Luke 4
New King James Version
Satan Tempts Jesus(A)
4 Then (B)Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and (C)was led by the Spirit [a]into the wilderness, 2 being [b]tempted for forty days by the devil. And (D)in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, “If You are (E)the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, (F)‘Man shall not live by bread alone, [c]but by every word of God.’ ”
5 [d]Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for (G)this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
8 And Jesus answered and said to him, [e]“Get behind Me, Satan! [f]For it is written, (H)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
9 (I)Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
(J)‘He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you,’
11 and,
(K)‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, (L)‘You shall not [g]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
13 Now when the devil had ended every [h]temptation, he departed from Him (M)until an opportune time.
Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry(N)
14 (O)Then Jesus returned (P)in the power of the Spirit to (Q)Galilee, and (R)news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. 15 And He (S)taught in their synagogues, (T)being glorified by all.
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth(U)
16 So He came to (V)Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, (W)He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 “The(X) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me [i]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To (Y)set at liberty those who are [j]oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is (Z)fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 So all bore witness to Him, and (AA)marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, (AB)“Is this not Joseph’s son?”
23 He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in (AC)Capernaum,[k] do also here in (AD)Your country.’ ” 24 Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no (AE)prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you truly, (AF)many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; 26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to [l]Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 (AG)And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”
28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were (AH)filled with [m]wrath, 29 (AI)and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. 30 Then (AJ)passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit(AK)
31 Then (AL)He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. 32 And they were (AM)astonished at His teaching, (AN)for His word was with authority. 33 (AO)Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, 34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? (AP)I know who You are—(AQ)the Holy One of God!”
35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, [n]“Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. 36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” 37 And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed(AR)
38 (AS)Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was [o]sick with a high fever, and they (AT)made request of Him concerning her. 39 So He stood over her and (AU)rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.
Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset(AV)
40 (AW)When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 (AX)And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, (AY)“You are [p]the Christ, the Son of God!”
And He, (AZ)rebuking them, did not allow them to [q]speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee(BA)
42 (BB)Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; 43 but He said to them, “I must (BC)preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” 44 (BD)And He was preaching in the synagogues of [r]Galilee.
Footnotes
- Luke 4:1 NU in
- Luke 4:2 tested
- Luke 4:4 NU omits but by every word of God
- Luke 4:5 NU And taking Him up, he showed Him
- Luke 4:8 NU omits Get behind Me, Satan
- Luke 4:8 NU, M omit For
- Luke 4:12 test
- Luke 4:13 testing
- Luke 4:18 NU omits to heal the brokenhearted
- Luke 4:18 downtrodden
- Luke 4:23 NU Capharnaum, here and elsewhere
- Luke 4:26 Gr. Sarepta
- Luke 4:28 rage
- Luke 4:35 Lit. Be muzzled
- Luke 4:38 afflicted with
- Luke 4:41 NU omits the Christ
- Luke 4:41 Or say that they knew
- Luke 4:44 NU Judea
Lucas 4
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Jesús vence al diablo
4 El Espíritu de Dios llenó a Jesús con su poder. Y cuando Jesús se alejó del río Jordán, el Espíritu lo guió al desierto.
2 Allí, durante cuarenta días, el diablo trató de hacerlo caer en sus trampas, y en todo ese tiempo Jesús no comió nada.[a] Cuando pasaron los cuarenta días, Jesús sintió hambre.
3 Entonces el diablo le dijo:
—Si en verdad eres el Hijo de Dios, ordena que estas piedras se conviertan en pan.
4 Jesús le contestó:
—La Biblia dice: “No sólo de pan vive la gente”.
5 Después el diablo llevó a Jesús a un lugar alto. Desde allí, en un momento, le mostró todos los países más ricos y poderosos del mundo, 6 y le dijo:
—Todos estos países me los dieron a mí, y puedo dárselos a quien yo quiera. 7 Yo te haré dueño de todos ellos, si te arrodillas delante de mí y me adoras.
8 Jesús le respondió:
—La Biblia dice: “Adoren a Dios, y obedézcanlo sólo a él.”
9 Finalmente, el diablo llevó a Jesús a la ciudad de Jerusalén, hasta la parte más alta del templo, y allí le dijo:
—Si en verdad eres el Hijo de Dios, tírate desde aquí, 10 pues la Biblia dice:
“Dios mandará a sus ángeles
para que te cuiden.
11 Ellos te sostendrán,
para que no te lastimes los pies
contra ninguna piedra.”
