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In The Wilderness, Jesus Is Tempted By Satan To Act Contrary To His Father’s Will

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And He was being led in the Spirit in the wilderness ² for forty days while being tempted by the devil. And He did not eat anything during those days. And they having been completed, He was hungry. ³ And the devil said to Him, “If You are^[a] God’s Son, say^[b] to this stone that it should become bread”. ⁴ And Jesus responded to him, “It has been written [in Deut 8:3] that ‘Mankind^[c] shall not live on bread alone’”. ⁵ And having led Him up, he 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 authority and their glory, because it has been handed-over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ Therefore if You worship before me, it will all be Yours”. ⁸ And having responded, Jesus said to him “It has been written [in Deut 6:13], ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’”. ⁹ And he led Him into Jerusalem and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple. And he said to Him, “If You are God’s Son, throw Yourself down from here. ¹⁰ For it has been written [in Ps 91:11] that ‘He will command His angels concerning You that they might protect You’, ¹¹ and [in Ps 91:12] that ‘They will lift You up on their hands that You may not ever strike Your foot against a stone’”. ¹² And having responded, Jesus said to him that “It has been said [in Deut 6:16], ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test’”. ¹³ And having completed every temptation, the devil departed from Him until an opportune-time.

Jesus Returns To Galilee And Begins Teaching In Their Synagogues

¹⁴ And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. And news about Him went out throughout the whole surrounding-region. ¹⁵ And He was teaching in their synagogues, while being glorified by all.

Jesus Comes To Nazareth And Reads Isaiah 61:1-2 In The Synagogue

¹⁶ And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought-up. And in accordance with the thing having become-a-custom with him, 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 having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it had been written [in Isa 61:1-2]: ¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because of which He anointed Me to announce-good-news to poor ones. He has sent me out to proclaim a release to captives and recovery-of-sight to blind ones, to send-out with a release ones having been broken^[d], ¹⁹ to proclaim the acceptable^[e] year of the Lord”. ²⁰ And having rolled up the scroll, having given it back to the attendant, He sat-down^[f]. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking-intently at Him.

Jesus Says: Today This Scripture Is Fulfilled In Your Ears. They Drive Him Out

²¹ And He began to say to them that “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ears”. ²² And they all were^[g] testifying concerning Him, and marveling at the words of ^[h] grace proceeding from His mouth. And they were saying, “Is not this One Joseph’s son?” ²³ And He said to them, “You will surely speak this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, cure yourself’. Do also here in your hometown all-that we heard having taken place in Capernaum”. ²⁴ But He said, “Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable^[i] in his hometown. ²⁵ And I say to you in accordance with [God’s] truth— there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when a great famine took place over all the land. ²⁶ And Elijah was sent to none^[j] of them, except to [the village of] Zarephath of-Sidon, to a widow woman. ²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. And none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian”. ²⁸ And they were all filled with fury in the synagogue while hearing these things. ²⁹ And having arisen, they drove Him outside of the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built so as to throw Him down the cliff. ³⁰ But He, having gone through the middle of them, was proceeding.

Jesus Goes To Capernaum And Teaches. They Are Astounded At His Authority

³¹ And He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And He was teaching them on the Sabbath. ³² And they were astounded at His teaching, because His message was with authority.

Jesus Orders a Demon To Leave a Man. They Are Astonished At His Power

³³ And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried-out with a loud voice, ³⁴ “Let-us-alone^[k]! What^[l] do we have to do with You, Jesus from-Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know You, Who You are: the Holy One of God!” ³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silenced and come out from him”. And the demon, having thrown him down into their midst, came out from him, not having hurt him at all. ³⁶ And astonishment came over everyone. And they were talking-with one another, saying, “What is this message? Because He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!” ³⁷ And the news about Him was going out into every place of the surrounding-region.

In Simon’s Home That Night, Many Are Healed

³⁸ And having arisen from the synagogue, He entered into the house of Simon. Now the mother-in-law of Simon was being gripped^[m] with a high fever. And they asked Him concerning her. ³⁹ And having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her. And having stood up at-once, she was serving them. ⁴⁰ And while the sun was setting^[n], all who were having ones being sick with various diseases brought them to Him. And the One, laying His hands on each one of them, was curing them. ⁴¹ And demons also were coming out from many, shouting, and saying that “You are the Son of God!” And rebuking them, He was not allowing them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

Jesus Proceeds On To Announce The Kingdom of God To Other Cities

⁴² And having become day, having gone out, He went to a desolate^[o] place. And the crowds were seeking-for Him. And they came to Him and were holding^[p] Him back that He might not proceed from them. ⁴³ And the One said to them that “I must also announce the kingdom of God as good news to the other cities, because I was sent-forth for this purpose”.

While Jesus Teaches The Crowds By The Lake of Gennesaret, He Uses Simon’s Boat

⁴⁴ And He was proclaiming in the synagogues of Judea. 5 ¹ And it came about during the crowd’s pressing-upon Him and listening-to the word of God that He was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret^[q]. ² And He saw two boats standing beside the lake. And the fishermen, having gotten-out of them, were washing their nets. ³ And having gotten into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put-out a little from the land. And having sat-down, He was teaching the crowds from the boat.

