Luke 4
New Matthew Bible
Jesus is led into the wilderness and fasts all the time of his temptation. He overcomes the devil, and goes into Galilee to preach. At Nazareth the Jews despise him. In Capernaum the devils recognize and identify him, he enters Peter’s house and heals his mother-in-law, and does great miracles.
4 Jesus, then full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was carried by the Spirit 2 into the wilderness, and was for forty days tempted by the devil. And during those days he ate nothing. And when they were ended, he was afterwards hungered. 3 And the devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
5 And the devil took him up into a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, even in the twinkling of an eye. 6 And the devil said to him, All this power I will give you, every whit, and the glory of these kingdoms. For it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I wish, I give it. 7 If you therefore will worship me, they shall all be yours.
8 Jesus answered him and said, Away from me, Satan! For it is written: You shall honour the Lord your God, and him only serve.
9 And the devil carried him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here. 10 For it is written: He will give his angels charge over you, to keep you, 11 and with their hands they will hold you up so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.
12 Jesus answered and said to him, It is said: You shall not tempt the Lord your God.
13 And as soon as the devil had ended all his temptations, he departed from him for a season.
14 Jesus returned by the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and there went a renown of him throughout all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, and was commended by all.
16 And he went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath days, and stood up to read. 17 And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the scroll, he found the place where it was written: 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me. To preach the gospel to the poor he has sent me, and to heal the broken-hearted; to preach deliverance to the captive, and sight to the blind, and freely to set at liberty those who are bruised, 19 and to preach the favoured year of the Lord.
20 And he rolled up the scroll and returned it to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began and said to them, This day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
22 And they all witnessed him, and wondered at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth, and said, Is this not Joseph’s son?
23 And he said to them, You may very well say to me this maxim: Physician, heal thyself; the things that we heard were done in Capernaum, do the same here likewise in your own country.
24 And he said, Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; 26 but to none of them was Elijah sent save into Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and yet none of them was healed except Naaman of Syria.
28 And as many as were in the synagogue, when they heard that, were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him even to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, to cast him down headlong. 30 But he went his way even through the midst of them, 31 and descended into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and there taught them on the Sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his instruction, for his preaching was with power.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean devil, who cried with a loud voice, saying, 34 Let me alone! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you, who you are: even the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace and come out of him! And the devil threw the man in the midst of them and came out of him, and did not hurt him.
36 And fear came on them all, and they spoke among themselves, saying, What manner of thing is this? For with authority and power he commands the foul spirits, and they come out. 37 And the news of him spread abroad through all places of the country round about.
38 And he rose up and departed from the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s mother-in-law was taken with a great fever, and they made intercession to him for her. 39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and ministered to them.
40 When the sun was down, all the people that had sick folk taken with different diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And devils also came out of many of them, crying out and saying, You are Christ, the Son of God!
But he rebuked the devils, and would not permit them to speak, for they knew that he was Christ.
42 As soon as it was day, he departed and went away into an isolated place. And the people sought him out and came to him, and kept him from leaving them. 43 But he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other places also, for that is why I have been sent.
44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
Luke 4
1599 Geneva Bible
4 1 Of Christ’s temptation, and fasting. 16 He teacheth in Nazareth to the great admiration of all. 24 A Prophet that teacheth in his own country is condemned. 33 One possessed of the devil is cured. 38 Peter’s mother-in-law is healed, 40 and divers sick persons are restored to health. 41 The devils acknowledge Christ.
1 And [a]Jesus full of the holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by that Spirit into the wilderness,
2 (A)And was there forty days tempted of the devil, and in those days he did eat nothing, but when they were ended, he afterward was hungry.
3 [b]Then the devil said unto him, If thou be the son of God, command this stone, that it be made bread.
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, (B)That man shall not live by bread only, but by every word of God.
5 Then the devil took him up into an high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in the twinkling of an eye.
6 And the devil said unto him, All this [c]power will I give thee, and the glory of those kingdoms: for that is [d]delivered to me: and to whomsoever I will, I give it.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, they shall be all [e]thine.
8 But Jesus answered him, and said, Hence from me, Satan: for it is written, (C)Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him alone thou shalt serve.
9 Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the Temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence,
10 For it is written, (D)That he will give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee:
11 And with their hands they shall lift thee up, lest at anytime thou shouldest dash thy foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answered, and said unto him, It is said, (E)Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a little season.
