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

Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit when He returned from the Jordan River. Then He was led by the Holy Spirit to a desert.

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

He was tempted by the devil for forty days and He ate nothing during that time. After that He was hungry.

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

The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to be made into bread.”

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

Jesus said to him, “It is written, ‘Man is not to live by bread alone.’”

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

The devil took Jesus up on a high mountain. He had Jesus look at all the nations of the world at one time.

6 A nd 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.

The devil said to Jesus, “I will give You all this power and greatness. It has been given to me. I can give it to anyone I want to.

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

If You will worship me, all this will be Yours.”

8 A nd 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.

Jesus said to the devil, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.’”

9 A nd 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:

Then the devil took Jesus up to Jerusalem. He had Jesus stand on the highest part of the house of God. The devil said to Jesus, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

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

For it is written, ‘He has told His angels to care for You and to keep You.

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

In their hands they will hold You up. Then Your foot will not hit against a stone.’”

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

Jesus said to the devil, “It is written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”

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

When the devil finished tempting Jesus in every way, he went away from Jesus for awhile. Jesus Preaches in Galilee

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

Jesus went back to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit. People talked about Him so much that He was well-known through all the country.

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

Jesus taught in their places of worship and was honored by all people. In Nazareth They Do Not Believe in Jesus

16 A nd 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.

Jesus came to Nazareth where He had grown up. As He had done before, He went into the Jewish place of worship on the Day of Rest. Then He stood up to read.

17 A nd 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,

Someone handed Him the book of the early preacher Isaiah. He opened it and found the place where it was written,

18 T he 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,

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me. He has put His hand on Me to preach the Good News to poor people. He has sent Me to heal those with a sad heart. He has sent Me to tell those who are being held that they can go free. He has sent Me to make the blind to see and to free those who are held because of trouble.

19 T o preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

He sent Me to tell of the time when men can receive favor with the Lord.”

20 A nd 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.

Jesus closed the book. Then He gave it back to the leader and sat down. All those in the Jewish place of worship kept their eyes on Him.

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

Then He began to say to them, “The Holy Writings you have just heard have been completed today.”

22 A nd 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?

They all spoke well of Jesus and agreed with the words He spoke. They said, “Is not this the son of Joseph?”

23 A nd 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.

He said to them, “I wonder if you will tell this old saying to Me, ‘Doctor, heal Yourself. What You did in the city of Capernaum, do in Your own country!’”

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

He said, “A man who speaks for God is not respected in his own country.

25 B ut 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;

It is true that there were many women whose husbands had died in the Jewish land when Elijah lived. For three and a half years there was no rain and there was very little food in the land.

26 B ut unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

Elijah was sent to none of them, but he was sent to a woman in the city of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. This woman’s husband had died.

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

There were many people in the Jewish land who had a bad skin disease when the early preacher Elisha lived. None of them was healed. But Naaman from the country of Syria was healed.”

28 A nd all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

All those in the Jewish place of worship were angry when they heard His words.

29 A nd 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.

They got up and took Jesus out of town to the top of a high hill. They wanted to throw Him over the side.

30 B ut he passing through the midst of them went his way,

But Jesus got away from among them and went on His way. Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon

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

Jesus went down to Capernaum in Galilee. He taught them on the Days of Rest.

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

The people were surprised and wondered about His teaching. His words had power.

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

A man in the Jewish place of worship had a demon. He cried with a loud voice,

34 S aying, 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.

“What do You want of us, Jesus of Nazareth? I know Who You are. You are the Holy One of God.”

35 A nd 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.

Jesus spoke sharp words to the demon and said, “Do not talk! Come out of him!” When the demon had thrown the man down, he came out without hurting the man.

36 A nd 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.

The people were all surprised. They asked each other, “What kind of word is this? He speaks to the demons with power and they come out!”

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

The news about Jesus went through all the country. Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed

38 A nd 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.

Jesus went away from the Jewish place of worship and went into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed, very sick. They asked Jesus to help her.

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

He stood by her and told the disease to leave. It went from her. At once she got up and cared for them. Jesus Heals in Galilee

40 N ow 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.

As the sun went down, the people took all that were sick with many kinds of diseases to Jesus. He put His hands on all of them and they were healed.

41 A nd 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.

Also demons came out of many people. The demons cried out and said, “You are Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus spoke strong words to them and would not let them speak. They knew He was the Christ. Jesus Keeps On Preaching in Galilee

42 A nd 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.

In the morning He went out to a desert. The people looked for Him. When they found Him, they were trying to keep Him from going away from them.

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

He said to them, “I must preach about the holy nation of God in other cities also. This is why I was sent.”

44 A nd he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

And He kept on preaching in the Jewish places of worship in Galilee.