Lucas 4
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Tinukso si Jesus(A)
4 Bumalik mula sa Jordan si Jesus na puspos ng Banal na Espiritu. Dinala siya ng Espiritu sa ilang 2 at doon ay apatnapung araw siyang tinukso ng diyablo. Hindi siya kumain ng anuman sa mga araw na iyon kaya't nagutom siya makalipas ang mga ito. 3 Sinabi sa kanya ng diyablo, “Kung ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos, utusan mo ang mga batong ito na maging tinapay.” 4 Ngunit sinagot siya ni Jesus, “Nasusulat, ‘Hindi lamang sa tinapay nabubuhay ang tao.’ ” 5 Dinala siya ng diyablo sa mataas na lugar at sa isang saglit ay ipinakita sa kanya ang lahat ng kaharian sa sanlibutan. 6 Sinabi sa kanya ng diyablo, “Ibibigay ko sa iyo ang karapatan sa lahat ng ito at ang kaluwalhatian nila sapagkat ipinagkaloob na ito sa akin. Maibibigay ko ito kanino ko man ibigin. 7 Kaya't kung sasambahin mo ako, magiging iyo na ang lahat ng ito.” 8 Sinagot siya ni Jesus, “Nasusulat,
‘Ang Panginoon mong Diyos ang sambahin mo
at siya lamang ang iyong paglingkuran.’ ”
9 Dinala siya ng diyablo sa Jerusalem at inilagay sa tuktok ng templo at sinabi sa kanya, “Kung ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos, tumalon kang pababa mula rito; 10 sapagkat nasusulat,
‘Uutusan niya ang kanyang mga anghel na alagaan ka.
11 At aalalayan ka nila,
nang hindi tumama sa bato ang iyong paa.’ ”
12 Ngunit sumagot sa kanya si Jesus, “Sinasabi rin, ‘Huwag mong subukan ang Panginoon mong Diyos.’ ”
13 At matapos ang lahat ng pagsubok, nilayuan siya ng diyablo at naghintay ito ng ibang pagkakataon.
Ang Pasimula ng Gawain sa Galilea(B)
14 Bumalik si Jesus sa Galilea sa kapangyarihan ng Espiritu at sa buong lupain ay kumalat ang balita tungkol sa kanya. 15 Nagturo siya sa kanilang mga sinagoga taglay ang papuri ng lahat.
Ang Pagtataboy kay Jesus(C)
16 Dumating siya sa Nazareth na kanyang nilakhan. Gaya ng kanyang nakaugalian, pumasok siya sa sinagoga nang araw ng Sabbath at tumindig upang magbasa. 17 Iniabot sa kanya ang aklat ng propetang si Isaias at pagkabukas dito ay natunghayan niya ang dako kung saan nasusulat,
18 “Sumasaakin ang Espiritu ng Panginoon,
sapagkat hinirang niya ako upang ipangaral ang mabuting balita sa mga dukha.
Isinugo niya ako upang ipahayag sa mga bihag ang paglaya
at sa mga bulag na sila'y makakita
upang bigyang-laya ang mga inaapi,
19 at ipahayag ang pinapagpalang taon ng Panginoon.”
20 Inirolyo ni Jesus at isinauli ang aklat sa tagapaglingkod, at siya'y naupo. At ang mga mata ng lahat ng sinagoga ay nakatitig sa kanya. 21 Sinimulan niyang sabihin sa kanila, “Sa araw na ito ay natupad ang kasulatang inyong narinig.” 22 Pinuri siya ng lahat at namangha sila sa mapagpalang salita na sinabi niya. Sinabi nila, “Hindi ba ito ang anak ni Jose?” 23 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Tiyak na sasabihin ninyo sa akin ang talinghagang ito, ‘Manggagamot, pagalingin mo ang iyong sarili. Gawin mo rin dito sa iyong bayang tinubuan ang mga narinig naming nangyari sa Capernaum.’ ” 24 Sinabi niya, “Tandaan ninyo ang sinasabi ko: walang propetang kinikilala sa kanyang bayang tinubuan. 25 Ngunit ang totoo, maraming balong babae sa Israel noong panahon ni Elias, nang tatlong taon at anim na buwang hindi umulan na nagsanhi ng taggutom sa buong lupain. 26 Ngunit hindi isinugo si Elias sa isa man sa kanila kundi sa isang balong babae sa Zarefta sa lupain ng Sidon. 27 Marami rin namang ketongin sa Israel noong panahon ng propetang si Eliseo ngunit walang pinagaling sa kanila maliban kay Naaman na taga-Syria.” 28 Pagkarinig dito, nagngitngit sa galit ang lahat ng nasa sinagoga. 29 Nagtindigan sila at itinaboy siya papalabas ng bayan at dinala siya sa bingit ng burol na kinatatayuan ng kanilang bayan upang ihulog siya roon. 30 Ngunit siya ay dumaan lamang sa kalagitnaan nila at umalis.
