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Luke 4
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4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness 2 during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become [a]bread. 4 And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, [b]Man shall not live by bread alone. 5 And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of [c]the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt [d]worship before me, it shall all be thine. 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the [e]pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10 for it is written,

[f]He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:

11 and,

On their hands they shall bear thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, [g]Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him [h]for a season.

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him [i]the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the [j]book, and found the place where it was written,

18 [k]The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
[l]Because he anointed me to preach [m]good tidings to the poor:
He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the [n]book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? 23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; 26 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to [o]Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 28 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; 29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day: 32 and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 [p]Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee 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 down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt. 36 And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is [q]this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. 37 And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.

38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon’s wife’s mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.

40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

42 And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them. 43 But he said unto them, I must preach [r]the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of [s]Galilee.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:3 Or, a loaf
  2. Luke 4:4 Dt. 8:3.
  3. Luke 4:5 Greek the inhabited earth.
  4. Luke 4:7 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to a creature, or to the Creator (compare marginal note on Mt. 2:2)
  5. Luke 4:9 Greek wing.
  6. Luke 4:10 Ps. 91:11, 12.
  7. Luke 4:12 Dt. 6:16.
  8. Luke 4:13 Or, until
  9. Luke 4:17 Or, a roll
  10. Luke 4:17 Or, roll
  11. Luke 4:18 Isa. 61:1f.
  12. Luke 4:18 Or, Wherefore
  13. Luke 4:18 Or, the gospel
  14. Luke 4:20 Or, roll
  15. Luke 4:26 Greek Sarepta.
  16. Luke 4:34 Or, Let alone
  17. Luke 4:36 Or, this word, that with authority . . . come out?
  18. Luke 4:43 Or, the gospel
  19. Luke 4:44 Very many ancient authorities read Judaea.
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Luke 4
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The Temptation of Jesus

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and when[a] they were completed, he was hungry. 3 So the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!” 4 And Jesus replied to him, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.’”[b]

5 And he led him up and[c] showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to him, “I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want. 7 So if you will worship before me, all this will be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered and[d] said to him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’”[e]

9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point 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 protect you,’[f]

11 and

‘on their hands they will lift you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”[g]

12 And Jesus answered and[h] said to him, “It is said, ‘You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.’”[i] 13 And when[j] the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a favorable time.[k]

Public Ministry in Galilee

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region. 15 And he began to teach[l] in their synagogues, and[m] was praised by all.

Rejected at Nazareth

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up,[n] and according to his custom[o] he entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written,

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because of which he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
    He has sent me
to proclaim release to the captives,
    and recovery of sight to the blind,
to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,
19     to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”[p]

20 And he rolled up the scroll and[q] gave it[r] back to the attendant and[s] sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, “Is this man not the son of Joseph?” 23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!” 24 And he said, “Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his own hometown. 25 But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land. 26 And Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian.” 28 And all those in the synagogue were filled with anger when they[t] heard these things. 29 And they stood up and[u] forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But he passed through their midst and[v] went on his way.

Jesus Teaches and Heals Many in Capernaum

31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. 32 And they were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke[w] with authority.

33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon,[x] and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Ha! Leave us alone,[y] Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” 35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And after[z] throwing him down in their midst, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all. 36 And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk[aa] with one another, saying, “What word[ab] is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!” 37 And news about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

38 And after he[ac] set out from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. And Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a high fever, and they asked him on behalf of her. 39 And he stood over her and[ad] rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she got up and[ae] began to serve[af] them.

40 Now as[ag] the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing his[ah] hands on every one of them, he healed them. 41 And demons also were coming out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And he rebuked them[ai] and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.[aj]

42 And when it[ak] was day, he departed and[al] went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them. 43 But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose. 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were completed”)
  2. Luke 4:4 A quotation from Deut 8:3; most manuscripts add “but by every word of God” here
  3. Luke 4:5 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“led … up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Luke 4:8 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Luke 4:8 A quotation from Deut 6:13
  6. Luke 4:10 A quotation from Ps 91:11
  7. Luke 4:11 A quotation from Ps 91:12
  8. Luke 4:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  9. Luke 4:12 A quotation from Deut 6:16
  10. Luke 4:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had completed”) which is understood as temporal
  11. Luke 4:13 Or “for a while”
  12. Luke 4:15 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
  13. Luke 4:15 Here the participle (“was praised”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style
  14. Luke 4:16 Literally “he was having been brought up”
  15. Luke 4:16 Literally “what he was accustomed to for him”
  16. Luke 4:19 A quotation from Isa 61:1–2, with one line from Isa 58:6
  17. Luke 4:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“rolled up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  18. Luke 4:20 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  19. Luke 4:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“gave … back”) has been translated as a finite verb
  20. Luke 4:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  21. Luke 4:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  22. Luke 4:30 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“passed”) has been translated as a finite verb
  23. Luke 4:32 Literally “his word was”
  24. Luke 4:33 Or “an unclean demonic spirit”
  25. Luke 4:34 Literally “what to us and to you”
  26. Luke 4:35 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“throwing … down”) which is understood as temporal
  27. Luke 4:36 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to talk”)
  28. Luke 4:36 Or “command”
  29. Luke 4:38 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“set out”) which is understood as temporal
  30. Luke 4:39 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood”) has been translated as a finite verb
  31. Luke 4:39 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  32. Luke 4:39 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to serve”)
  33. Luke 4:40 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was setting”)
  34. Luke 4:40 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  35. Luke 4:41 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  36. Luke 4:41 Or “Messiah”
  37. Luke 4:42 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  38. Luke 4:42 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb
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