< Luke 4 >

1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Now Jesus being full of the holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted by the devil;
2 Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing: and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.
and He did eat nothing in all those days: and when they were ended, at last He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become 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, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.
5 And the devil, taking him up upon an high mountain, showed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
6 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 whomever I will I give it.
and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Therefore, if thou wilt but worship me, they all shall be thine.
8 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.
And Jesus answering him said with indignation, Get thee behind me, Satan: for 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 a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from here:
And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set him on a battlement 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 over thee, to keep thee:
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee,
11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
to keep thee, and they shall bear thee up in their hands, least thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a time.
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.
And Jesus returned by the influence of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame was spread through all the country round about concerning Him:
15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
and He taught in their synagogues with universal applause.
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, and stood up to read.
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and according to his custom He went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.
17 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,
And there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet Esaias; and opening the book, He found the place where it was written,
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 upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord."
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.
And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.
21 And he began to say to them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
And He said unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
23 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.
And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."
24 And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
But, said He, indeed I must tell you, that no prophet is well received in his own country.
25 But I tell you in 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;
And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through all the land;
26 But to none of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow.
but Elias was sent to none of those widows, but to a widow-woman at Sarepta in the territory of Sidon.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.
There were also many lepers in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed; but Naaman the Syrian was.
28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,
29 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.
and they rose up and drove Him out of the city, and dragged Him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down the precipice.
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
But He passed through the midst of them, and went away.
31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
And He came down to Capernaum a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days,
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
and they were astonished at his doctrine; for He spake with authority.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by the spirit of an impure demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 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.
saying, Let us alone, what hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the holy one of God:
35 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.
but Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.
36 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.
And they were all amazed, and said one to another, What a speech is this? for with authority and power He commandeth the impure spirits, and they come out!
37 And the fame of him went out into every place in the surrounding country.
And his fame spread all over the country round about.
38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And the mother of Simon’s wife was sick with a high fever; and they besought him for her.
And He rose up and went out of the synagogue, and came into the house of Simon: now Simon's wife's mother had a violent fever, and they intreated Him on her behalf.
39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered to them.
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and waited upon them.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
And at sun-set all that had any persons sick of any diseases, brought them to Him: and He laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.
41 And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them did not allow them to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
And demons also came out from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the Christ.
42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came to him, and would have restrained him, that he should not depart from them.
And when the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.
43 And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
But He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
So He went on preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

< Luke 4 >