Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
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 during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.
and He did eat nothing in all those days: and when they were ended, at last He was hungry.
3 And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.
And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
4 And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.
5 And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
6 And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
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 thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.
Therefore, if thou wilt but worship me, they all shall be thine.
8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
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 it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee,
11 and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash 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 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a time.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about.
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 taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
and He taught in their synagogues with universal applause.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
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 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
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, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
"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 acceptable year of the Lord.
and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord."
20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on 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 he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
And He said unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
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 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
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 And he said, Verily I say unto you, 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 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;
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 unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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 Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only 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 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;
And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,
29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
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 passing through the midst of them went his way.
But He passed through the midst of them, and went away.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:
And He came down to Capernaum a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days,
32 and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
and they were astonished at his doctrine; for He spake with authority.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
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 Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, 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 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt.
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 amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, 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 there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.
And his fame spread all over the country round about.
38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon’s wife’s mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for 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 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and waited upon them.
40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed 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 demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not 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 And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from 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 But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I 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 was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
So He went on preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
