Luke 4
1 And Iesus full of the holy Ghost returned from Iordan, and was led by that Spirit into the wildernes,
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit into the desert,
2 And was there fourtie dayes tempted of the deuil, and in those dayes he did eate nothing: but when they were ended, he afterward was hungry.
where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He didn't eat anything during that whole time, so at the end he was starving.
3 Then the deuil saide vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, commaund this stone that it be made bread.
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 But Iesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not liue by bread only, but by euery word of God.
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not live on bread alone,’” Jesus answered.
5 Then the deuill tooke him vp into an high mountaine, and shewed him all the kingdomes of the world, in the twinkeling of an eye.
The devil led him up to a high place, and in a rapid view showed him all the kingdoms of the world.
6 And the deuill saide vnto him, All this power will I giue thee, and the glory of those kingdomes: for that is deliuered to mee: and to whomsoeuer I will, I giue it.
Then the devil said to Jesus, “I will give you authority over all of them, and their glory. This authority has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship mee, they shalbe all thine.
Bow down and worship me and you can have it all.”
8 But Iesus answered him, and saide, Hence from mee, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him alone thou shalt serue.
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve only him,’” Jesus replied.
9 Then hee brought him to Hierusalem, and set him on a pinacle of the Temple, and said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe from hence,
The devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, set him on the top of the Temple, and told him, “If you are the Son of God, then jump!
10 For it is written, That hee will giue his Angels charge ouer thee to keepe thee:
For it is written in Scripture, ‘He will order his angels to care for you,
11 And with their handes they shall lift thee vp, least at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.
holding you up to protect you from stumbling over a stone.’”
12 And Iesus answered, and said vnto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God,’” Jesus replied.
13 And when the deuil had ended all the tentation, he departed from him for a litle season.
When the devil had completed all his temptations, he waited for another opportunity.
14 And Iesus returned by the power of the spirite into Galile: and there went a fame of him throughout all the region round about.
Jesus returned to Galilee, full of the Spirit's power. News about him spread everywhere.
15 For he taught in their Synagogues, and was honoured of all men.
Jesus taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 And hee came to Nazareth where hee had bene brought vp, and (as his custome was) went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stoode vp to reade.
When he arrived in Nazareth, where he had grown up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day as usual.
17 And there was deliuered vnto him the booke of the Prophet Esaias: and when hee had opened the booke, hee founde the place, where it was written,
The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Jesus unrolled the scroll and found the place where it's written:
18 The Spirit of the Lord is vpon mee, because he hath anoynted me, that I should preach the Gospel to the poore: he hath sent mee, that I should heale the broken hearted, that I should preach deliuerance to the captiues, and recouering of sight to the blinde, that I should set at libertie them that are bruised:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to announce good news to the destitute. He has sent me to proclaim that prisoners will be released, the blind will see, the oppressed will be freed,
19 And that I should preache the acceptable yeere of the Lord.
and to proclaim the time of the Lord's favor.”
20 And hee closed the booke, and gaue it againe to the minister, and sate downe: and the eyes of all that were in the Synagogue were fastened on him.
He rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant. Then he sat down. Everybody in the synagogue was staring at him.
21 Then he began to say vnto them, This day is the Scripture fulfilled in your eares.
“This Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled today!” he told them.
22 And all bare him witnes, and wondered at the gracious wordes, which proceeded out of his mouth, and said, Is not this Iosephs sonne?
Everybody expressed their approval of him, amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn't this Joseph's son?” they wondered.
23 Then he said vnto them, Ye will surely say vnto mee this prouerbe, Physician, heale thy selfe: whatsoeuer we haue heard done in Capernaum, doe it here likewise in thine owne countrey.
Jesus replied, “I'm sure you'll repeat this proverb to me, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and ask, ‘Why don't you do here in your own hometown what we heard you did in Capernaum?’
24 And he saide, Verely I say vnto you, No Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey.
But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 But I tell you of a trueth, many widowes were in Israel in the dayes of Elias, when heauen was shut three yeres and sixe moneths, when great famine was throughout all the land:
I guarantee that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah when there was a drought for three and a half years, causing a great famine throughout the country.
26 But vnto none of them was Elias sent, saue into Sarepta, a citie of Sidon, vnto a certaine widowe.
Yet Elijah wasn't sent to any of them. He was sent to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon!
27 Also many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Eliseus the Prophet: yet none of them was made cleane, sauing Naaman the Syrian.
Even though there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the only one who was healed was Naaman the Syrian!”
28 Then all that were in the Synagogue, when they heard it, were filled with wrath,
When they heard this everyone in the synagogue became furious.
29 And rose vp, and thrust him out of the citie, and led him vnto the edge of the hil, whereon their citie was built, to cast him downe headlong.
They jumped to their feet and threw him out of the town. Then they dragged him to the top of the hill on which the town was built in order to throw him off the cliff.
30 But he passed through the middes of them, and went his way,
But he walked right through them and went on his way.
31 And came downe into Capernaum a citie of Galile, and there taught them on the Sabbath dayes.
Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On Sabbath he started teaching them.
32 And they were astonied at his doctrine: for his worde was with authoritie.
They were amazed at what he taught them for he spoke with authority.
33 And in the Synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an vncleane deuill, which cryed with a loude voyce,
In the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by a demon. He cried out,
34 Saying, Oh, what haue we to doe with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy vs? I know who thou art, euen the holy one of God.
“So, what do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: God's Holy One!”
35 And Iesus rebuked him, saying, Holde thy peace, and come out of him. Then the deuill throwing him in the middes of them, came out of him, and hurt him nothing at all.
Jesus interrupted him, saying. “Be quiet!” Then he ordered the demon, “Come out of him!” Throwing him to the ground right before them, the demon left the man without injuring him.
36 So feare came on them all, and they spake among themselues, saying, What thing is this: for with authoritie and power he commaundeth the foule spirits, and they come out?
They were all amazed and asked each other, “What is this teaching? With power and authority he orders evil spirits to leave—and they do!”
37 And ye fame of him spred abroad throughout all the places of the countrey round about.
News about Jesus spread throughout the nearby region.
38 And he rose vp, and came out of the Synagogue, and entred into Simons house. And Simons wiues mother was taken with a great feuer, and they required him for her.
Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever and those who were there asked Jesus to help.
39 Then he stoode ouer her, and rebuked the feuer, and it left her, and immediatly she arose, and ministred vnto them.
Jesus went and stood over her. He told the fever to leave her—which it did. She got up right away and prepared a meal for them.
40 Now at the sunne setting, all they that had sicke folkes of diuers diseases, brought them vnto him, and he layd his hands on euery one of them, and healed them.
When the sun set, they brought to him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases. Jesus placed his hands on them, one after the other, and he healed them.
41 And deuils also came out of many, crying, and saying, Thou art that Christ that Sonne of God: but he rebuked them, and suffered them not to say that they knewe him to be that Christ.
Demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But Jesus stopped them and refused to let them speak because they knew he was the Christ.
42 And when it was day, he departed, and went foorth into a desart place, and the people sought him, and came to him, and kept him that he should not depart from them.
Early the following morning Jesus left to find some peace and quiet. But the crowds went out looking for him, and finally found him. They tried to stop him leaving because they did not want him to go.
43 But he sayd vnto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdome of God to other cities: for therefore am I sent.
But he told them, “I have to go to other towns to tell them the good news of the kingdom of God too, because that is what I was sent to do.”
44 And hee preached in the Synagogues of Galile.
So Jesus went on traveling around, teaching the good news in the synagogues of Judea.
