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Luke 4

Common English Bible CEB

1 Jesus returned from the Jordan River full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.

2 There he was tempted for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing during those days and afterward Jesus was starving.

3 The devil said to him, "Since you are God's Son, command this stone to become a loaf of bread."

4 Jesus replied, "It's written, People won't live only by bread."

5 Next the devil led him to a high place and showed him in a single instant all the kingdoms of the world.

6 The devil said, "I will give you this whole domain and the glory of all these kingdoms. It's been entrusted to me and I can give it to anyone I want.

7 Therefore, if you will worship me, it will all be yours."

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.

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,

19 and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.

20 He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the synagogue assistant, and sat down. Every eye in the synagogue was fixed on him.

21 He began to explain to them, "Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it."

22 Everyone was raving about Jesus, so impressed were they by the gracious words flowing from his lips. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"

23 Then Jesus said to them, "Undoubtedly, you will quote this saying to me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself. Do here in your hometown what we've heard you did in Capernaum.'"

24 He said, "I assure you that no prophet is welcome in the prophet's hometown.

25 And I can assure you that there were many widows in Israel during Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three and a half years and there was a great food shortage in the land.

26 Yet Elijah was sent to none of them but only to a widow in the city of Zarephath in the region of Sidon.

27 There were also many persons with skin diseases in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha, but none of them were cleansed. Instead, Naaman the Syrian was cleansed."

28 When they heard this, everyone in the synagogue was filled with anger.

29 They rose up and ran him out of town. They led him to the crest of the hill on which their town had been built so that they could throw him off the cliff.

30 But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

31 Jesus went down to the city of Capernaum in Galilee and taught the people each Sabbath.

32 They were amazed by his teaching because he delivered his message with authority.

33 A man in the synagogue had the spirit of an unclean demon. He screamed,

34 "Hey! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the holy one from God."

35 "Silence!" Jesus said, speaking harshly to the demon. "Come out of him!" The demon threw the man down before them, then came out of him without harming him.

36 They were all shaken and said to each other, "What kind of word is this, that he can command unclean spirits with authority and power, and they leave?"

37 Reports about him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.

38 After leaving the synagogue, Jesus went home with Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, and the family asked Jesus to help her.

39 He bent over her and spoke harshly to the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and served them.

40 When the sun was setting, everyone brought to Jesus relatives and acquaintances with all kinds of diseases. Placing his hands on each of them, he healed them.

41 Demons also came out of many people. They screamed, "You are God's Son." But he spoke harshly to them and wouldn't allow them to speak because they recognized that he was the Christ.

42 When daybreak arrived, Jesus went to a deserted place. The crowds were looking for him. When they found him, they tried to keep him from leaving them.

43 But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of God's kingdom in other cities too, for this is why I was sent."

44 So he continued preaching in the Judean synagogues.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit as he left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him while he was in the desert,

2 where he was tempted by the devil for 40 days. During those days Jesus ate nothing, so when they were over, he was hungry.

3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread."

4 Jesus answered him, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone.'"

5 The devil took him to a high place and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant.

6 The devil said to him, "I will give you all the power and glory of these kingdoms. All of it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone I please.

7 So if you will worship me, all this will be yours."

8 Jesus answered him, "Scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

9 Then the devil took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump from here!

10 Scripture says, 'He will put his angels in charge of you to watch over you carefully.

11 They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.'"

12 Jesus answered him, "It has been said, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.'"

13 After the devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, the devil left him until another time.

14 Jesus returned to Galilee. The power of the Spirit was with him, and the news about him spread throughout the surrounding country.

15 He taught in the synagogues, and everyone praised him.

16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As usual he went into the synagogue on the day of worship. He stood up to read the lesson.

17 The attendant gave him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened it and found the place where it read:

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,

19 to announce the year of the Lord's favor."

20 Jesus closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue watched him closely.

21 Then he said to them, "This passage came true today when you heard me read it."

22 All the people spoke well of him. They were amazed to hear the gracious words flowing from his lips. They said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

23 So he said to them, "You'll probably quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' and then say to me, 'Do all the things in your hometown that we've heard you've done in Capernaum.'"

24 Then Jesus added, "I can guarantee this truth: A prophet isn't accepted in his hometown.

25 "I can guarantee this truth: There were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time. It had not rained for three-and-a-half years, and the famine was severe everywhere in the country.

26 But God didn't send Elijah to anyone except a widow at Zarephath in the territory of Sidon.

27 There were also many people with skin diseases in Israel in the prophet Elisha's time. But God cured no one except Naaman from Syria."

28 Everyone in the synagogue became furious when they heard this.

29 Their city was built on a hill with a cliff. So they got up, forced Jesus out of the city, and led him to the cliff. They intended to throw him off of it.

30 But Jesus walked right by them and went away.

31 Jesus went to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and taught them on a day of worship.

32 The people were amazed at his teachings because he spoke with authority.

33 In the synagogue was a man possessed by a spirit, an evil demon. He shouted very loudly,

34 "Oh, no! What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

35 Jesus ordered the spirit, "Keep quiet, and come out of him!" The demon threw the man down in the middle of the synagogue and came out without hurting him.

36 Everyone was stunned. They said to one another, "What kind of command is this? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits, and they come out."

37 So news about him spread to every place throughout the surrounding region.

38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever. They asked Jesus to help her.

39 He bent over her, ordered the fever to leave, and it went away. She got up immediately and prepared a meal for them.

40 When the sun was setting, everyone who had friends suffering from various diseases brought them to him. He placed his hands on each of them and cured them.

41 Demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But Jesus ordered them not to speak. After all, they knew he was the Messiah.

42 In the morning he went to a place where he could be alone. The crowds searched for him. When they came to him, they tried to keep him from leaving.

43 But he said to them, "I have to tell the Good News about the kingdom of God in other cities also. That's what I was sent to do."

44 So he spread his message in the synagogues of Judea.