14 ¶ And Jesus returned by the power of the spirit into Galilee: and there went a fame of him throughout all the region round about:
15 For he taught in their Synagogues, and was honored of all men.
16 (F)[f]And he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up, and (as his custom was) went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the Prophet Isaiah: and when he had [g]opened the book, he found the place, where it was written,
18 (G)The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me, that I should preach the Gospel to the poor: he hath sent me, that I should heal the brokenhearted, that I should preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, that I should set at liberty them that are bruised:
19 And that I should preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all that were in the Synagogue were fastened on him.
21 Then he began to say unto them, This day is the Scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 [h]And all [i]bare him witness, and [j]wondered at the [k]gracious words, which proceeded out of his mouth, and said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
23 Then he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this Proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do it here likewise in thine own country.
24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, (H)No Prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of (I)Elijah, when heaven was shut three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the [l]land:
26 But unto none of them was Elijah sent, save into Zarephath, a city of Sidon, unto a certain widow.
27 Also many lepers were in Israel, in the time of (J)Elisha the Prophet: yet none of them was made clean, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 [m]Then all that were in the Synagogue, when they heard it, were filled with wrath,
29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the edge of the hill, whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong.
30 But he passed through the midst of them, and went his way,
31 ¶ (K)And came down into Capernaum a city of Galilee, and there taught them on the Sabbath days.
32 (L)And they were astonied at his doctrine: for his word was with authority.
33 (M)And in the Synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil, which cried with a loud voice,
34 [n]Saying, Oh, what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, even the Holy one of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. Then the devil throwing him in the midst of them, came out of him, and hurt him nothing at all.
36 So fear came on them all, and they spake among themselves, saying, What thing is this: for with authority and power he commandeth the foul spirits, and they come out?
37 And the fame of him spread abroad throughout all the places of the country round about.
38 ¶ (N)[o]And he rose up, and came out of the Synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever, and they required him for her.
39 Then he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she arose, and ministered unto them.
40 Now at the Sun setting, all they that had sick folks of divers diseases, brought them unto him, and he laid his hands on everyone of them, and healed them.
41 (O)[p]And devils also came out of many, crying, and saying, Thou art that Christ that Son of God: but he rebuked them, and suffered them not to say that they knew him to be that Christ.
42 [q]And when it was day, he departed, and went forth into a desert place, and the people sought him, and came to him, and kept him that he should not depart from them.
43 But he said unto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdom of God to other cities: for therefore am I sent.
44 And he preached in the Synagogues of Galilee.
Footnotes
- Luke 4:1 Christ being carried away (as it were out of the world, into the desert) after the fast of forty days, and the overcoming of Satan thrice, coming as it were suddenly from heaven, beginneth his office.
- Luke 4:3 Christ being stirred up of Satan, first to distrust in God, secondly to the desire of riches and honor, and lastly to a vain confidence of himself, overcometh him thrice by the word of God.
- Luke 4:6 By this word power, are the kingdoms themselves meant, which have the power: and so it is spoken by the figure Metonymy.
- Luke 4:6 That is surely so, for he is prince of the world yet not absolutely, and is the sovereign over it, but by sufferance, and way of entreaty, and therefore he saith not true, that he can give it to whom he will.
- Luke 4:7 Out of an high place, which had a goodly champion country underneath it, he showed him the situation of all countries.
- Luke 4:16 Who Christ is, and wherefore he came, he showeth out of the prophet Isaiah.
- Luke 4:17 Their books in those days were rolled up as scrolls upon a ruler: and so Christ unrolled, or unfolded it, which is here called opened.
- Luke 4:22 Familiarity causeth Christ to be contemned, and therefore he oftentimes goeth to strangers.
- Luke 4:22 Approved those things, which he spake, with common consent and voice: for the word, witness, signifieth in this place, and many others to allow and approve a thing with open confession.
- Luke 4:22 Not only the doctors, but also the common people were present at this conference of the Scriptures: and besides that their mother tongue was used, for else how could the people have wondered? Paul appointed the same order in the Church at Corinth, 1 Cor. 14.
- Luke 4:22 Words full of the mighty power of God, which appeared in all his doings as well, and allured men marvelously unto him, Ps. 45:2, grace is poured into thy lips.
- Luke 4:25 Land of Israel, see Mark 15:38.
- Luke 4:28 The more sharply the world is rebuked, the more it rageth openly: but the life of the godly is not simply subject to the pleasure of the wicked.
- Luke 4:34 Christ astonisheth not only men, be they never so blockish, but even the demons also, whether they will or no.
- Luke 4:38 In that, that Christ healeth the diseases of the body with his word only, he proveth that he is God Almighty, sent for man’s salvation.
- Luke 4:41 Satan, who is a continual enemy to the truth, ought not to be heard, no not then, when he speaketh the truth.
- Luke 4:42 No color of zeal ought to hinder us in the race of our vocation.
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.
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