1 T hen Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the 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 tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.

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 to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

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

4 B ut Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘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 T hen the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed 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 to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

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 T herefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

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

8 A nd Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall 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 T hen he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

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 you, To keep you,’

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 you up, Lest you dash your 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 answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

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

13 N ow when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry

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

14 T hen Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.

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 by all. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

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

16 S o 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 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 He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. 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 “ The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

“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 proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

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

20 T hen He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed 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 to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

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

22 S o all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not 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 H e said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your 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 T hen He said, “Assuredly, I say to 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 truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine 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 to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who 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 Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except 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 S o all those 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 they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.

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 T hen passing through the midst of them, He went His way. Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit

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

31 T hen He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.

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

32 A nd they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.

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

33 N ow in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he 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 You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—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 B ut Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.

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 T hen they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands 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 report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region. Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed

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

38 N ow He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning 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 S o He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them. Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset

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 W hen 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.

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 demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ. Jesus Preaches in Galilee

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 N ow when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving 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 b ut He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been 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 was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

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