Satan Tempts Jesus(A)

Then (B)Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and (C)was led by the Spirit [a]into the wilderness, 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.

And the devil said to Him, “If You are (E)the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, (F)‘Man shall not live by bread alone, [c]but by every word of God.’

[d]Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 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. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

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.’

(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

  1. Luke 4:1 NU in
  2. Luke 4:2 tested
  3. Luke 4:4 NU omits but by every word of God
  4. Luke 4:5 NU And taking Him up, he showed Him
  5. Luke 4:8 NU omits Get behind Me, Satan
  6. Luke 4:8 NU, M omit For
  7. Luke 4:12 test
  8. Luke 4:13 testing
  9. Luke 4:18 NU omits to heal the brokenhearted
  10. Luke 4:18 downtrodden
  11. Luke 4:23 NU Capharnaum, here and elsewhere
  12. Luke 4:26 Gr. Sarepta
  13. Luke 4:28 rage
  14. Luke 4:35 Lit. Be muzzled
  15. Luke 4:38 afflicted with
  16. Luke 4:41 NU omits the Christ
  17. Luke 4:41 Or say that they knew
  18. Luke 4:44 NU Judea

Jezus door de duivel op de proef gesteld

Jezus ging vol van de Heilige Geest uit de Jordaanvallei weg. De Geest leidde Hem naar de woestijn van Judea waar Hij veertig dagen bleef. Daar stelde de duivel Hem voortdurend op de proef. Al die tijd at Jezus niets en op het laatst kreeg Hij honger. De duivel zei: ‘Als U de Zoon van God bent, zeg dan tegen deze steen dat hij een brood moet worden.’ Maar Jezus antwoordde: ‘In de Boeken staat dat eten niet het belangrijkste is.’ De duivel nam Jezus mee naar een hoogvlakte en liet Hem in een oogopslag alle koninkrijken van de wereld zien. ‘Kijk,’ zei hij, ‘dat zal ik U allemaal geven, met al hun roem en eer erbij. Want het is allemaal van mij. Ik geef het aan wie ik wil. Als U mij aanbidt, krijgt U het allemaal.’ Jezus antwoordde: ‘Er staat in de Boeken: Aanbid de Here, uw God, en geef niemand anders eer.’ Daarna nam de duivel Hem mee naar het dak van de tempel in Jeruzalem. ‘Als U de Zoon van God bent,’ zei hij, ‘spring dan naar beneden. 10 Er staat immers in de Boeken: God zal zijn engelen sturen om U te beschermen. 11 Zij zullen U op handen dragen en U zult niet struikelen.’ 12 Jezus antwoordde: ‘Er staat ook: Stel de Here, uw God, niet op de proef.’ 13 Zo probeerde de duivel op alle mogelijke manieren Jezus om te praten. Maar zonder succes. Daarom liet hij Hem voorlopig met rust.

De opdracht van Jezus

14 Jezus ging terug naar Galilea, vol van de kracht van de Heilige Geest. 15 Het duurde niet lang of Hij was daar overal bekend. Hij sprak in de verschillende synagogen en stond bij iedereen hoog in aanzien. 16 Hij kwam ook in Nazareth, het dorp waar Hij zijn jeugd had doorgebracht. Op de sabbat (zaterdag, de Joodse rustdag) ging Hij naar de synagoge, dat was zo zijn gewoonte. Tijdens de dienst stond Hij op om voor te lezen. 17 Men gaf Hem het boek van de profeet Jesaja en Hij zocht het gedeelte op waar staat: 18 ‘De Geest van de Here rust op mij, omdat Hij mij heeft gezalfd tot brenger van goed nieuws aan arme mensen. Hij heeft mij gestuurd om uit te roepen dat gevangenen zullen worden vrijgelaten, dat blinden zullen zien, dat onderdrukten zullen worden bevrijd en 19 dat de tijd van Gods genade is aangebroken.’ 20 Hij deed het boek dicht, gaf het aan de dienaar en ging zitten. Alle ogen waren op Hem gericht.

21 Hij begon: ‘Wat Ik u zojuist heb voorgelezen, is werkelijkheid geworden.’ 22 Iedereen in de synagoge vond dat er iets heel bijzonders van Hem uitging. Wat Hij zei, was gewoon geweldig. Zij waren hoogst verbaasd. ‘Is dat niet de zoon van Jozef?’ vroegen zij. 23 Jezus zei: ‘U wilt eigenlijk zeggen: “Dokter, genees uzelf.” U bedoelt daarmee: “Wij hebben gehoord wat U in Kafarnaüm hebt gedaan. 24 Waarom doet U dat hier niet, in uw vaderstad?” Luister goed: een profeet wordt in zijn eigen stad niet geaccepteerd. 25 Neem nu de profeet Elia. In zijn tijd was er hongersnood. Vele Joodse weduwen hadden niets te eten, want er was drieëneenhalf jaar geen druppel regen gevallen. 26 En toch werd Elia niet naar een van hen gestuurd, maar wel naar een vreemdelinge, een weduwe uit Sarepta, bij Sidon. 27 Of denk eens aan de profeet Elisa. Hij genas de melaatse Naäman, een Syriër. Maar van de vele Joodse melaatsen, die ook hulp nodig hadden, werd er niet één genezen.’ 28 Dat was de mensen teveel. Woedend sprongen zij op en joegen Jezus het dorp uit. 29 Zij brachten Hem naar de rand van een afgrond even buiten het dorp. 30 Daar wilden zij Hem vanaf duwen. Maar Hij keerde Zich om, liep ongehinderd tussen hen door en ging zijn eigen weg.

