Luke 4
1 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.
Then Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
2 All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became 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 So the devil said to him, ‘If you are God’s Son, tell this stone to 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, ‘Scripture says – “It is not on bread alone that a person is to live.”’
Jesus answered him, “It is written, 'Man does not live on bread alone.'”
5 And the devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him,
Then the devil led Jesus up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant of time.
6 ‘I will give you all this power, and the splendour of them; for it has been given into my hands and I give it to whom I wish.
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 you worship me, it will all be yours.’
So then, if you will bow down and worship me, it will be yours.”
8 And Jesus answered him, ‘Scripture says – “You should worship the Lord your God, and worship him only.”’
But Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, 'You will worship the Lord your God, and you will serve only him.'”
9 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,
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 scripture says – “He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,”
For it is written, 'He will give orders to his angels regarding you, to protect you,'
11 And “On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your 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 But Jesus answered him, ‘It is said – “You must not tempt the Lord your God.”’
Answering him, Jesus said, “It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
13 When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.
When the devil had finished testing Jesus, he went away and left him until another time.
14 Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that region;
Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire surrounding region.
15 and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was honoured by everyone.
Then he began to teach in their synagogues and he was praised by all.
16 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.
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 He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says –
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 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,
“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 year of the Lord’s favour.”
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
20 Then, closing the book and returning it to the attendant, he sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on 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 Jesus began, ‘This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.’
He began to speak to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 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.
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 ‘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.”
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 I tell you,’ he continued, ‘that 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 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;
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 it was not to one of them that Elijah was sent, but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidonia.
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 the prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but 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 All the people in the synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged.
All the people in the synagogue were filled with rage when they heard these things.
29 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.
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 passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
But he passed through the middle of them and he went to another place.
31 Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath he taught the people.
Then he went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and he began to teach them on the Sabbath.
32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words were spoken with authority.
They were astonished at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
33 In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly,
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 ‘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!’
“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 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.
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 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 marvellous authority, 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 rumours about Jesus traveled through every place in the region.
So news about him began to spread into every part of the surrounding region.
38 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.
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 Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to take care of them.
So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and started serving them.
40 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.’
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 make his proclamation in the synagogues of Judea.
Then he continued to preach in the synagogues throughout Judea.
