Luke 4
1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land
2 tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger.
For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.
3 Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."
And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
4 "It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"
And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.
5 The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.
And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.
6 And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.
And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.
7 If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'
If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.
8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.
9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,
And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
10 'He will give orders to His angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;'
He will give his angels orders to take care of you:
11 and 'On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
12 The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"
And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
13 So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.
And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.
14 Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.
And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
15 And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all.
And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
16 He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.
17 And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
19 to proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord."
To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.
20 And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.
21 Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing."
Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
22 And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
23 "Doubtless," said He, "you will quote to me the proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'"
And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.
24 "I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.
25 But I tell you in truth that there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine over all the land;
Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
26 and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.
But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was."
And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.
28 Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.
And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.
29 They rose, hurried Him outside the town, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw Him down the cliff;
And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
30 but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.
But he came through them and went on his way.
31 So He came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently taught the people on the Sabbath days.
And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.
32 And they were greatly impressed by His teaching, because He spoke with the language of authority.
And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
33 But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,
And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,
34 "Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are--God's Holy One!"
Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.
35 But Jesus rebuked the demon. "Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without doing him any harm.
And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.
36 All were astonished and awe-struck; and they asked one another, "What sort of language is this? For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they come out."
And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.
37 And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country.
And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.
38 Now when He rose and left the synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her.
And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her
39 Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on them.
He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.
40 At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them.
And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.
41 Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.
And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.
42 Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.
And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.
43 But He said to them, "I have to tell the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent."
But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.
44 And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.
And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.
