[1] Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led
by the Spirit into the wilderness [2] for forty days, being tempted by the
devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed,
he was hungry. [3] The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God,
command this stone to become bread." [4] Jesus answered him, saying,"It is
written, `Man will not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.`" [5]
The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms
of the inhabited world in a moment of time. [6] The devil said to him, "I
will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been
delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want. [7] If you therefore
will worship before me, it will all be yours." [8] Jesus answered him, "Get
behind me Satan! For it is written, `You will worship the Lord your God,
and him only will you serve.`" [9] He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on
the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God,
cast yourself down from here, [10] for it is written, `He will give his
angels charge concerning you, to guard you;` [11] and, `On their hands they
will bear you up, Lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.`" [12]
Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, `You shall not tempt the
Lord your God.`" [13] When the devil had completed every temptation, he
departed from him for awhile. [14] Jesus returned in the power of the
Spirit to Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding
area. [15] He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. [16] He
came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his
custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. [17]
The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and
found the place where it was written, [18] "The Spirit of the Lord is on
me, Because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me
to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to the captives, Recovering
of sight to the blind, To deliver those who are crushed, [19] And to
proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." [20] He closed the book, gave it
back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were
fastened on him. [21] He began to tell them, "Today, this scripture has
been fulfilled in your hearing." [22] All testified about him, and wondered
at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said,
"Isn`t this Joseph`s son?" [23] He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell
me this parable, `Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at
Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.`" [24] He said, "Most assuredly I
tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. [25] But truly I tell
you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the the
sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over
all the land. [26] Elijah was sent to none of them, except only to
Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. [27] There
were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one
of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian." [28] They were all filled
with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; [29] and they rose
up, and threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that
their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff. [30] But
he, passing through the midst of them, went his way. [31] He came down to
Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day, [32]
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
[33] In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon,
and he cried out with a loud voice, [34] saying, "Ah! what have we to do
with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who
you are: the Holy One of God!" [35] Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent,
and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he
came out of him, having done him no harm. [36] Amazement came on all, and
they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with
authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
[37] News about him went forth into every place of the surrounding region.
[38] He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon`s house. Simon`s
mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for
her. [39] He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her.
Immediately she rose up and ministered to them. [40] When the sun was
setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to
him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. [41]
Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the
Christ, the Son of God!" Rebuking them, he didn`t allow them to speak,
because they knew that he was the Christ. [42] When it was day, he came out
and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and
came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn`t go away from them.
[43] But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of
God to the other cities also; for this reason I have been sent." [44] He
was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.