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

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

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

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

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

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

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 A nd the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of 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 a nd 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;

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 t hou, then, if thou mayest bow before me -- all shall be thine.'

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

8 A nd 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.'

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 A nd 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 a nd he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

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

16 A nd 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;

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 a nd 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:

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 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,

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 T o proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.'

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

20 A nd having folded the roll, having given back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing 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 A nd he began to say unto them -- `To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'

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

22 a nd 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?'

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 A nd 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;'

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 a nd he said, `Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country;

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

25 a nd 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,

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

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

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 nd all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,

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

29 a nd 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,

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 a nd he, having gone through the midst of them, went away.

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

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

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

32 a nd they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with authority.

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

33 A nd in the synagogue was a man, having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great 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 s aying, `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.'

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 A nd 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;

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

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

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

38 A nd 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,

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

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

40 A nd 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 hands having put, did heal them.

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 nd 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.

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 A nd 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,

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 a nd 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;'

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 was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.