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Jesus Is Tempted by the Devil

Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. The Spirit led Jesus into the desert where the devil tempted Jesus for forty days. Jesus ate nothing during that time, and when those days were ended, he was very hungry.

The devil said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, tell this rock to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures: ‘A person does not live on bread alone.’”[a]

Then the devil took Jesus and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. The devil said to Jesus, “I will give you all these kingdoms and all their power and glory. It has all been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. If you worship me, then it will all be yours.”

Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures: ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”[b]

Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump down. 10 It is written in the Scriptures:

‘He has put his angels in charge of you
    to watch over you.’ Psalm 91:11

11 It is also written:

‘They will catch you in their hands
    so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.’” Psalm 91:12

12 Jesus answered, “But it also says in the Scriptures: ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’”[c]

13 After the devil had tempted Jesus in every way, he left him to wait until a better time.

Jesus Teaches the People

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit, and stories about him spread all through the area. 15 He began to teach in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

16 Jesus traveled to Nazareth, where he had grown up. On the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue, as he always did, and stood up to read. 17 The book of Isaiah the prophet was given to him. He opened the book and found the place where this is written:

18 “The Lord has put his Spirit in me,
    because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to tell the captives they are free
    and to tell the blind that they can see again. Isaiah 61:1
God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly Isaiah 58:6
19  and to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness.” Isaiah 61:2

20 Jesus closed the book, gave it back to the assistant, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue was watching Jesus closely. 21 He began to say to them, “While you heard these words just now, they were coming true!”

22 All the people spoke well of Jesus and were amazed at the words of grace he spoke. They asked, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

23 Jesus said to them, “I know that you will tell me the old saying: ‘Doctor, heal yourself.’ You want to say, ‘We heard about the things you did in Capernaum. Do those things here in your own town!’” 24 Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, a prophet is not accepted in his hometown. 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah. It did not rain in Israel for three and one-half years, and there was no food anywhere in the whole country. 26 But Elijah was sent to none of those widows, only to a widow in Zarephath, a town in Sidon. 27 And there were many with skin diseases living in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha. But none of them were healed, only Naaman, who was from the country of Syria.”

28 When all the people in the synagogue heard these things, they became very angry. 29 They got up, forced Jesus out of town, and took him to the edge of the cliff on which the town was built. They planned to throw him off the edge, 30 but Jesus walked through the crowd and went on his way.

Jesus Forces Out an Evil Spirit

31 Jesus went to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and on the Sabbath day, he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. 33 In the synagogue a man who had within him an evil spirit shouted in a loud voice, 34 “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”

35 Jesus commanded the evil spirit, “Be quiet! Come out of the man!” The evil spirit threw the man down to the ground before all the people and then left the man without hurting him.

36 The people were amazed and said to each other, “What does this mean? With authority and power he commands evil spirits, and they come out.” 37 And so the news about Jesus spread to every place in the whole area.

Jesus Heals Many People

38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon.[d] Simon’s mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 He came to her side and commanded the fever to leave. It left her, and immediately she got up and began serving them.

40 When the sun went down, the people brought those who were sick to Jesus. Putting his hands on each sick person, he healed every one of them. 41 Demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But Jesus commanded the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew Jesus was the Christ.

42 At daybreak, Jesus went to a lonely place, but the people looked for him. When they found him, they tried to keep him from leaving. 43 But Jesus said to them, “I must preach about God’s kingdom to other towns, too. This is why I was sent.”

44 Then he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.[e]

Footnotes

  1. 4:4 ‘A person . . . alone.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 8:3.
  2. 4:8 ‘You . . . him.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:13.
  3. 4:12 ‘Do . . . God.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:16.
  4. 4:38 Simon Simon’s other name was Peter.
  5. 4:44 Judea Some Greek copies read “Galilee.”

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,(B) left the Jordan(C) and was led by the Spirit(D) into the wilderness, where for forty days(E) he was tempted[a] by the devil.(F) He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God,(G) tell this stone to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[b](H)

The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.(I) And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me,(J) and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[c](K)

The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[d](L)

12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[e](M)

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting,(N) he left him(O) until an opportune time.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

14 Jesus returned to Galilee(P) in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.(Q) 15 He was teaching in their synagogues,(R) and everyone praised him.

