Luke 4
1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from 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 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.
3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made 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, saying, It is written, That 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, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto 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 unto him, All this authority will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever 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 thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou 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 set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
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 shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
for scripture says – ‘He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,’
11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy 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 answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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 season.
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 there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
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 of 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 went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for 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 there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, 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 hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
‘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 preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on 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 unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
and Jesus began, “This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
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 unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy 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 unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
I tell you,” he continued, “that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout 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 But unto none of them was Elijah sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto 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 none of them was cleansed, saving 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 they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
All the people in the synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged.
29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast 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 passing through the midst of them went his way,
But he passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught 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 doctrine: for his word was with authority.
They were amazed at his teaching, because his words were spoken with authority.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and 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, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art 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, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he 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 they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth 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 the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
And rumors about Jesus traveled through every place in the region.
38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
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 immediately she arose and ministered unto 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 Now 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.
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 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was 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 departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart 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 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I 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 preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued to make his proclamation in the synagogues of Judea.
