Luke 4
1 Then Jesus, full of Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
2 where He was tested for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, so after they were completed He was hungry.
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.
3 So the devil said to Him, “Since you are Son of God, tell this stone to become bread!”
The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command 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.’”
Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone.'"
5 And taking Him up on a high mountain, the devil showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And leading him up to a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 The devil said to Him: “To you I will give all this authority, and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want to.
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.
7 So you, if you would worship before me, all will be yours.”
If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
8 In answer Jesus said to him: “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve!’”
Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
9 He also took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him: “Since you are Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
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,
10 because it is written, ‘He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you,’
for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'
11 and, ‘They will carry you along on their hands, so you do not stub your foot on a stone.’”
and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
12 In answer Jesus said to him: “The statement stands, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God!’”
And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It is said, 'Do not test the Lord, your God.'"
13 Having finished every test, the devil departed from Him until an opportune time.
When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about Him spread throughout the whole surrounding area;
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
15 yes, He started teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.
16 So He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up; as was His custom He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
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.
17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll He found the place where it was written:
The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to evangelize poor people. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to blind people, to send those who are oppressed out in freedom,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
19 to proclaim the Lord's favorable year.”
and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
20 Then, having rolled up the scroll and returned it to the attendant, He sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Him,
He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 and He began by saying to them, “Today, this Scripture in your ears has been fulfilled.”
He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
22 (All were bearing witness to Him and were marveling at the gracious words that were coming out of His mouth; and they started saying, “Isn't this the son of Joseph?”)
All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
23 He said to them: “Doubtless you will quote this parable to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’—do here in your hometown the things we have heard were done in Capernaum.”
He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"
24 Then He said: “Assuredly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
25 Further, I can assure you that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months and a severe famine came over all the land;
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.
26 yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow woman in Sarepta, near Sidon.
Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet not one of them was cleansed—just Naaman the Syrian.”
There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."
28 Well, upon hearing these things everyone in the synagogue was filled with fury,
They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
29 and rising up they drove Him out of the town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him off the cliff.
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.
30 But He, passing through the middle of them, went on His way.
But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
31 Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee; He started teaching them on the Sabbaths.
He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
32 They kept on being amazed at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
33 Now in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; he cried out with a loud voice
In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he shouted with a loud voice,
34 saying: “Ugh! What do you want with us, Jesus of Natsareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God!”
saying, "Ah. What have we to do with you, Jesus, Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are — the Holy One of God."
35 So Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be muzzled, and get out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the midst, it came out of him without harming him.
Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him." When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
36 Everyone was taken with amazement and they started conversing together, saying: “What is this word! For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
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."
37 And the news about Him started going out to every place of the surrounding region.
News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
38 Then He left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they requested Him on her behalf.
He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they appealed to him about her.
39 So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them.
He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on each one of them and healed them.
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.
41 Moreover, demons came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” But rebuking them He would not allow them to continue speaking, because they knew that He was the Messiah.
Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 Now at daybreak He departed and went to a deserted place; so the crowds started looking for Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them.
When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the crowds looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he would not go away from them.
43 But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."
44 So He went preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
