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

Then Jesus, full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led in the Spirit

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

For (during) forty days in the wilderness (desert), where He was tempted ( tried, tested exceedingly) by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, He was hungry.

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

Then the devil said to Him, If You are the Son of God, order this stone to turn into a loaf.

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

And Jesus replied to him, It is written, Man shall not live and be sustained by (on) bread alone but by every word and expression of God.

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

Then the devil took Him up to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time '> in the twinkling of an eye].

6 T he 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.

And he said to Him, To You I will give all this power and authority and their glory (all their magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, and grace), for it has been turned over to me, and I give it to whomever I will.

7 I f You will worship me, all this will be Yours.”

Therefore if You will do homage to and worship me '> just once], it shall all be Yours.

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

And Jesus replied to him, Get behind Me, Satan! It is written, You shall do homage to and worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.

9 T hen 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.

Then he took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on a gable of the temple, and said to Him, If You are the Son of God, cast Yourself down from here;

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

For it is written, He will give His angels charge over you to guard and watch over you closely and carefully;

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

And on their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

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

And Jesus replied to him, says, You shall not tempt (try, test exceedingly) the Lord your God.

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

And when the devil had ended every temptation, he left Him '> stood off from Him] until another more opportune and favorable time.

14 J esus 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.

Then Jesus went back full of and under the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and the fame of Him spread through the whole region round about.

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

And He Himself conducted '> a course of] teaching in their synagogues, being recognized and honored and praised by all.

16 J esus 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.

So He came to Nazareth, '> that Nazareth] where He had been brought up, and He entered the synagogue, as was His custom on the Sabbath day. And He stood up to read.

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

And there was handed to Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened (unrolled) the book and found the place where it was written,

18 “ 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.

The Spirit of the Lord upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed,

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

To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord '> when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound].

20 J esus 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.

Then He rolled up the book and gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing at Him.

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

And He began to speak to them: Today this Scripture has been fulfilled while you are present and hearing.

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

And all spoke well of Him and marveled at the words of grace that came forth from His mouth; and they said, Is not this Joseph’s Son?

23 H e 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!’”

So He said to them, You will doubtless quote to Me this proverb: Physician, heal Yourself! What we have learned by hearsay that You did in Capernaum, do here also in Your town.

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

Then He said, Solemnly I say to you, no prophet is acceptable and welcome in his town (country).

25 I t 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.

But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were closed up for three years and six months, so that there came a great famine over all the land;

26 E lijah 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.

And yet Elijah was not sent to a single one of them, but only to Zarephath in the country of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

27 T here 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.”

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and yet not one of them was cleansed —but only Naaman the Syrian.

28 A ll those in the Jewish place of worship were angry when they heard His words.

When they heard these things, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.

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

And rising up, they pushed and drove Him out of the town, and they led Him to the upper part of the hill on which their town was built, that they might hurl Him headlong down.

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

But passing through their midst, He went on His way.

31 J esus went down to Capernaum in Galilee. He taught them on the Days of Rest.

And He descended to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and there He continued to teach the people on the Sabbath days.

32 T he people were surprised and wondered about His teaching. His words had power.

And they were amazed at His teaching, for His word was with authority and ability and weight and power.

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

Now in the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by the foul spirit of a demon; and he cried out with a loud (deep, terrible) cry,

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

Ah, let us alone! What have You to do with us '> we in common], Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know Who You are—the Holy One of God!

35 J esus 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.

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent (muzzled, gagged), and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown the man down in their midst, he came out of him without injuring him in any possible way.

36 T he 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!”

And they were all amazed and said to one another, What kind of talk is this? For with authority and power He commands the foul spirits and they come out!

37 T he news about Jesus went through all the country. Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed

And a rumor about Him spread into every place in the surrounding country.

38 J esus 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.

Then He arose and left the synagogue and went into Simon’s (Peter’s) house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering in the grip of a burning fever, and they pleaded with Him for her.

39 H e 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

And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began waiting on them.

40 A s 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.

Now at the setting of the sun, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to Him, and He laid His hands upon every one of them and cured them.

41 A lso 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

And demons even came out of many people, screaming and crying out, You are the Son of God! But He rebuked them and would not permit them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ (the Messiah).

42 I n 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.

And when daybreak came, He left and went into an isolated place. And the people looked for Him until they came up to Him and tried to prevent Him from leaving them.

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

But He said to them, I must preach the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this.

44 A nd He kept on preaching in the Jewish places of worship in Galilee.

And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.