{"book":"Luke","slug":"luke","ch":4,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Luke","prev":"luke/3","next":"luke/5","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then Jesus, full of [the] Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,","f":["Or in the wilderness"],"h":"The Temptation of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"[where for] forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and [when] they had ended, He was hungry.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"The devil said to Him,“ If You are [the] Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"But Jesus answered,“ It is written:‘ Man shall not live on bread alone.’”","f":["Deuteronomy 8:3; BYZ and TR on bread alone, but on every word of God."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ It is written:‘ Man shall not live on bread alone.’”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"Then [the devil] led Him up to a high place [and] showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"“ I will give You authority over all [these kingdoms] and [all] their glory,” [he] said.“ For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"But Jesus answered,“ It is written:‘ Worship [the] Lord your God and serve Him only.’”","f":["Deuteronomy 6:13; BYZ and TR “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written..."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ It is written:‘ Worship [the] Lord your God and serve Him only.’”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"Then [the devil] led Him to Jerusalem and set [Him] on the pinnacle of the temple.“ If You are [the] Son of God,” he said,“ throw Yourself down from here.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"For it is written:‘ He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"‘ He will command His angels concerning You"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to guard You carefully,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"and they will lift You [up] in [their] hands, so that {You will} not strike Your foot against a stone.’”","f":["Psalm 91:11–12"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and they will lift You [up] in [their] hands,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so that {You will} not strike Your foot against a stone.’”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"But Jesus answered,“ It [also] says,‘ Do not put [the] Lord your God {to the test}.’”","f":["Deuteronomy 6:16"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ It [also] says,‘ Do not put [the] Lord your God {to the test}.’”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and [the] news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Begins His Ministry","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Then [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And [when] He stood up to read,","f":[],"h":"The Rejection at Nazareth","style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"[the] scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling [it], He found the place where it was written:","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"“ [The] Spirit of [the] Lord [is] on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to [the] poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to [the] captives and recovery of sight to [the] blind, to release [the] oppressed,","f":["BYZ and TR He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"“ [The] Spirit of [the] Lord [is] on Me,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"because He has anointed Me"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"to preach good news to [the] poor."},{"style":"indentred1","t":"He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to [the] captives"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"and recovery of sight to [the] blind,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"to release [the] oppressed,"}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":19,"t":"to proclaim [the] year of [the] Lord’s favor.”","f":["Or to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord; Isaiah 61:1–2 (see also LXX)"],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":20,"t":"Then He rolled up the scroll, returned [it] to the attendant, [and] sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"and He began by saying,“ Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"and He began by saying,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":22,"t":"All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips.“ Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"[Jesus] said to them,“ Surely you will quote this proverb to Me:‘ Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard [that] You did in Capernaum.’”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Surely you will quote this proverb to Me:‘ Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard [that] You did in Capernaum.’”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Then He added,“ Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then He added,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"But I tell you truthfully [that] there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years [and] great famine swept over all the land.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"Yet Elijah was [not] sent to [any] of them, but to [the] widow of Zarephath in Sidon.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed — only Naaman the Syrian.”","f":["A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13."]},{"v":28,"t":"On hearing [this], all [the people] in the synagogue were enraged.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"They got up, drove Him out of [the] town, and led Him to [the] brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"But [Jesus] passed through [the crowd] [and] went on His way.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach [the people].","f":[],"h":"Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit","style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"In the synagogue there was a man possessed by [the] spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"“ Ha! What do You [want] with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy [One] of God!”","f":[]},{"v":35,"t":"[But] Jesus rebuked [the demon].“ Be silent!” He said.“ Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw [the man] down before them all [and] came out without harming him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[But] Jesus rebuked [the demon]."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Be silent!” He said."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw [the man] down before them all [and] came out without harming him."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"All [the people] were overcome with amazement and asked one another,“ What [is] this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"And the news about [Jesus] spread throughout the surrounding region.","f":[]},{"v":38,"t":"After [Jesus] had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, [whose] mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to [Jesus] on her [behalf],","f":[],"h":"Jesus Heals at Peter’s House","style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"and He stood over her [and] rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once [and] began to serve them.","f":[]},{"v":40,"t":"At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to [Jesus], and laying [His] hands on each one, He healed them.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":41,"t":"Demons also came out of many [people], shouting,“ You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked [ the demons ] [and] would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.","f":[]},{"v":42,"t":"At daybreak, [Jesus] went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him [from] leaving.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Preaches in Judea","style":"reg"},{"v":43,"t":"But [Jesus] told them,“ I must preach [the] good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"But [Jesus] told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I must preach [the] good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":44,"t":"And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.","f":["BYZ and TR Galilee; see Mark 1:39."],"style":"reg"}]}