Jesus Brings Simon a Great Catch of Fish. Now You Will Be Catching People

⁴ And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put-out into the deep [water] and lower^[r] your nets for a catch”. ⁵ And having responded, Simon said, “Master, having labored through the whole night, we took nothing. But at^[s] Your word, I will lower the nets. ⁶ And having done this, they enclosed a large number of fish. And their nets were being torn. ⁷ And they signaled to their companions in the other boat that having come, they might help them. And they came. And they filled both the boats so that they were sinking. ⁸ And having seen it, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Master”. ⁹ For astonishment at the catch of fish which they took seized him, and all the ones with him. ¹⁰ And likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be fearing. From now on you will be catching^[t] people!” ¹¹ And having brought their boats on land, having left everything, they followed Him.

Jesus Heals a Man Full of Leprosy. Word of Jesus Spread Even More

¹² And it came about during His being in one of the cities that behold— there was a man full of leprosy. And having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he begged Him, saying, “Master, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”. ¹³ And having stretched-out His hand, He touched him, saying, “I am willing^[u]. Be cleansed”. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. ¹⁴ And He ordered him to tell no one, “But having gone, show yourself to the priest^[v] and offer the things for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them”. ¹⁵ But the word about Him was spreading more, and large crowds were coming together to hear, and to be cured from their infirmities. ¹⁶ But He was retreating within the desolate places and praying.

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man To Prove He Has The Authority To Forgive Sins

¹⁷ And it came about on one of the days, that He was teaching. And Pharisees and Law-teachers were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present that He might be healing. ¹⁸ And behold— men bringing on a bed a man who had been paralyzed. And they were seeking to bring him in, and to place him before Him. ¹⁹ And not having found by what way they might bring him in because of the crowd, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the little-bed into their midst, in front of Jesus. ²⁰ And having seen their faith, He said, “Man, your sins have been forgiven you”. ²¹ And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this One Who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” ²² But Jesus, having known their reasonings, having responded, said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you’, or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? ²⁴ But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— He said to the one having been paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, and having picked up your little-bed, proceed to your house”. ²⁵ And having stood-up at once in their presence, having picked up the thing upon which he was lying-down, he went to his house glorifying God. ²⁶ And astonishment seized everyone. And they were glorifying God. And they were filled with awe, saying that “We saw incredible things today”.

Jesus Calls Levi The Tax Collector And Eats With His Friends. I Came For Sinners

²⁷ And after these things, He went out and saw a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office^[w]. And He said to him, “Be following Me!” ²⁸ And having left-behind everything, having stood up, he was following Him. ²⁹ And Levi made a great reception^[x] for Him in his house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining [to eat] with them. ³⁰ And the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling to His disciples, saying, “For what reason are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners^[y]?” ³¹ And having responded, Jesus said to them, “The ones being healthy have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. ³² I have not come to call righteous ones to repentance, but sinners”.

Why Do Your Disciples Not Fast? The Bridegroom Is Here. New Wineskins

³³ And the ones said to Him, “The disciples of John are fasting^[z] frequently and making prayers. Likewise also the ones of the Pharisees. But Yours are eating and drinking”. ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the sons^[aa] of the wedding-hall fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? ³⁵ But days will come. And when the bridegroom is taken-away from them, then they will fast in those days”. ³⁶ And He was also speaking a parable to them, that “No one having torn a patch from a new garment puts it on an old garment. Otherwise indeed he^[ab] will both tear the new, and the patch from the new will not agree^[ac] with the old. ³⁷ And no one puts new^[ad] wine into old wineskins. Otherwise indeed the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will spill-out, and the wineskins will be ruined. ³⁸ But new wine must-be-put into fresh wineskins. ³⁹ And no one having drunk old wine desires^[ae] new. For he says, ‘The old is good’”.

The Pharisees Object To Plucking Grain On The Sabbath. I Am Lord of The Sabbath

6 And it came about on a Sabbath that He was proceeding through grainfields. And His disciples were plucking^[af] and eating the heads [of grain], rubbing them in their hands. ² And some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you^[ag] doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” ³ And having responded to them, Jesus said, “Did you not even read [in 1 Sam 21:1-6] this which David did when he was hungry, he and the ones being with him?— ⁴ how he entered into the house of God, and having taken the Bread^[ah] of Presentation, he ate it and gave it to the ones with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone? ⁵ And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath”.

Is It Lawful To Heal On The Sabbath? Jesus Heals a Man, Enraging The Pharisees

⁶ And it came about on another Sabbath that He entered into the synagogue and was teaching. And there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. ⁷ And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely-watching Him to see if He cured on the Sabbath, in order that they might find a reason to be accusing Him. ⁸ But He knew their reasonings. And He said to the man having the withered hand, “Arise, and stand into the middle”. And having stood-up, he stood there. ⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I am asking you^[ai] if it is lawful^[aj] on the Sabbath to do-good or to do-harm, to save a life or to destroy it?” ¹⁰ And having looked-around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch-out your hand”. And the one did it, and his hand was restored. ¹¹ And they were filled with rage^[ak], and were talking-over with one another what they might do to Jesus.