12 Jesús le contestó:
—La Biblia también dice: “Nunca trates de hacer caer a Dios en una trampa.”
13 El diablo le puso a Jesús todas las trampas posibles, y como ya no encontró más qué decir, se alejó de él por algún tiempo.
Jesús comienza su trabajo
14-15 Jesús regresó a la región de Galilea lleno del poder del Espíritu de Dios. Iba de lugar en lugar enseñando en las sinagogas, y toda la gente hablaba bien de él. Y así Jesús pronto llegó a ser muy conocido en toda la región. 16 Después volvió a Nazaret, el pueblo donde había crecido.
Un sábado, como era su costumbre, fue a la sinagoga. Cuando se levantó a leer, 17 le dieron el libro del profeta Isaías. Jesús lo abrió y leyó:
18 «El Espíritu de Dios está sobre mí,
porque me eligió y me envió
para dar buenas noticias a los pobres,
para anunciar libertad a los prisioneros,
para devolverles la vista a los ciegos,
para rescatar a los que son maltratados
19 y para anunciar a todos que:
“¡Éste es el tiempo que Dios eligió
para darnos salvación!”»
20 Jesús cerró el libro, lo devolvió al encargado y se sentó. Todos los que estaban en la sinagoga se quedaron mirándolo. 21 Entonces Jesús les dijo: «Hoy se ha cumplido ante ustedes esto que he leído.»
22 Todos hablaban bien de Jesús, pues se admiraban de lo agradables que eran sus enseñanzas. La gente preguntaba:
—¿No es éste el hijo de José?
23 Jesús les respondía:
—Sin duda ustedes me recitarán este dicho: “¡Médico, primero cúrate a ti mismo!”
»Ustedes saben todo lo que he hecho en Cafarnaúm, y por eso ahora me pedirán que haga aquí lo mismo. 24 Pero les aseguro que ningún profeta es bien recibido en su propio pueblo. 25 Hace muchos años, cuando aún vivía el profeta Elías, no llovió durante tres años y medio, y la gente se moría de hambre. 26 Y aunque había en Israel muchas viudas, Dios no envió a Elías para ayudarlas a todas, sino solamente a una viuda del pueblo de Sarepta, cerca de la ciudad de Sidón. 27 En ese tiempo, también había en Israel muchas personas enfermas de lepra, pero Eliseo sanó solamente a Naamán, que era del país de Siria.
28 Al oír eso, los que estaban en la sinagoga se enojaron muchísimo. 29 Entonces sacaron de allí a Jesús, y lo llevaron a lo alto de la colina donde estaba el pueblo, pues querían arrojarlo por el precipicio. 30 Pero Jesús pasó en medio de ellos, y se fue de Nazaret.
El hombre con un espíritu malo
31 Jesús se fue al pueblo de Cafarnaúm, en la región de Galilea. Allí se puso a enseñar un día sábado. 32 Todos estaban admirados de sus enseñanzas, porque les hablaba con autoridad.
33 En la sinagoga había un hombre que tenía un espíritu malo. El espíritu le gritó a Jesús:
34 —¡Jesús de Nazaret! ¿Qué quieres hacer con nosotros? ¿Acaso vienes a destruirnos? Yo sé quién eres tú. ¡Eres el Hijo de Dios![b]
35 Jesús reprendió al espíritu malo y le dijo:
—¡Cállate, y sal de este hombre!
Delante de todos, el espíritu malo arrojó al hombre al suelo, y salió de él sin hacerle daño.
36 La gente se asombró mucho, y decía: «¿Qué clase de poder tiene este hombre? Con autoridad y poder les ordena a los espíritus malos que salgan, ¡y ellos lo obedecen!»
37 En toda aquella región se hablaba de Jesús y de lo que él hacía.
Jesús sana a mucha gente
38 Jesús salió de la sinagoga y fue a la casa de Simón.
Cuando entró en la casa, le contaron que la suegra de Simón estaba enferma, y que tenía mucha fiebre. 39 Jesús fue a verla, y ordenó que la fiebre se le quitara. La fiebre se le quitó, y la suegra de Simón se levantó y les dio de comer a los que estaban en la casa.
40 Al anochecer, la gente le llevó a Jesús muchas personas con diferentes enfermedades. Jesús puso sus manos sobre los enfermos, y los sanó. 41 Los demonios que salían de la gente gritaban:
—¡Tú eres el Hijo de Dios!
Pero Jesús reprendía a los demonios y no los dejaba hablar, porque ellos sabían que él era el Mesías.
