Luke 4
1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, all the time tempted by the devil.
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them he was hungry.
Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing; and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread."
And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live."
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
5 And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him.
And the devil taking him up upon a high mountain, showed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 "To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.
7 "If then you will worship me, it shall all be yours."
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8 "It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9 Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here;
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the son of God, cast thyself down from hence.
10 for it is written, "He shall give his angels charge of thee, to guard thee safely;
For it is written, He will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11 "They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone."
And in [their] hands they will bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 "It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God."
And Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 So, after exhausting on him every kind of temptation, the devil left him for a time.
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and his fame spread throughout all the surrounding country,
And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.
15 and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was glorified by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.
17 And there was handed him the roll of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling it he found the place where it was written,
And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,
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 broken-hearted, to preach deliverance 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 preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 Then rolling up the papyrus, he gave it back to the attendant and sat down.
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.
21 The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him, and he began to say to them, "Today is this scripture fulfilled in your hearing."
And he began to say to them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And they all spoke well of him, and marveled at the words of charm that fell from his lips. "Is not this the son of Joseph?" they asked.
And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 Jesus answered. "Doubtless you will quote the proverb to me, "Physician, heal thyself! Do also here in your own country all that we hear that you have done in Capernaum."
And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24 "I tell you in solemn truth," he added, "that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 In very truth I tell you there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
But I tell you in truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut three years and six months when great famine was throughout all the land:
26 "yet Elijah was not sent to any one of them, but only to a widow in Zarephath in Sidon.
But to none of them was Elijah sent, save to Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, to a woman [that was] a widow.
27 "And there were many lepers in Israel in the days of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian."
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 When they had heard these words, those in the synagogue were filled with fury;
And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29 they rose, hurried him outside the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, intending to cast him down headlong.
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
30 But he, passing through the midst of them, took his departure.
But he passing through the midst of them, went away,
31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and continued to teach the people on the Sabbath Days.
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days.
32 They were deeply impressed by his teaching because his speech was with authority.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
33 And there was in the synagogue a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. He cried out, in a loud voice, saying.
And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 "Ha! Jesus of Nazareth, what business have you with us? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, you holy one of God!"
Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, 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 quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 All were amazed, and began to ask one another, saying. "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out."
And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 And the talk about him spread into every locality in the surrounding country.
And the fame of him went out into every place of the surrounding country.
38 Now when he rose and left the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, where Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick of a great fever. And they kept entreating him for her.
And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And the mother of Simon's wife was taken with a violent fever; and they besought him for her.
39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her; and at once she arose and ministered unto them.
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered to them.
40 At sunset all they who had any sick with any sort of disease brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought them to him: and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 Demons also came out of many, screaming and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
And demons 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.
42 And when it was daybreak he left the town, and went away to a solitary place; and the crowd kept seeking him. Coming at length upon him, they attempted to detain him so that he should not leave them.
And when it was day, he departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
43 But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."
And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent.
44 So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
