stone.’”
And in [their] hands they will bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 But Jesus answered him, “It is said – ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”
And Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
14 Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that region;
And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.
15 and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was honored by everyone.
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the synagogue, and stood up to read the scriptures.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.
17 He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says –
And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, for he has consecrated me to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed at liberty,
The spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 Then, closing the book and returning it to the attendant, he sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him,
And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 and Jesus began, “This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
And he began to say to them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.
And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 “Doubtless,” said Jesus, “you will remind me of the saying – ‘Doctor, cure yourself;’ and you will say ‘Do here in your own country all that we have heard that has been done at Capernaum.’
And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24 I tell you,” he continued, “that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 There were, doubtless, many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, and a severe famine prevailed throughout the country;
But I tell you in truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut three years and six months when great famine was throughout all the land:
26 and yet it was not to one of them that Elijah was sent, but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidonia.
But to none of them was Elijah sent, save to Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, to a woman [that was] a widow.
27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but Naaman the Syrian.”
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 All the people in the synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged.
And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29 Starting up, they drove Jesus out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town stood, intending to hurl him down.
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
30 But he passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
But he passing through the midst of them, went away,
31 Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath he taught the people.
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days.
32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words were spoken with authority.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
33 In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly,
And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 “Stop! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!”
Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
35 But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent! Come out from him,” he said. The demon flung the man down in the middle of the people, and then came out from him, without causing him further harm.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 And they were all lost in amazement, and kept saying to one another, “What words are these? For he gives his commands to the foul spirits with a marvelous authority, and they come out.”
And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 And rumors about Jesus traveled through every place in the region.
And the fame of him went out into every place of the surrounding country.
38 On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a severe attack of fever, and they asked Jesus to cure her.
And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And the mother of Simon's wife was taken with a violent fever; and they besought him for her.
39 Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to take care of them.
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered to them.
40 At sunset, all who had friends suffering from various diseases took them to Jesus; and he placed his hands on everyone of them and cured them.
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought them to him: and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 And even demons came out from many people, screaming ‘You are the Son of God.’ Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them], suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
42 At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving them.
And when it was day, he departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
43 Jesus, however, said to them, “I must take the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that was why I was sent.”
And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent.
44 And he continued to make his proclamation in the synagogues of Judea.
And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