Jesús anuncia las buenas noticias
42 Al amanecer, Jesús salió de la ciudad y fue a un lugar solitario. Sin embargo, la gente lo buscaba y le pedía que no se fuera del pueblo. 43 Pero Jesús les dijo: «Dios me ha enviado a anunciar a todos las buenas noticias de su reino. Por eso debo ir a otros poblados.»
44 Entonces Jesús fue a las sinagogas de todo el país, y allí anunciaba las buenas noticias.
Footnotes
- Lucas 4:2 No comió nada: En ciertas ocasiones especiales, los judíos dejaban de tomar alimentos como muestra de su amor y de su servicio a Dios.
- Lucas 4:34 Hijo de Dios: lit. Santo de Dios. Esta expresión tiene su base en la relación especial de Jesús como Hijo de Dios.
Luke 4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Temptation of Jesus
4 Then Jesus(A) left the Jordan,(B) full of the Holy Spirit,(C) and was led by the Spirit(D) in the wilderness 2 for forty days(E) to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.’
4 But Jesus answered him, ‘It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.’[a](F)[b]
5 So he took him up[c] and showed him all the kingdoms of the world(G) in a moment of time. 6 The devil said to him, ‘I will give you their splendour and all this authority, because it has been given over to me,(H) and I can give it to anyone I want. 7 If you, then, will worship me,[d] all will be yours.’
8 And Jesus answered him,[e] ‘It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve(I) him only.’[f]
9 So he took him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the pinnacle 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 give his angels orders concerning you,
to protect you,[g](J) 11 and
they will support you with their hands,
so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.’[h](K)
12 And Jesus answered him, ‘It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.’(L)[i]
13 After the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.
Ministry in Galilee
14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit,(M) and news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity.(N) 15 He was teaching in their synagogues,(O) being praised[j] by everyone.
Rejection at Nazareth
16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up.(P) As usual, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day(Q) and stood up to read.(R) 17 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 on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me[k]
to proclaim release[l] to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.[m](S)
20 He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down.(T) And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 He began by saying to them, ‘Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.’(U)
22 They were all speaking well of him[n] and were amazed by the gracious words that came from his mouth; yet they said, ‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son? ’(V)
23 Then he said to them, ‘No doubt you will quote this proverb[o] to me: “Doctor, heal yourself. What we’ve heard that took place in Capernaum,(W) do here in your home town also.” ’
24 He also said, ‘Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his home town.(X) 25 But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days,(Y) when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them except a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.(Z) 27 And in the prophet Elisha’s time, there were many in Israel who had leprosy,[p] and yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.’(AA)
28 When they heard this, everyone in the synagogue was enraged. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town,(AB) and brought him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl him over the cliff. 30 But he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.(AC)
Driving Out an Unclean Spirit
31 Then he went down to Capernaum,(AD) a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. 32 They were astonished at his teaching because his message had authority.(AE) 33 In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice,(AF) 34 ‘Leave us alone! What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God! ’(AG)
35 But Jesus rebuked him(AH) and said, ‘Be silent and come out of him! ’(AI) And throwing him down before them, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all.
36 Amazement came over them all, and they were saying to one another, ‘What is this message? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out! ’ 37 And news about him began to go out to every place in the vicinity.
Healings at Capernaum
38 After he left the synagogue, he entered Simon’s house.(AJ) Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked him about her.(AK) 39 So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately(AL) and began to serve them.
40 When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone ill with various diseases brought them to him. As he laid his hands on each one of them, he healed them.(AM) 41 Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, ‘You are the Son of God! ’(AN) But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.(AO)
42 When it was day, he went out and made his way to a deserted place.(AP) But the crowds were searching for him. They came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them. 43 But he said to them, ‘It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news about 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.[q](AQ)
Footnotes
- 4:4 Other mss add but on every word of God
- 4:4 Dt 8:3
- 4:5 Other mss read So the devil took him up on a high mountain
- 4:7 Lit will fall down before me
- 4:8 Other mss add ‘Get behind me, Satan!
- 4:8 Dt 6:13
- 4:10 Ps 91:11
- 4:11 Ps 91:12
- 4:12 Dt 6:16
- 4:15 Or glorified
- 4:18 Other mss add to heal the brokenhearted,
- 4:18 Or freedom, or forgiveness
- 4:18–19 Is 61:1–2
- 4:22 Or They were testifying against him
- 4:23 Or parable
- 4:27 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14
- 4:44 Other mss read Galilee
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