Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
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.
2 and was there forty days, to be tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days; and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.
All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.
3 And the devil said to him: If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
So the devil said to him, “If you are God’s Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘It is not on bread alone that a person is to live.’”
5 And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.
And the devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him,
6 And the devil said to him: I will give you all the authority and glory of these, for it is delivered to me; and to whomever I will, I give it.
“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.
7 If, therefore, you will bow with reverence before me, all shall be yours.
If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 And Jesus answered and said to him: Get behind me, Satan; it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘You should worship the Lord your God, and worship him only.’”
9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;
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,
10 for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you carefully;
for scripture says – ‘He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,’
11 and in their hands they shall take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
And ‘On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him: It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.
But Jesus answered him, “It is said – ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.
When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and his fame went throughout the whole of that region.
Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that region;
15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was honored by everyone.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he entered the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.
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.
17 And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was given to him: and when he had unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written:
He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says –
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;
‘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,
19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
20 And he rolled up the volume, and save it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all that were in the synagogue were earnestly fixed upon him.
Then, closing the book and returning it to the attendant, he sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him,
21 And he began to say to them: This scripture which you have heard, is this day fulfilled.
and Jesus began, “This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And all extolled him; and they wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and said: Is not this the son of Joseph?
All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. “Isn’t Joseph’s son?” they asked.
23 And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.
“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.’
24 And he said: Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
I tell you,” he continued, “that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 And I tell you, in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine was on all the land:
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;
26 and to no one of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow.
and yet it was not to one of them that Elijah was sent, but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidonia.
27 And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet; and no one of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
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.”
28 And all that were in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with anger,
All the people in the synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged.
29 and arose, and drove him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
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.
30 But he passed through the midst of them, and went away.
But he passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath-days.
Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath he taught the people.
32 And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
They were amazed at his teaching, because his words were spoken with authority.
33 And there was in the synagogue a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly,
34 saying: Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
“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!”
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him into the midst, and came out of him, and hurt him not.
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.
36 And amazement came upon all, and they spoke one to another, saying: What teaching is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
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.”
37 And his fame went abroad into every place of the country round about.
And rumors about Jesus traveled through every place in the region.
38 And he arose and went out of the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon’s mother-in-law was confined with a violent fever: and they besought him in her behalf.
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.
39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and she arose immediately, and ministered to them.
Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to take care of them.
40 And when the sun had gone down, all that had any sick with various diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and cured them.
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.
41 Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
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.
42 And when it was day, he went out and departed into a desert place; and the multitudes sought for him, and came to him and endeavored to detain him, that he should not go away from them.
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.
43 But he said to them: I must make known the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; for to this end I have been sent.
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.”
44 And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued to make his proclamation in the synagogues of Judea.
