Luke 4
1 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;
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
2 and He did eat nothing in all those days: and when they were ended, at last He was hungry.
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
The devil said to him, "If you are 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 only, but on every word of God.
Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone.'"
5 And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
And leading him up to a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 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.
The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.
7 Therefore, if thou wilt but worship me, they all shall be thine.
If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
8 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.
Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
9 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;
He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
10 for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee,
for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'
11 to keep thee, and they shall bear thee up in their hands, least thou dash thy foot against a stone.
and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
12 And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It is said, 'Do not test the Lord, your God.'"
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a time.
When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
14 And Jesus returned by the influence of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame was spread through all the country round about concerning Him:
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
15 and He taught in their synagogues with universal applause.
He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.
16 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.
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet Esaias; and opening the book, He found the place where it was written,
The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
18 "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,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
19 and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord."
and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
20 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.
He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 And He said unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
22 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?
All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
23 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."
He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"
24 But, said He, indeed I must tell you, that no prophet is well received in his own country.
He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
25 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;
But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
26 but Elias was sent to none of those widows, but to a widow-woman at Sarepta in the territory of Sidon.
Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 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.
There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."
28 And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,
They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
29 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.
They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
30 But He passed through the midst of them, and went away.
But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
31 And He came down to Capernaum a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days,
He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
32 and they were astonished at his doctrine; for He spake with authority.
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
33 And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by the spirit of an impure demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he shouted with a loud voice,
34 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:
saying, "Ah. What have we to do with you, Jesus, Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are — the Holy One of God."
35 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.
Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him." When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
36 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!
Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
37 And his fame spread all over the country round about.
News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
38 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.
He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they appealed to him about her.
39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and waited upon them.
He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
40 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.
When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 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.
Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 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.
When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the crowds looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he would not go away from them.
43 But He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."
44 So He went on preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
