^{1 Ref} And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

^{2 Ref} For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

^{3 Ref} And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

^{4 Ref} And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

^{5 Ref} And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

^{6 Ref} And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

^{7 Ref} If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.

^{8 Ref} And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

^{9 Ref} And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

^{10 Ref} He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

^{11 Ref} And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

^{12 Ref} And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

^{13 Ref} And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

^{14 Ref} And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

^{15 Ref} And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

^{16 Ref} And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

^{17 Ref} And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

^{18 Ref} The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

^{19 Ref} To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

^{20 Ref} And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

^{21 Ref} Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

^{22 Ref} And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

^{23 Ref} And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.

^{24 Ref} And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.

^{25 Ref} Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

^{26 Ref} But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

^{27 Ref} And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

^{28 Ref} And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.

^{29 Ref} And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

^{30 Ref} But he came through them and went on his way.

^{31 Ref} And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

^{32 Ref} And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

^{33 Ref} And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

^{34 Ref} Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.

^{35 Ref} And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

^{36 Ref} And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

^{37 Ref} And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.

^{38 Ref} And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her

^{39 Ref} He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

^{40 Ref} And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.

^{41 Ref} And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

^{42 Ref} And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

^{43 Ref} But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

^{44 Ref} And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

^{1 Ref} And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness

^{2 Ref} during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.

^{3 Ref} And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.

^{4 Ref} And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.

^{5 Ref} And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

^{6 Ref} And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

^{7 Ref} If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.

^{8 Ref} And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

^{9 Ref} And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

^{10 Ref} for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:

^{11 Ref} and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

^{12 Ref} And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

^{13 Ref} And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

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

^{15 Ref} And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

^{16 Ref} And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

^{17 Ref} And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

^{18 Ref} The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

^{19 Ref} To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

^{20 Ref} And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

^{21 Ref} And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

^{22 Ref} And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

^{23 Ref} And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.

^{24 Ref} And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

^{25 Ref} But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;

^{26 Ref} and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

^{27 Ref} And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.

^{28 Ref} And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;

^{29 Ref} and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.

^{30 Ref} But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

^{31 Ref} And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:

^{32 Ref} and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.

^{33 Ref} And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,

^{34 Ref} Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

^{35 Ref} And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, 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 hurt.

^{36 Ref} And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

^{37 Ref} And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.

^{38 Ref} And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

^{39 Ref} And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.

^{40 Ref} And 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.

^{41 Ref} And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

^{42 Ref} And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

^{43 Ref} But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

^{44 Ref} And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

^{1 Ref} Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

^{2 Ref} for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.

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

^{4 Ref} Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

^{5 Ref} The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

^{6 Ref} The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.

^{7 Ref} If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."

^{8 Ref} Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

^{9 Ref} He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,

^{10 Ref} for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you;'

^{11 Ref} and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, Lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"

^{12 Ref} Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

^{13 Ref} When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.

^{14 Ref} Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.

^{15 Ref} He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

^{16 Ref} He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

^{17 Ref} The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

^{18 Ref} "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, Because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to the captives, Recovering of sight to the blind, To deliver those who are crushed,

^{19 Ref} And to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

^{20 Ref} He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

^{21 Ref} He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

^{22 Ref} All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

^{23 Ref} He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"

^{24 Ref} He said, "Most assuredly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

^{25 Ref} But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

^{26 Ref} Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

^{27 Ref} There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."

^{28 Ref} They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.

^{29 Ref} They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

^{30 Ref} But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.

^{31 Ref} He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,

^{32 Ref} and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

^{33 Ref} In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

^{34 Ref} saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"

^{35 Ref} Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

^{36 Ref} Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

^{37 Ref} News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

^{38 Ref} He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.

^{39 Ref} He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.

^{40 Ref} When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

^{41 Ref} Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Christ, the Son of God!" Rebuking them, he didn't allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

^{42 Ref} When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn't go away from them.

^{43 Ref} But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."

^{44 Ref} He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.