< Luke 4 >

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit into the wilderness,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
2 being tempted by the Devil forty days, and He did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, He afterward hungered,
during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.
3 and the Devil said to Him, “If You are [the] Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.”
And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, saying, “It has been written, that, Not on bread only will man live, but on every saying of God.”
And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.
5 And the Devil having brought Him up to a high mountain, showed to Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
And he led him up, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 and the Devil said to Him, “To You I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it has been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I give it;
And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7 You, then, if You may worship me—all will be Yours.”
If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.
8 And Jesus answering him said, “[[Get behind Me, Satan, for]] it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only you will serve.”
And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9 And he brought 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,
And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
10 for it has been written: To His messengers He will give charge concerning you, to guard over you;
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:
11 and: On hands they will bear you up, lest at any time you may dash your foot against a stone.”
and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answering said to him, “It has been said, You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a convenient season.
And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.
14 And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a fame went forth through all the surrounding region concerning Him,
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about.
15 and He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
16 And He came to Nazareth, where He has been brought up, and He went in, according to His custom, on the day of the Sabbaths, into the synagogue, and stood up to read;
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 and there was given over to Him a scroll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the scroll, He found the place where it has been written:
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the LORD [is] on Me, Because He anointed Me To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent Me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send the bruised away with deliverance,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 And having folded the scroll, having given [it] back to the officer, He sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on Him.
And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this writing has been fulfilled in your ears”;
And he began to say unto them, Today hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
22 and all were bearing testimony to Him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of His mouth, and they said, “Is this not the Son of Joseph?”
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
23 And He said to them, “Certainly you will say to Me this allegory, Physician, heal yourself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country”;
And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
24 and He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country;
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 and of a truth I say to you, many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the sky was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,
But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;
26 and to none of them was Elijah sent, but—to Sarepta of Sidon, to a woman, a widow;
and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
27 and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but—Naaman the Syrian.”
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,
And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;
29 and having risen, they put Him forth outside the city, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built—to cast Him down headlong,
and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
30 and He, having gone through the midst of them, went away.
But he passing through the midst of them went his way.
31 And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths,
And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:
32 and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
33 And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,
And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil; and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 “Aah! What [regards] us and You, Jesus, O Nazarene? You came to destroy us; I have known who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Ah! 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.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silenced, and come forth out of him”; and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nothing;
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt.
36 and amazement came on all, and they were speaking together with one another, saying, “What [is] this word, that with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come forth?”
And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 And there was going forth a fame concerning Him to every place of the surrounding region.
And there went forth a rumour concerning him into every place of the region round about.
38 And having risen out of the synagogue, He entered into the house of Simon, and the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed with a great fever, and they asked Him about her,
And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon’s wife’s mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
39 and having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately, having risen, she was ministering to them.
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.
40 And at the setting of the sun, all, as many as had any ailing with manifold diseases, brought them to Him, and He, having put hands on each one of them, healed them.
And 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.
41 And demons were also coming forth from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God”; and rebuking, He did not permit them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.
And devils also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 And day having come, having gone forth, He went on to a desolate place, and the multitudes were seeking Him, and they came to Him, and were restraining Him—not to go on from them,
And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.
43 and He said to them, “Also to the other cities it is necessary for Me to proclaim good news of the Kingdom of God, because for this I have been sent”;
But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.
44 and He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

< Luke 4 >