16 He went to Nazareth,(S) where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,(T) as was his custom. He stood up to read,(U) 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(V)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(W) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[f](X)

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.(Y) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(Z) in your hearing.”

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.(AA)

23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown(AB) what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”(AC)

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.(AD) 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.(AE) 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.(AF) 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[g] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”(AG)

28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town,(AH) and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.(AI)

Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit(AJ)

31 Then he went down to Capernaum,(AK) a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching,(AL) because his words had authority.(AM)

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 “Go away! What do you want with us,(AN) Jesus of Nazareth?(AO) Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are(AP)—the Holy One of God!”(AQ)

35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly.(AR) “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36 All the people were amazed(AS) and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority(AT) and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.(AU)

Jesus Heals Many(AV)(AW)

38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 So he bent over her and rebuked(AX) the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

40 At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one,(AY) he healed them.(AZ) 41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!”(BA) But he rebuked(BB) them and would not allow them to speak,(BC) because they knew he was the Messiah.

42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. 43 But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God(BD) to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” 44 And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:2 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
  2. Luke 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  3. Luke 4:8 Deut. 6:13
  4. Luke 4:11 Psalm 91:11,12
  5. Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16
  6. Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6
  7. Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

Tentazione di Gesú Cristo

(A)Gesú, pieno di Spirito Santo, ritornò dal *Giordano, e fu condotto dallo Spirito nel deserto per quaranta giorni, dove era tentato dal *diavolo. Durante quei giorni non mangiò nulla; e quando furono trascorsi, ebbe fame. Il diavolo gli disse: «Se tu sei *Figlio di Dio, di' a questa pietra che diventi pane». Gesú gli rispose: «Sta scritto: “Non di pane soltanto vivrà l'uomo[a]”».

Il diavolo lo condusse in alto, gli mostrò in un attimo tutti i regni del mondo e gli disse: «Ti darò tutta questa potenza e la gloria di questi regni; perché essa mi è stata data, e la do a chi voglio. Se dunque tu ti prostri ad adorarmi, sarà tutta tua». Gesú gli rispose: «Sta scritto: “Adora il Signore, il tuo Dio, e a lui solo rendi il tuo culto”[b]».

Allora lo portò a *Gerusalemme e lo pose sul pinnacolo del *tempio e gli disse: «Se tu sei Figlio di Dio, gettati giú di qui; 10 perché sta scritto:
“Egli ordinerà ai suoi angeli
che ti proteggano[c];

11 ed essi ti porteranno sulle mani,
perché tu non inciampi con il piede in una pietra[d]”».

12 Gesú gli rispose: «È stato detto: “Non tentare il Signore Dio tuo[e]”».

13 Allora il diavolo, dopo aver finito ogni tentazione, si allontanò da lui fino a un momento determinato.

Gesú Cristo in Galilea

14 (B)Gesú, nella potenza dello Spirito, se ne tornò in *Galilea; e la sua fama si sparse per tutta la regione. 15 E insegnava nelle loro *sinagoghe, glorificato da tutti.

Gesú nella sinagoga di Nazaret

16 (C)Si recò a *Nazaret, dov'era stato allevato e, com'era solito, entrò in giorno di sabato nella sinagoga. Alzatosi per leggere[f], 17 gli fu dato il libro del *profeta *Isaia. Aperto il libro,[g] trovò quel passo dov'era scritto:

18 «Lo Spirito del Signore è sopra di me;
perciò mi ha unto per evangelizzare i poveri;
mi ha mandato ad annunziare la liberazione ai prigionieri,
e ai ciechi il ricupero della vista;
a rimettere in libertà gli oppressi,

19 e a proclamare l'anno accettevole del Signore[h]».

20 Poi, chiuso il libro[i] e resolo all'inserviente, si mise a sedere; e gli occhi di tutti nella sinagoga erano fissi su di lui.

