Luke 4:8-18

8 Jesus answered, " It's written, You will worship the Lord your God and serve only him."
9 The devil brought him into Jerusalem and stood him at the highest point of the temple. He said to him, "Since you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here;
10 for it's written: He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you
11 and they will take you up in their hands so that you won't hit your foot on a stone."
12 Jesus answered, " It's been said, Don't test the Lord your God."
13 After finishing every temptation, the devil departed from him until the next opportunity.

Jesus announces good news to the poor

14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the whole countryside.
15 He taught in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
16 Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. On the Sabbath he went to the synagogue as he normally did and stood up to read.
17 The synagogue assistant gave him the scroll from the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to liberate the oppressed,

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