Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land
And Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And he was urged by the Spirit into the wilderness
2 For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.
for forty days, and he was tested by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days. And when they were completed, he was hungry.
3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone, so that it may be made into bread.”
4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.
And Jesus answered him, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.
And the devil led him onto a high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.
and he said to him: “To you, I will give all this power, and its glory. For they have been handed over to me, and I give them to whomever I wish.
7 If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.
Therefore, if you will worship before me, all will be yours.”
8 And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.
And in response, Jesus said to him: “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone.’”
9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and he set him on the parapet of the temple, and he said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.
10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you:
For it is written that he has given his Angels charge over you, so that they may guard you,
11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
and so that they may take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.”
12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
And in response, Jesus said to him, “It is said: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.
And when all the temptation was completed, the devil withdrew from him, until a time.
14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
And Jesus returned, in the power of the Spirit, into Galilee. And his fame spread throughout the entire region.
15 And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
And he taught in their synagogues, and he was magnified by everyone.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.
And he went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. And he entered into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the Sabbath day. And he rose up to read.
17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. And as he unrolled the book, he found the place where it was written:
18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart,
19 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.
to preach forgiveness to captives and sight to the blind, to release the broken into forgiveness, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of retribution.”
20 And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.
And when he had rolled up the book, he returned it to the minister, and he sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.
21 Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
Then he began to say to them, “On this day, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
And everyone gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”
23 And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.
And he said to them: “Certainly, you will recite to me this saying, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ The many great things that we have heard were done in Capernaum, do here also in your own country.”
24 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.
Then he said: “Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
In truth, I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elijah in Israel, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine had occurred throughout the entire land.
26 But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
And to none of these was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.
And there were many lepers in Israel under the prophet Elisha. And none of these was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.”
28 And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.
And all those in the synagogue, upon hearing these things, were filled with anger.
29 And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
And they rose up and drove him beyond the city. And they brought him all the way to the edge of the mount, upon which their city had been built, so that they might throw him down violently.
30 But he came through them and went on his way.
But passing through their midst, he went away.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.
And he descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And there he taught them on the Sabbaths.
32 And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was spoken with authority.
33 And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,
And in the synagogue, there was a man who had an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.
saying: “Let us alone. What are we to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God.”
35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and depart from him.” And when the demon had thrown him into their midst, he departed from him, and he no longer harmed him.
36 And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.
And fear fell over them all. And they discussed this among themselves, saying: “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they depart.”
37 And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.
And his fame spread to every place in the region.
38 And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her
Then Jesus, rising up from the synagogue, entered into the house of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in the grip of a severe fever. And they petitioned him on her behalf.
39 He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.
And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And promptly rising up, she ministered to them.
40 And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.
Then, when the sun had set, all those who had anyone afflicted with various diseases brought them to him. Then, laying his hands on each one of them, he cured them.
41 And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.
Now demons departed from many of them, crying out and saying, “You are the son of God.” And rebuking them, he would not permit them to speak. For they knew him to be the Christ.
42 And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.
Then, when it was daytime, going out, he went to a deserted place. And the crowds sought him, and they went all the way to him. And they detained him, so that he would not depart from them.
43 But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.
And he said to them, “I must also preach the kingdom of God to other cities, because it was for this reason that I was sent.”
44 And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