Isang Taong may Maruming Espiritu(D)
31 Bumaba siya patungong Capernaum na isang bayan ng Galilea. Doon ay nagturo siya sa kanila sa araw ng Sabbath. 32 Namangha sila sa kanyang pagtuturo sapagkat may kapangyarihan ang kanyang mga sinasabi. 33 May isang lalaki sa sinagoga na sinasaniban ng espiritu ng karumal-dumal na demonyo. Sumigaw ito nang malakas, 34 “Ah! Jesus na taga-Nazareth, ano'ng pakialam mo sa amin? Naparito ka ba upang puksain kami? Alam ko kung sino ka—ang Banal ng Diyos.” 35 Subalit sinaway siya ni Jesus na nagsabing, “Tumahimik ka at lumabas ka sa kanya.” At ang lalaki'y inilugmok ng demonyo sa harapan ng lahat at lumabas ito sa kanya na hindi sinaktan. 36 At namangha silang lahat at sinabi sa isa't isa, “Pambihirang katuruan ito! Sapagkat inuutusan niya ng may awtoridad at kapangyarihan ang maruruming espiritu at sila ay lumalabas.” 37 Kaya't kumalat ang balita tungkol sa kanya sa lahat ng dako ng lupain.
Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Maraming Tao(E)
38 Nilisan ni Jesus ang sinagoga at pumasok sa bahay ni Simon. Noon ay inaapoy sa lagnat ang biyenang babae ni Simon at nakiusap sila kay Jesus para sa kanya. 39 At tumayo si Jesus sa tabi nito, pinatigil niya ang lagnat at nawala nga ito. Kaya't pagtayo ng babae, agad itong naglingkod sa kanila. 40 Nang palubog na ang araw, dinala sa kanya ng lahat ang kani-kanilang may mga sari-saring karamdaman. At pagkapatong ng kanyang mga kamay sa bawat isa ay pinagaling sila. 41 Sa marami ay lumayas din ang mga demonyo na pasigaw na nagsasabing, “Ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos.” Ngunit sinaway niya ang mga ito at pinagbawalang magsalita sapagkat kilala nila na siya ang Cristo.
Nangaral si Jesus sa mga Sinagoga(F)
42 Kinaumagahan, nagtungo si Jesus sa ilang na pook. Hinanap siya ng mga tao. Lumapit sila sa kanya at pinipigilan siyang lumayo sa kanila. 43 Kaya't sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kailangan ko ring ipangaral sa ibang bayan ang mabuting balita tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos sapagkat isinugo ako para rito.” 44 At siya ay nangaral sa mga sinagoga ng Judea.
Luke 4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 4
The Temptation of Jesus.[a] 1 (A)Filled with the holy Spirit,[b] Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert 2 for forty days,[c] to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry.(B) 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’”(C) 5 Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. 6 The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish.(D) 7 All this will be yours, if you worship me.” 8 Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written:
‘You shall worship the Lord, your God,
and him alone shall you serve.’”(E)
9 [d]Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written:
‘He will command his angels concerning you,
to guard you,’(F)
11 and:
‘With their hands they will support you,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”(G)
12 Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’”(H) 13 [e]When the devil had finished every temptation,(I) he departed from him for a time.
IV. The Ministry in Galilee
The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry. 14 (J)Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread[f] throughout the whole region.(K) 15 He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all.
The Rejection at Nazareth.[g](L) 16 He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom[h] into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read 17 and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,[i]
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.(M)
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
19 and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”
20 Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. 21 He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”[j] 22 And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?”(N) 23 He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb, ‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say, ‘Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’”[k] 24 And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. 25 [l]Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land.(O) 26 [m]It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath(P) in the land of Sidon. 27 Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”(Q) 28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. 29 They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went away.
The Cure of a Demoniac. 31 [n]Jesus then went down to Capernaum,(R) a town of Galilee.(S) He taught them on the sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority.(T) 33 In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon,(U) and he cried out in a loud voice, 34 “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?[o] I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”(V) 35 Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him any harm. 36 They were all amazed and said to one another, “What is there about his word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” 37 And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.
The Cure of Simon’s Mother-in-Law. 38 (W)After he left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.[p] Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. 39 He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them.
