Luke 4
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into 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 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, 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 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."
4 Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
"It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"
5 The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, 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 The devil said to him, “I will give you all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I want.
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 you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'
8 Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
9 He led him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
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 put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’
'He will give orders to His angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;'
11 and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your 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 Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.
14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.
15 He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all.
16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, 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 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and 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 on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
"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 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
to proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord."
20 He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on 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 He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing."
22 All testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t 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 He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’”
"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 He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.
25 But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over 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 Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who 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 There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except 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 They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue as they heard these things.
Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.
29 They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
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 middle of them, went his way.
but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.
31 He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
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 In the synagogue there was a man who had 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 saying, “Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: 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 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
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 Amazement came on all and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands 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 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country.
38 He rose up from the synagogue and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him to help 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 He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on them.
40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various 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 Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow 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 When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn’t go away from 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 preach the good news of God’s Kingdom to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent.”
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 He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.