31 Hij kwam in Kafarnaüm, een stadje aan het meer van Galilea. Daar ging Hij elke sabbat naar de synagoge en sprak er de mensen toe. 32 Zij waren verbaasd over wat Hij hun leerde, want Hij sprak als iemand met gezag, die wist waarover Hij het had. 33 Op een dag was Jezus weer in de synagoge. Een man die in de macht van een boze geest was, schreeuwde: 34 ‘Jezus van Nazareth, ga weg! Ik wil niets met U te maken hebben. U bent gekomen om ons te vernietigen! Ik weet wel wie U bent: de heilige Zoon van God!’ 35 Jezus snoerde hem de mond. ‘Zwijg,’ zei Hij tegen de boze geest. ‘Kom eruit.’ De boze geest gooide de man midden in de synagoge op de grond en ging uit hem weg, zonder hem verder kwaad te doen. 36 Vol verbazing zeiden de mensen tegen elkaar: ‘Nee, maar! De boze geesten doen wat Hij zegt!’ 37 Het nieuws over zijn optreden ging als een lopend vuurtje door de streek.

38 Uit de synagoge ging Hij naar het huis van Simon. Simons schoonmoeder lag met hoge koorts in bed. Haar huisgenoten vroegen Jezus of Hij haar wilde genezen. 39 Hij kwam bij haar bed staan en zei dat de koorts moest verdwijnen. Haar temperatuur werd onmiddellijk normaal. Zij stond op en maakte eten voor Jezus en de anderen klaar. 40 Bij het ondergaan van de zon werden vele zieke mensen bij Hem gebracht. Hij legde zijn handen op hen en genas hen allemaal. 41 Het deed er niet toe wat voor ziekte het was. Ook joeg Hij uit vele mensen boze geesten weg. Die schreeuwden dan: ‘U bent de Zoon van God!’ Maar Hij legde ze onmiddellijk het zwijgen op, want de boze geesten wisten dat Hij de Christus was.

42 De volgende morgen vroeg ging Jezus naar een stille plek. De mensen zochten Hem overal. Toen zij Hem eindelijk hadden gevonden, smeekten zij Hem niet weg te gaan. Zij wilden zo graag dat Hij bij hen bleef. 43 Maar Hij antwoordde: ‘Ik moet het goede nieuws van het Koninkrijk van God ook op andere plaatsen brengen. Dat is mijn opdracht.’ 44 Daarna reisde Hij rond door Judea en sprak in de synagogen.

The Temptation of Jesus

(A)And Jesus, (B)full of the Holy Spirit, (C)returned from the Jordan and was led (D)by the Spirit in the wilderness for (E)forty days, (F)being tempted by the devil. (G)And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, (H)he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are (I)the Son of God, command (J)this stone to become bread.” And Jesus answered him, (K)“It is written, (L)‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” (M)And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you (N)I will give all this authority and their glory, (O)for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” And Jesus answered him, (P)“It is written,

(Q)“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
    and (R)him only shall you serve.’”

(S)And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are (T)the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,

(U)“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    to guard you,’

11 and

(V)“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, (W)‘You shall not (X)put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him (Y)until an opportune time.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

14 (Z)And Jesus returned (AA)in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and (AB)a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And (AC)he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

16 (AD)And he came to (AE)Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And (AF)as was his custom, (AG)he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up (AH)to read. 17 And (AI)the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 (AJ)“The Spirit of the Lord (AK)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to (AL)proclaim good news to the poor.
(AM)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and (AN)recovering of sight to the blind,
    (AO)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 (AP)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and (AQ)sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were (AR)fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today (AS)this Scripture (AT)has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at (AU)the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, (AV)“Is not this (AW)Joseph's son?” 23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, (AX)‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did (AY)at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, (AZ)no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when (BA)the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them (BB)but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And (BC)there were many lepers[a] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, (BD)but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and (BE)drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But (BF)passing through their midst, he went away.

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon

31 (BG)And he (BH)went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And (BI)he was teaching them (BJ)on the Sabbath, 32 and (BK)they were astonished at his teaching, (BL)for his word possessed authority. 33 And (BM)in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Ha![b] (BN)What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? (BO)I know who you are—(BP)the Holy One of God.” 35 But Jesus (BQ)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And (BR)they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? (BS)For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37 And (BT)reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Jesus Heals Many

38 (BU)And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now (BV)Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. 39 And he stood over her and (BW)rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.

40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and (BX)he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 (BY)And demons also came out of many, (BZ)crying, “You are (CA)the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and (CB)would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was (CC)the Christ.

Jesus Preaches in Synagogues

42 (CD)And when it was day, he departed and went (CE)into a desolate place. And (CF)the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, 43 but he said to them, (CG)“I must (CH)preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching (CI)in the synagogues of Judea.[c]

Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:27 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Luke 4:34 Or Leave us alone
  3. Luke 4:44 Some manuscripts Galilee