aJesus, full
of the Holy
Spirit
, breturned
from the Jordan
and was led
around 1by the Spirit
in the wilderness
for aforty days
, being tempted
by the devil
. And He ate
nothing
during
those
days
, and when they had ended
, He became hungry
.
And the devil said
to Him, "If
You are the Son
of God
, tell
this
stone
to become
bread
."
And Jesus answered
him, "It is written
, ` aMAN
SHALL NOT LIVE
ON BREAD
ALONE
.' "
aAnd he led Him up and showed
Him all
the kingdoms
of 1 bthe world
in a moment
of time
.
And the devil said
to Him, "I will give
You all
this
domain
and 1its glory
; afor it has been handed
over
to me, and I give
it to whomever
I wish
.
"Therefore if
You 1worship
before
me, it shall all
be Yours
."
Jesus answered
him, "It is written
, ` aYOU SHALL WORSHIP
THE LORD
YOUR GOD
AND SERVE
HIM ONLY
.' "
aAnd he led Him to Jerusalem
and had Him stand
on the pinnacle
of the temple
, and said
to Him, "If
You are the Son
of God
, throw
Yourself
down
from here
;
for it is written, ` aHE WILL COMMAND
HIS ANGELS
CONCERNING
YOU TO GUARD
YOU,'
and, ` aON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR
YOU UP, SO
THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE
YOUR FOOT
AGAINST
A STONE
.' "
And Jesus answered
and said
to him, "It is said
, ` aYOU SHALL NOT PUT
THE LORD
YOUR GOD
TO THE TEST
.' "
When the devil had finished
every
temptation
, he left
Him until
an opportune
time
.
And aJesus returned
to Galilee
in the power
of the Spirit
, and bnews
about
Him spread
through
all
the surrounding
district
.
And He began ateaching in their synagogues
and was praised
by all
.
And He came to aNazareth
, where
He had been
brought
up; and as was His custom
, bHe entered
the synagogue
on the Sabbath
, and cstood
up to read
.
And the 1book of the prophet
Isaiah
was handed
to Him. And He opened
the 1book
and found
the place
where
it was written
,
" aTHE SPIRIT OF THE LORD
IS UPON ME, BECAUSE
HE ANOINTED
ME TO PREACH
THE GOSPEL
TO THE POOR
. HE HAS SENT
ME TO PROCLAIM
RELEASE
TO THE CAPTIVES
, AND RECOVERY
OF SIGHT
TO THE BLIND
, TO SET
FREE
THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED
,
aTO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE
YEAR
OF THE LORD
."
And He aclosed the 1book
, gave
it back
to the attendant
and bsat
down
; and the eyes
of all
in the synagogue
were fixed
on Him.
And He began to say
to them, "Today
this
Scripture
has been fulfilled
in your 1hearing
."
And all were 1speaking
well
of Him, and wondering
at the 2gracious
words
which 3were falling
from His lips
; and they were saying
, " aIs this
not Joseph's
son
?"
And He said to them, "No
doubt
you will quote
this
proverb
to Me, `Physician
, heal
yourself
! Whatever
we heard
was done
aat Capernaum
, do
here
in byour hometown
as well
.' "
And He said, "Truly
I say
to you, ano
prophet
is welcome
in his hometown
.
"But I say to you in truth
, there were many
widows
in Israel
ain the days
of Elijah
, when
the sky
was shut
up for three
years
and six
months
, when
a great
famine
came
over
all
the land
;
and yet Elijah was sent
to none
of them, but aonly
to 1Zarephath
, in the land of bSidon
, to a woman
who was a widow
.
"And there were many lepers
in Israel
in the time
of Elisha
the prophet
; and none
of them was cleansed
, but aonly
Naaman
the Syrian
."
And all the people in the synagogue
were filled
with rage
as they heard
these
things
;
and they got up and adrove
Him out of the city
, and led
Him to the brow
of the hill
on which
their city
had been built
, in order
to throw
Him down
the cliff
.
But apassing through
their midst
, He went
His way
.
And aHe came down
to bCapernaum
, a city
of Galilee
, and He was teaching
them on the Sabbath
;
and athey were amazed at His teaching
, for bHis 1message
was with authority
.
In the synagogue there was a man
1possessed
by the spirit
of an unclean
demon
, and he cried
out with a loud
voice
,
"Let us alone
! 1 aWhat
business do we have with each other, Jesus
2of bNazareth
? Have You come
to destroy
us? I know
who
You are-- bthe Holy
One
of God
!"
But Jesus arebuked
him, saying
, "Be quiet
and come
out of him!" And when the demon
had thrown
him down
in the midst
of the people, he came
out of him without
doing
him any
harm
.
And amazement came
upon them all
, and they began talking
with one
another
saying
, "What
is 1this
message
? For awith authority
and power
He commands
the unclean
spirits
and they come
out."
And athe report about
Him was spreading
into every
locality
in the surrounding
district
.
aThen He got
up and left the synagogue
, and entered
Simon's
home
. Now
Simon's
mother-in-law
was bsuffering
from a high
fever
, and they asked
Him 1to help
her.
And standing over
her, He arebuked
the fever
, and it left
her; and she immediately
got
up and 1waited
on them.
aWhile bthe sun was setting
, all
those
who
had
any who were sick
with various
diseases
brought
them to Him; and claying
His hands
on each
one
of them, He was dhealing
them.
Demons also
were coming
out of many
, shouting
, "You are athe Son
of God
!" But brebuking
them, He would cnot allow
them to speak
, because
they knew
Him to be 1the Christ
.
aWhen day came
, Jesus left
and went
to a secluded
place
; and the crowds
were searching
for Him, and came
to Him and tried to keep
Him from going
away
from them.
But He said to them, "I must
preach
the kingdom
of God
to the other
cities
also
, afor I was sent
for this
purpose."
So He kept on preaching
in the synagogues
aof 1Judea
.