Luke, 4

1. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

1. Jesus was now full of Holy Spirit. As he returned from the Jordan, the Spirit led him into the desert

2. Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

2. where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He did not eat anything during that time, and in the end he was hungry.

3. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

3. The devil then said to him, "If you are son of God, tell this stone to turn into bread."

4. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

4. But Jesus answered, "Scripture says: People cannot live on bread alone."

5. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

5. Then the devil took him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the nations of the world.

6. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

6. And he said to Jesus, "I can give you power over all the nations and their wealth will be yours, for power and wealth have been delivered to me and I give them to whom I wish.

7. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

7. All this will be yours provided you worship me."

8. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

8. But Jesus replied, "Scripture says: You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him alone."

9. And 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:

9. Then the devil took him up to Jerusalem and set him on the highest wall of the Temple; and he said, "If you are son of God, throw yourself down from here,

10. For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

10. for it is written: God will order his angels to take care of you

11. And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

11. and again: They will hold you in their hands, lest you hurt your foot on the stones."

12. And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

12. But Jesus replied, "It is written: You shall not challenge the Lord your God."

13. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

13. When the devil had exhausted every way of tempting Jesus he left him, to return another time.

14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

14. Jesus acted with the power of the Spirit, and on his return to Galilee the news about him spread throughout all that territory.

15. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

15. He began teaching in the synagogues of the Jews and everyone praised him.

16. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

16. When Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been brought up, he entered the synagogue on the sabbath as he usually did.

17. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

17. He stood up to read and they handed him the book of the prophet Isaiah. Jesus then unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written:

18. The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and new sight to the blind; to free the oppressed

19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

19. and announce the Lord's year of mercy."

20. And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

20. Jesus then rolled up the scroll, gave it to the attendant and sat down, while the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

21. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

21. Then he said to them, "Today these prophetic words come true even as you listen."

22. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

22. All agreed with him and were lost in wonder, while he kept on speaking of the grace of God. Nevertheless they asked, "Who is this but Joseph's son?"

23. And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

23. So he said, "Doubtless you will quote me the saying: Doctor, heal yourself! Do here in your town what they say you did in Capernaum."

24. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

24. Jesus added, "No prophet is honored in his own country.

25. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

25. Truly, I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens withheld rain for three years and six months and a great famine came over the whole land.

26. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.

26. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow of Zarephath, in the country of Sidon.

27. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

27. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the prophet, and no one was healed except Naaman, the Syrian."

28. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

28. On hearing these words, the whole assembly became indignant.

29. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

29. They rose up and brought him out of the town,

30. But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

30. to the edge of the hill on which Nazareth is built, intending to throw him down the cliff. But he passed through their midst and went his way.

31. And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

31. Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and began teaching the people at the sabbath meetings.

32. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

32. They were astonished at the way he taught them, for his word was spoken with authority.

33. And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

33. In the synagogue there was a man possessed by an evil spirit who shouted in a loud voice,

34. Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

34. "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I recognize you: you are the Holy One of God."

35. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

35. Then Jesus said to him sharply, "Be silent and leave this man!" The evil spirit then threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him harm.

36. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

36. Amazement seized all these people and they said to one another, "What does this mean? He commands the evil spirits with authority and power. He orders, and you see how they come out!"

37. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

37. And news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding area.

38. And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

38. Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon. His mother-in-law was suffering from high fever and they asked him to do something for her.

39. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

39. Bending over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and waited on them.

40. Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

40. At sunset, people suffering from many kinds of sickness were brought to Jesus. Laying his hands on each one, he healed them.

41. And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

41. Demons were driven out, howling as they departed from their victims, "You are the Son of God!" He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, for they knew he was the Messiah.

42. And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

42. Jesus left at daybreak and looked for a solitary place. People went out in search of him and, finding him, they tried to dissuade him from leaving.

43. And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

43. But he said, "I have to go to other towns to announce the good news of the kingdom of God. That is what I was sent to do."

44. And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

44. So Jesus continued to preach in the synagogues of the Jewish country.