Other Healings.(X) 40 At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. 41 [q]And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.”(Y) But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Leaves Capernaum.(Z) 42 [r]At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. 43 But he said to them, “To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.”(AA) 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.[s]
Footnotes
- 4:1–13 See note on Mt 4:1–11.
- 4:1 Filled with the holy Spirit: as a result of the descent of the Spirit upon him at his baptism (Lk 3:21–22), Jesus is now equipped to overcome the devil. Just as the Spirit is prominent at this early stage of Jesus’ ministry (Lk 4:1, 14, 18), so too it will be at the beginning of the period of the church in Acts (Acts 1:4; 2:4, 17).
- 4:2 For forty days: the mention of forty days recalls the forty years of the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites during the Exodus (Dt 8:2).
- 4:9 To Jerusalem: the Lucan order of the temptations concludes on the parapet of the temple in Jerusalem, the city of destiny in Luke-Acts. It is in Jerusalem that Jesus will ultimately face his destiny (Lk 9:51; 13:33).
- 4:13 For a time: the devil’s opportune time will occur before the passion and death of Jesus (Lk 22:3, 31–32, 53).
- 4:14 News of him spread: a Lucan theme; see Lk 4:37; 5:15; 7:17.
- 4:16–30 Luke has transposed to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry an incident from his Marcan source, which situated it near the end of the Galilean ministry (Mk 6:1–6a). In doing so, Luke turns the initial admiration (Lk 4:22) and subsequent rejection of Jesus (Lk 4:28–29) into a foreshadowing of the whole future ministry of Jesus. Moreover, the rejection of Jesus in his own hometown hints at the greater rejection of him by Israel (Acts 13:46).
- 4:16 According to his custom: Jesus’ practice of regularly attending synagogue is carried on by the early Christians’ practice of meeting in the temple (Acts 2:46; 3:1; 5:12).
- 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me: see note on Lk 3:21–22. As this incident develops, Jesus is portrayed as a prophet whose ministry is compared to that of the prophets Elijah and Elisha. Prophetic anointings are known in first-century Palestinian Judaism from the Qumran literature that speaks of prophets as God’s anointed ones. To bring glad tidings to the poor: more than any other gospel writer Luke is concerned with Jesus’ attitude toward the economically and socially poor (see Lk 6:20, 24; 12:16–21; 14:12–14; 16:19–26; 19:8). At times, the poor in Luke’s gospel are associated with the downtrodden, the oppressed and afflicted, the forgotten and the neglected (Lk 4:18; 6:20–22; 7:22; 14:12–14), and it is they who accept Jesus’ message of salvation.
- 4:21 Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing: this sermon inaugurates the time of fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. Luke presents the ministry of Jesus as fulfilling Old Testament hopes and expectations (Lk 7:22); for Luke, even Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection are done in fulfillment of the scriptures (Lk 24:25–27, 44–46; Acts 3:18).
- 4:23 The things that we heard were done in Capernaum: Luke’s source for this incident reveals an awareness of an earlier ministry of Jesus in Capernaum that Luke has not yet made use of because of his transposition of this Nazareth episode to the beginning of Jesus’ Galilean ministry. It is possible that by use of the future tense you will quote me…, Jesus is being portrayed as a prophet.
- 4:25–26 The references to Elijah and Elisha serve several purposes in this episode: they emphasize Luke’s portrait of Jesus as a prophet like Elijah and Elisha; they help to explain why the initial admiration of the people turns to rejection; and they provide the scriptural justification for the future Christian mission to the Gentiles.
- 4:26 A widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon: like Naaman the Syrian in Lk 4:27, a non-Israelite becomes the object of the prophet’s ministry.
- 4:31–44 The next several incidents in Jesus’ ministry take place in Capernaum and are based on Luke’s source, Mk 1:21–39. To the previous portrait of Jesus as prophet (Lk 4:16–30) they now add a presentation of him as teacher (Lk 4:31–32), exorcist (Lk 4:32–37, 41), healer (Lk 4:38–40), and proclaimer of God’s kingdom (Lk 4:43).
- 4:34 What have you to do with us?: see note on Jn 2:4. Have you come to destroy us?: the question reflects the current belief that before the day of the Lord control over humanity would be wrested from the evil spirits, evil destroyed, and God’s authority over humanity reestablished. The synoptic gospel tradition presents Jesus carrying out this task.
- 4:38 The house of Simon: because of Luke’s arrangement of material, the reader has not yet been introduced to Simon (cf. Mk 1:16–18, 29–31). Situated as it is before the call of Simon (Lk 5:1–11), it helps the reader to understand Simon’s eagerness to do what Jesus says (Lk 5:5) and to follow him (Lk 5:11).