21 Egli prese a dir loro: «Oggi, si è adempiuta questa Scrittura, che voi udite». 22 Tutti gli rendevano testimonianza, e si meravigliavano delle parole di grazia che uscivano dalla sua bocca, e dicevano: «Non è costui il figlio di *Giuseppe?» 23 Ed egli disse loro: «Certo, voi mi citerete questo proverbio: “Medico, cura te stesso; fa' anche qui nella tua patria tutto quello che abbiamo udito essere avvenuto in *Capernaum!”» 24 Ma egli disse: «In verità vi dico che nessun profeta è ben accetto nella sua patria. 25 Anzi, vi dico in verità che ai giorni di *Elia, quando il cielo fu chiuso per tre anni e sei mesi e vi fu grande carestia in tutto il paese, c'erano molte vedove in *Israele; 26 eppure a nessuna di esse fu mandato Elia, ma fu mandato a una vedova in Sarepta di *Sidone. 27 Al tempo del profeta *Eliseo, c'erano molti *lebbrosi in Israele; eppure nessuno di loro fu purificato[j]; lo fu solo Naaman, il *Siro».

28 Udendo queste cose, tutti nella sinagoga furono pieni d'ira. 29 Si alzarono, lo cacciarono fuori dalla città, e lo condussero fin sul ciglio del monte sul quale era costruita la loro città, per precipitarlo giú. 30 Ma egli, passando in mezzo a loro, se ne andò.

Gesú guarisce un indemoniato a Capernaum

31 (D)Poi discese a Capernaum, città della Galilea, e qui insegnava alla gente nei giorni di sabato. 32 Ed essi si stupivano del suo insegnamento perché parlava con autorità.

33 Or nella sinagoga si trovava un uomo che aveva uno spirito di demonio impuro, il quale gridò a gran voce: 34 «Ahi[k]! Che c'è fra noi e te, Gesú Nazareno? Sei venuto per mandarci in perdizione? Io so chi sei: Il Santo di Dio!» 35 Gesú lo sgridò, dicendo: «Taci, ed esci da quest'uomo!» E il demonio, gettatolo a terra in mezzo alla gente, uscí da lui senza fargli alcun male. 36 E tutti furono presi da stupore e discutevano tra di loro, dicendo: «Che parola è questa? Egli comanda con autorità e potenza agli spiriti immondi, ed essi escono». 37 E la sua fama si diffondeva in ogni luogo della regione.

Gesú guarisce la suocera di Pietro e altri malati

38 (E)Poi, alzatosi e uscito dalla sinagoga, entrò in casa di *Simone. Or la suocera di Simone era tormentata da una gran febbre; e lo pregarono per lei. 39 Chinatosi su di lei, egli sgridò la febbre, e la febbre la lasciò; ed ella subito si alzò e si mise a servirli.

40 (F)Al tramontar del sole, tutti quelli che avevano dei sofferenti di varie malattie, li conducevano a lui; ed egli li guariva, imponendo le mani a ciascuno. 41 Anche i demòni uscivano da molti, gridando e dicendo: «Tu sei il *Figlio di Dio!» Ma egli li sgridava e non permetteva loro di parlare, perché sapevano che egli era il Cristo.

42 Poi, fattosi giorno, uscí e andò in un luogo deserto; e le folle lo cercavano e giunsero fino a lui; e lo trattenevano perché non si allontanasse da loro. 43 Ma egli disse loro: «Anche alle altre città bisogna che io annunzi la buona notizia del regno di Dio; poiché per questo sono stato mandato». 44 E andava predicando nelle sinagoghe della Giudea[l].

Footnotes

  1. Luca 4:4 +De 8:3.
  2. Luca 4:8 +De 6:13.
  3. Luca 4:10 Egli ordinerà ai suoi angeli che ti proteggano, lett.: egli ordinerà ai suoi angeli intorno a te che ti proteggano.
  4. Luca 4:11 +Sl 91:11-12.
  5. Luca 4:12 +De 6:16.
  6. Luca 4:16 Alzatosi per leggere, la lettura dell'A.T., eseguita da uno degli assistenti, costituiva una parte essenziale del culto celebrato nelle sinagoghe.
  7. Luca 4:17 Aperto il libro, gli antichi mss. dei Giudei erano dei rotoli di papiro o di pergamena.
  8. Luca 4:19 +Is 61:1-2.
  9. Luca 4:20 Chiuso il libro, cioè riavvolto il rotolo.
  10. Luca 4:27 Fu purificato, cioè guarito.
  11. Luca 4:34 Ahi!… Altri traducono: lasciaci stare…
  12. Luca 4:44 Giudea intesa come terra dei Giudei (inclusa anche la Galilea).