Luke 4

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,

2 Ref forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

3 Ref and the Devil said to him, `If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

4 Ref And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

5 Ref And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

6 Ref and the Devil said to him, `To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

7 Ref thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me -- all shall be thine.'

8 Ref And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

9 Ref And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, `If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

10 Ref for it hath been written -- To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,

11 Ref and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

12 Ref And Jesus answering said to him -- `It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

13 Ref And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.

14 Ref And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a fame went forth through all the region round about concerning him,

15 Ref and he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

16 Ref And he came to Nazareth, where he hath been brought up, and he went in, according to his custom, on the sabbath-day, to the synagogue, and stood up to read;

17 Ref and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

18 Ref `The Spirit of the Lord `is' upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

19 Ref To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.'

20 Ref And having folded the roll, having given `it' back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on him.

21 Ref And he began to say unto them -- `To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'

22 Ref and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, `Is not this the son of Joseph?'

23 Ref And he said unto them, `Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;'

24 Ref and he said, `Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country;

25 Ref and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,

26 Ref and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but -- to Sarepta of Sidon, unto a woman, a widow;

27 Ref and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but -- Naaman the Syrian.'

28 Ref And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,

29 Ref and having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built -- to cast him down headlong,

30 Ref and he, having gone through the midst of them, went away.

31 Ref And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbaths,

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

33 Ref And in the synagogue was a man, having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,

34 Ref saying, `Away, what -- to us and to thee, Jesus, O Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art -- the Holy One of God.'

35 Ref And Jesus did rebuke him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him;' and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nought;

36 Ref and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, `What `is' this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'

37 Ref and there was going forth a fame concerning him to every place of the region round about.

38 Ref And having risen out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, and the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed with a great fever, and they did ask him about her,

39 Ref and having stood over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her, and presently, having risen, she was ministering to them.

40 Ref And at the setting of the sun, all, as many as had any ailing with manifold sicknesses, brought them unto him, and he on each one of them `his' hands having put, did heal them.

41 Ref And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying -- `Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

42 Ref And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him -- not to go on from them,

43 Ref and he said unto them -- `Also to the other cities it behoveth me to proclaim good news of the reign of God, because for this I have been sent;'

44 Ref and he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

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