Luke, 4

1. Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert,

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

2. for forty days being put to the test by the devil. During that time he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry.

2. for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.

3. Then the devil said to him, 'If you are Son of God, tell this stone to turn into a loaf.'

3. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

4. But Jesus replied, 'Scripture says: Human beings live not on bread alone.'

4. And Jesus answered him, "It is written, `Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

5. Then leading him to a height, the devil showed him in a moment of time all the kingdoms of the world

5. And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

6. and said to him, 'I will give you all this power and their splendour, for it has been handed over to me, for me to give it to anyone I choose.

6. and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

7. Do homage, then, to me, and it shall all be yours.'

7. If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours."

8. But Jesus answered him, 'Scripture says: You must do homage to the Lord your God, him alone you must serve.'

8. And Jesus answered him, "It is written, `You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

9. Then he led him to Jerusalem and set him on the parapet of the Temple. 'If you are Son of God,' he said to him, 'throw yourself down from here,

9. And he took him to Jerusalem, and 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 scripture says: He has given his angels orders about you, to guard you, and again:

10. for it is written, `He will give his angels charge of you, to guard you,'

11. They will carry you in their arms in case you trip over a stone.'

11. and `On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

12. But Jesus answered him, 'Scripture says: Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'

12. And Jesus answered him, "It is said, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

13. Having exhausted every way of putting him to the test, the devil left him, until the opportune moment.

13. And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

14. Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him, returned to Galilee; and his reputation spread throughout the countryside.

14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding country.

15. He taught in their synagogues and everyone glorified him.

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

16. He came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read,

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

17. and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written:

17. and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written,

18. The spirit of the Lord is on me, for he has anointed me to bring the good news to the afflicted. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives, sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,

18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

19. to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord.

19. to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

20. He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the assistant and sat down. And all eyes in the synagogue were fixed on him.

20. And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

21. Then he began to speak to them, 'This text is being fulfilled today even while you are listening.'

21. And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

22. And he won the approval of all, and they were astonished by the gracious words that came from his lips. They said, 'This is Joseph's son, surely?'

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

23. But he replied, 'No doubt you will quote me the saying, "Physician, heal yourself," and tell me, "We have heard all that happened in Capernaum, do the same here in your own country." '

23. And he said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, `Physician, heal yourself; what we have heard you did at Caper'na-um, do here also in your own country.'"

24. And he went on, 'In truth I tell you, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country.

24. And he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country.

25. 'There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah's day, when heaven remained shut for three years and six months and a great famine raged throughout the land,

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

26. but Elijah was not sent to any one of these: he was sent to a widow at Zarephath, a town in Sidonia.

26. and Eli'jah was sent to none of them but only to Zar'ephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

27. And in the prophet Elisha's time there were many suffering from virulent skin-diseases in Israel, but none of these was cured -- only Naaman the Syrian.'

27. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Eli'sha; and none of them was cleansed, but only Na'aman the Syrian."

28. When they heard this everyone in the synagogue was enraged.

28. When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.

29. They sprang to their feet and hustled him out of the town; and they took him up to the brow of the hill their town was built on, intending to throw him off the cliff,

29. And they rose up and put him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.

30. but he passed straight through the crowd and walked away.

30. But passing through the midst of them he went away.

31. He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath.

31. And he went down to Caper'na-um, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath;

32. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because his word carried authority.

32. and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

33. In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean devil, and he shouted at the top of his voice,

33. And 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! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.'

34. "Ah! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God."

35. But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be quiet! Come out of him!' And the devil, throwing the man into the middle, went out of him without hurting him at all.

35. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

36. Astonishment seized them and they were all saying to one another, 'What is it in his words? He gives orders to unclean spirits with authority and power and they come out.'

36. And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."

37. And the news of him travelled all through the surrounding countryside.

37. And reports of him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

38. Leaving the synagogue he went to Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a high fever and they asked him to do something for her.

38. And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they besought him for her.

39. Standing over her he rebuked the fever and it left her. And she immediately got up and began to serve them.

39. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she rose and served them.

40. At sunset all those who had friends suffering from diseases of one kind or another brought them to him, and laying his hands on each he cured them.

40. Now 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. Devils too came out of many people, shouting, 'You are the Son of God.' But he warned them and would not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ.

41. And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

42. When daylight came he left the house and made his way to a lonely place. The crowds went to look for him, and when they had caught up with him they wanted to prevent him leaving them,

42. And when it was day he departed and went into a lonely place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them;

43. but he answered, 'I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, because that is what I was sent to do.'

43. but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose."

44. And he continued his proclamation in the synagogues of Judaea.

44. And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.