The Concordant Literal New Testament

Luke’s Account

Chapter 4

¹ Now Jesus, full of holy spirit, returns from the Jordan, and was led in the spirit in the wilderness
² forty days, undergoing trial by the Adversary. And He did not eat of anything in those days, and subsequently, at their being concluded, He hungers.
³ Now the Adversary said to Him, "If you are God's son, speak to this stone that it may be becoming bread."
⁴ And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that, 'Not on bread alone shall man be living, but on every declaration...of God.'"
⁵ And, leading Him up into a high mountain, the Adversary shows Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in a second of time.
⁶ And the Adversary said to Him, "To you shall I be giving all this authority and the glory of them, for it has been given up to me, and to whomsoever I may will, I am giving it.
⁷ If you, then, should ever be worshiping before me, it will all be yours."
⁸ And answering, Jesus said to Him, "Go away behind Me, Satan! It is written, The Lord your God shall you be worshiping, and to Him only shall you be offering divine service."
⁹ Now he led Him into Jerusalem and stands Him on the wing of the sanctuary, and he said to Him, "If you are God's son, cast yourself down hence,
¹⁰ for it is written that 'His messengers shall be directed concerning Thee, To protect Thee.'
¹¹ and that 'On their hands shall they be lifting Thee, Lest at some time Thou shouldst be dashing Thy foot against a stone.'"
¹² And answering, Jesus said to him that "It has been declared, 'You shall not be putting on trial the Lord your God.'"
¹³ And, concluding every trial, the Adversary withdrew from Him until an appointed time.
¹⁴ And Jesus returns, in the power of the spirit, into Galilee. And the fame concerning Him came out down the whole of the country about.
¹⁵ And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
¹⁶ And He came to Nazareth, where He was reared, and, according to His custom on the day of the sabbaths, He entered into the synagogue and rose to read.
¹⁷ And handed to Him was a scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and, opening the scroll, He found the place where it was written,
¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord is on Me, On account of which He anoints Me to bring the evangel to the poor. He has commissioned Me to heal the crushed heart, To herald to captives a pardon, And to the blind the receiving of sight; To dispatch the oppressed with a pardon.
¹⁹ To herald an acceptable year of the Lord..."
²⁰ And furling the scroll, giving it back to the deputy, He is seated. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were looking intently at Him.
²¹ Now He begins to be saying to them that "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your ears."
²² And all testified of Him and marveled at the gracious words which are issuing out of His mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
²³ And He said to them, "Undoubtedly you will be declaring to Me this parable: 'Physician, cure yourself!' 'Whatever we hear occurring in Capernaum do here also in your own country.'"
²⁴ Now He said, "Verily, I am saying to you that no one who is a prophet is acceptable in his own country.
²⁵ Now of a truth I am saying to you, that many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven is locked for three years and six months, as a great famine came to be over the entire land,
²⁶ and to none of them was Elijah sent, except into Sarepta of Sidonia, to a widow woman.
²⁷ And many lepers were in Israel under Elisha the prophet, and none of them is cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."
²⁸ And filled with fury are all who are in the synagogue, at hearing these things,
²⁹ and rising, they cast Him outside of the city. And they led Him to the brow of the mountain on which their city had been built, so as to push Him over the precipice.
³⁰ Yet He, passing through their midst, went.
³¹ And He came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the sabbaths.
³² And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.
³³ And in the synagogue was a man having the spirit of an unclean demon, and it cries out with a loud voice,
³⁴ saying, "Ha! what is it to us and to you, Jesus the Nazarean? Did you come to destroy us? I am aware who you are-the holy One of God!"
³⁵ And Jesus rebukes it, saying, "Be still, and come out from him!" And, pitching him into their midst, the demon came out from him, in nothing harming him.
³⁶ And awe came on all, and they conferred with one another, saying, "What word is this? for with authority and power is He enjoining the unclean spirits, and they are coming out!"
³⁷ And a hubbub went out concerning Him to every place in the country about.
³⁸ Now, rising from the synagogue, Jesus entered into the house of Simon. Now the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed by a high fever, and they ask Him about her.
³⁹ And standing by over her, He rebukes the fever, and the fever leaves her. Now instantly, rising, she waited on them.
⁴⁰ Now at the setting of the sun, all, whoever had those who are infirm with various diseases, led them also to Him. Now He, placing His hands on each one of them, cures them.
⁴¹ Now demons also came out from many, clamoring and saying that "You are the Christ, the Son of God!" And, rebuking them, He did not let them speak, for they had perceived that He is the Christ.
⁴² Now at the coming of day, coming out, He went into a desolate place. And the throngs sought for Him, and they came to Him and detained Him, so as not to be going from them.
⁴³ Now He said to them that "To other cities also I must bring the evangel of the kingdom of God, for for this was I commissioned."
⁴⁴ And he was heralding in the synagogues of Judea.

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