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.
Now Jesus being full of the holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted by the devil;
2 All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.
and He did eat nothing in all those days: and when they were ended, at last He was 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 to become bread.
4 And Jesus answered him: “Scripture says — ‘It is not on bread alone that man is to live.’”
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on 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 into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
6 “I will give you all this power, and the splendour of them; for it has been given into my hands and I give it to whom I wish.
and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.
7 If you, therefore, will do homage before me, it shall all be yours.”
Therefore, if thou wilt but worship me, they all shall be thine.
8 And Jesus answered him: “Scripture says — ‘Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and worship him only.’”
And Jesus answering him said with indignation, 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 battlement 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 thee, to guard thee safely,’
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee,
11 And ‘On their hands they will upbear thee, Lest ever thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.’”
to keep thee, and they shall bear thee up in their hands, least thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 But Jesus answered him: “It is said — ‘Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’”
And Jesus answered 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, till another opportunity.
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a time.
14 Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that neighbourhood;
And Jesus returned by the influence of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame was spread through all the country round about concerning Him:
15 and he began to teach in their Synagogues, and was honoured by everyone.
and He taught in their synagogues with universal applause.
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 according to his custom He went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.
17 The book given him was that 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 Esaias; and opening the book, He found the place where it was written,
18 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon 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 to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,
19 to proclaim the accepted year of the Lord.’
and 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 upon him,
And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.
21 and Jesus began: “This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
And He said unto 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. “Is not he Joseph’s son?” they asked.
And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
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 unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."
24 I tell you,” he continued, “that no Prophet is acceptable in his own country.
But, said He, indeed I must tell you, that no prophet is well received 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;
And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through 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 Elias was sent to none of those widows, but to a widow-woman at Sarepta in the territory of Sidon.
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.”
There were also many lepers in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed; but Naaman the Syrian was.
28 All the people in the Synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged.
And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,
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 they rose up and drove Him out of the city, and dragged Him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down the precipice.
30 But he passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
But He passed through the midst of them, and went away.
31 Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath he taught the people.
And He 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 He spake with authority.
33 In the Synagogue there was a man with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly:
And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by the spirit of an impure 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 hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know 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.
but Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.
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 marvellous authority, and they come out.”
And they were all amazed, and said one to another, What a speech is this? for with authority and power He commandeth the impure spirits, and they come out!
37 And rumours about Jesus traveled through every place in the neighbourhood.
And his fame spread all over the country round about.
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 rose up and went out of the synagogue, and came into the house of Simon: now Simon's wife's mother had a violent fever, and they intreated Him on her behalf.
39 Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to wait upon them.
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and waited upon them.
40 At sunset, all who had friends suffering from various diseases took them to Jesus; and he placed his hands upon every one of them and cured them.
And at sun-set all that had any persons sick of any 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 from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the 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 the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.
43 Jesus, however, said to them: “I must take the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other town also, for that was why I was sent.”
But He said unto 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.
So He went on preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