- 4:41 They knew that he was the Messiah: that is, the Christ (see note on Lk 2:11).
- 4:42 They tried to prevent him from leaving them: the reaction of these strangers in Capernaum is presented in contrast to the reactions of those in his hometown who rejected him (Lk 4:28–30).
- 4:44 In the synagogues of Judea: instead of Judea, which is the best reading of the manuscript tradition, the Byzantine text tradition and other manuscripts read “Galilee,” a reading that harmonizes Luke with Mt 4:23 and Mk 1:39. Up to this point Luke has spoken only of a ministry of Jesus in Galilee. Luke may be using Judea to refer to the land of Israel, the territory of the Jews, and not to a specific portion of it.
Luke 4
Good News Translation
The Temptation of Jesus(A)
4 Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit and was led by the Spirit into the desert, 2 where he was tempted by the Devil for forty days. In all that time he ate nothing, so that he was hungry when it was over.
3 The Devil said to him, “If you are God's Son, order this stone to turn into bread.”
4 (B)But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone.’”
5 Then the Devil took him up and showed him in a second all the kingdoms of the world. 6 “I will give you all this power and all this wealth,” the Devil told him. “It has all been handed over to me, and I can give it to anyone I choose. 7 All this will be yours, then, if you worship me.”
8 (C)Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!’”
9 Then the Devil took him to Jerusalem and set him on the highest point of the Temple, and said to him, “If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here. 10 (D)For the scripture says, ‘God will order his angels to take good care of you.’ 11 It also says, ‘They will hold you up with their hands so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.’”
12 (E)But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 When the Devil finished tempting Jesus in every way, he left him for a while.
Jesus Begins His Work in Galilee(F)
14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, and the power of the Holy Spirit was with him. The news about him spread throughout all that territory. 15 He taught in the synagogues and was praised by everyone.
Jesus Is Rejected at Nazareth(G)
16 Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures 17 and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,
18 (H)“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed
19 and announce that the time has come
when the Lord will save his people.”
20 Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All the people in the synagogue had their eyes fixed on him, 21 as he said to them, “This passage of scripture has come true today, as you heard it being read.”
22 They were all well impressed with him and marveled at the eloquent words that he spoke. They said, “Isn't he the son of Joseph?”
23 He said to them, “I am sure that you will quote this proverb to me, ‘Doctor, heal yourself.’ You will also tell me to do here in my hometown the same things you heard were done in Capernaum. 24 (I)I tell you this,” Jesus added, “prophets are never welcomed in their hometown. 25 (J)Listen to me: it is true that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three and a half years and a severe famine spread throughout the whole land. 26 (K)Yet Elijah was not sent to anyone in Israel, but only to a widow living in Zarephath in the territory of Sidon. 27 (L)And there were many people suffering from a dreaded skin disease who lived in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha; yet not one of them was healed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were filled with anger. 29 They rose up, dragged Jesus out of town, and took him to the top of the hill on which their town was built. They meant to throw him over the cliff, 30 but he walked through the middle of the crowd and went his way.
A Man with an Evil Spirit(M)
31 Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where he taught the people on the Sabbath. 32 (N)They were all amazed at the way he taught, because he spoke with authority. 33 In the synagogue was a man who had the spirit of an evil demon in him; he screamed out in a loud voice, 34 “Ah! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are: you are God's holy messenger!”
35 Jesus ordered the spirit, “Be quiet and come out of the man!” The demon threw the man down in front of them and went out of him without doing him any harm.
36 The people were all amazed and said to one another, “What kind of words are these? With authority and power this man gives orders to the evil spirits, and they come out!” 37 And the report about Jesus spread everywhere in that region.
Jesus Heals Many People(O)
38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon's home. Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, and they spoke to Jesus about her. 39 He went and stood at her bedside and ordered the fever to leave her. The fever left her, and she got up at once and began to wait on them.
40 After sunset all who had friends who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus; he placed his hands on every one of them and healed them all. 41 Demons also went out from many people, screaming, “You are the Son of God!”
Jesus gave the demons an order and would not let them speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
Jesus Preaches in the Synagogues(P)
42 At daybreak Jesus left the town and went off to a lonely place. The people started looking for him, and when they found him, they tried to keep him from leaving. 43 But he said to them, “I must preach the Good News about the Kingdom of God in other towns also, because that is what God sent me to do.”
44 So he preached in the synagogues throughout the country.
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