After Choosing The Twelve, Jesus Stands Before a Huge Crowd To Teach Them

¹² And it came about during these days that He went out to the mountain to pray. And He was spending the night in prayer to God. ¹³ And when it became day, He called to His disciples. And having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles— ¹⁴ Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, the one being called a Zealot, ¹⁶ and Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor— ¹⁷ and having come down with them, He stood on a level place. And there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal-region of Tyre and Sidon, ¹⁸ who came to hear Him and to be healed from their diseases. And the ones being troubled by unclean spirits were being cured. ¹⁹ And all the multitude were seeking to touch Him because power was going forth from Him and healing everyone.

These Are The Ones God Considers Blessed And In Danger

²⁰ And He, having lifted-up His eyes toward His disciples, was saying— “Blessed^[al] are the poor ones, because the kingdom of God is yours. ²¹ Blessed are the ones hungering now, because you will be filled-to-satisfaction. Blessed are the ones weeping now, because you will laugh. ²² You are blessed whenever people hate you, and whenever they separate^[am] you, and reproach you, and throw-out your name as evil because-of ^[an] the Son of Man. ²³ Rejoice on that day and leap-for-joy, for behold— your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers were doing it in the same way to the prophets. ²⁴ But woe to you rich ones, because you are receiving your comfort in full. ²⁵ Woe to you, the ones having been filled now, because you will hunger. Woe— the ones laughing now, because you will mourn and weep. ²⁶ Woe— when all people speak well of you. For their fathers were doing it in the same way to the false-prophets.

Love Your Enemies. Be Compassionate And Do Good To All

²⁷ “But I say to you, the ones hearing^[ao]— Be loving your enemies. Be acting commendably to the ones hating you. ²⁸ Be blessing^[ap] the ones cursing you. Be praying for the ones mistreating you. ²⁹ To the one striking you on the cheek, be offering also the other. And from the one taking away your cloak, also do not withhold^[aq] the tunic^[ar]. ³⁰ To everyone asking you, be giving. And from the one taking away your things, do not be demanding them back. ³¹ And just as you want people to be doing to you, be doing to them likewise. ³² If indeed you are loving the ones loving you, what-kind-of credit is it to you? For even the sinners are loving the ones loving them. ³³ For if indeed you are doing-good-to the ones doing-good-to you, what kind of credit is it to you? Even the sinners are doing the same. ³⁴ And if you lend-to ones from whom you are expecting^[as] to receive, what kind of credit is it to you? Even sinners are lending to sinners to receive-back the equal^[at] amounts. ³⁵ But be loving your enemies, and be doing good, and be lending, expecting-back^[au] nothing, and your reward will be great. And you will be sons^[av] of the Most-High, because He is good to the ungrateful and evil ones. ³⁶ Be compassionate, just-as^[aw] your Father also is compassionate.

Do Not Judge Or Condemn Others. Pardon And Give To Them

³⁷ “And do not be judging^[ax], and you will never be judged. And do not be condemning, and you will never be condemned. Be pardoning, and you will be pardoned. ³⁸ Be giving, and it will be given to you. They^[ay] will give a good measure— having been pressed down, having been shaken, running over— into your fold^[az] [of the garment]. For with what measure you measure, it will be measured-back to you”.

The Blind Cannot Guide The Blind. Correct Yourself First

³⁹ And He also spoke a parable to them— “A blind one is not able to guide a blind one, is he? Will they not both fall into a pit? ⁴⁰ A disciple is not above the teacher. But everyone having been fully-trained will be like his teacher. ⁴¹ And why do you look-at the speck in the eye of your brother, but do not consider^[ba] the log in your own eye? ⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, permit me to take-out the speck in your eye’, while yourself not seeing the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take out the log from your eye. And then you will see-clearly to take out the speck in the eye of your brother.

A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit. The Mouth Speaks From The Heart

⁴³ “For there is no good^[bb] tree producing bad fruit; nor again, a bad tree producing good fruit. ⁴⁴ For each tree is known^[bc] by its own fruit. For they do not collect figs from thorns, nor do they gather a grape-bunch from a bramble-bush. ⁴⁵ The good person brings forth the good thing out of the good treasure^[bd] of his heart. And the evil person brings forth the evil thing out of his evil treasure. For his mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.

Don’t Just Call Me Lord. Be a Doer of My Words

⁴⁶ “And why are you calling Me ‘Lord, Lord^[be]’, and you are not doing the things which I say? ⁴⁷ Everyone coming to Me and hearing My words and doing them— I will show you to whom he is like. ⁴⁸ He is like a man building a house who dug, and went down deep, and laid a foundation on the bed-rock. And a flood^[bf] having come about, the river broke-against^[bg] that house. And it was not strong-enough to shake it, because it had been built well. ⁴⁹ But the one having heard and not having done My words is like a man having built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river broke-against. And immediately it collapsed, and the breakage of that house became great”.