Luke 4
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
Then Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
2 forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of that time he was hungry.
3 And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
Jesus answered him, “It is written, 'Man does not live on bread alone.'”
5 And taking him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Then the devil led Jesus up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant of time.
6 And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.
The devil said to him, “I will give to you all this authority and all their splendor, for they have been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
7 If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
So then, if you will bow down and worship me, it will be yours.”
8 And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
But Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, 'You will worship the Lord your God, and you will serve only him.'”
9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;
Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on the very highest point of the temple building, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here.
10 for it is written, “He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
For it is written, 'He will give orders to his angels regarding you, to protect you,'
11 and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone.”
and, 'They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'”
12 And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
Answering him, Jesus said, “It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
13 And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
When the devil had finished testing Jesus, he went away and left him until another time.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country
Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire surrounding region.
15 And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
Then he began to teach in their synagogues and he was praised by all.
16 And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day; and stood up to read.
He came into Nazareth, where he had been raised, and as was his custom, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and he stood up to read aloud.
17 And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written,
The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to tell good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
20 And rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
21 And he began to say to them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
He began to speak to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Everyone there spoke well of him and they were amazed at the gracious words which were coming out of his mouth, and they asked, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”
23 And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, “Physician, heal thyself;” whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.
He said to them, “Surely you will say this proverb to me, 'Doctor, heal yourself. Whatever we heard that you did in Capernaum, do the same in your hometown.'”
24 And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
But he said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is received in his own hometown.
25 But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
But in truth I tell you that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, and a great famine came upon all the land.
26 and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.
But Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in Sidon, to a widow living there.
27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.
There were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet, but none of them were healed except Naaman the Syrian.”
28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
All the people in the synagogue were filled with rage when they heard these things.
29 And they rose up, and forced him out of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, to cast him down headlong;
They got up, forced him out of the town, and led him to the cliff of the hill on which their town was built, so they might throw him off the cliff.
30 but he, passing through the midst of them, went away.
But he passed through the middle of them and he went to another place.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.
Then he went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and he began to teach them on the Sabbath.
32 And they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
They were astonished at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
“Ah! What do we have to do with you, 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, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.
Jesus rebuked the demon, saying, “Do not speak! Come out of him!” When the demon had thrown the man down in the middle of them, he came out of him, and did not harm him in any way.
36 And all were amazed; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?
All the people were very amazed, and they kept talking about it with one another. They said, “What kind of words are these? He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power and they come out.”
37 And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
So news about him began to spread into every part of the surrounding region.
38 And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
Then Jesus left the synagogue and entered into the house of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they pleaded with him on her behalf.
39 And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.
So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and started serving them.
40 And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
When the sun was setting, people brought to Jesus everyone who was sick with various kinds of diseases. He laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.
41 And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
Demons also came out from many of them, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” Jesus rebuked the demons and would not let them speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.
When daybreak came, he went out into a solitary place. Crowds of people were looking for him and came to the place where he was. They tried to keep him from going away from them.
43 But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.
But he said to them, “I must also preach the good news about the kingdom of God to many other cities, because this is the reason I was sent here.”
44 And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
Then he continued to preach in the synagogues throughout Judea.
