1 Jesus, cheio do Espírito Santo, voltou do Jordão e foi guiado pelo mesmo Espírito, no deserto, 2 durante quarenta dias, sendo tentado pelo diabo. Nada comeu naqueles dias, ao fim dos quais teve fome. 3 Disse-lhe, então, o diabo: Se és o Filho de Deus, manda que esta pedra se transforme em pão. 4 Mas Jesus lhe respondeu: Está escrito:

Não só de pão viverá o homem.

5 E, elevando-o, mostrou-lhe, num momento, todos os reinos do mundo. 6 Disse-lhe o diabo: Dar-te-ei toda esta autoridade e a glória destes reinos, porque ela me foi entregue, e a dou a quem eu quiser. 7 Portanto, se prostrado me adorares, toda será tua. 8 Mas Jesus lhe respondeu: Está escrito:

Ao Senhor, teu Deus, adorarás e só a ele darás culto.

9 Então, o levou a Jerusalém, e o colocou sobre o pináculo do templo, e disse: Se és o Filho de Deus, atira-te daqui abaixo; 10 porque está escrito:

Aos seus anjos ordenará a teu respeito que te guardem;

11 e:

Eles te susterão nas suas mãos, para não tropeçares nalguma pedra.

12 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Dito está:

Não tentarás o Senhor, teu Deus.

13 Passadas que foram as tentações de toda sorte, apartou-se dele o diabo, até momento oportuno.

14 Então, Jesus, no poder do Espírito, regressou para a Galileia, e a sua fama correu por toda a circunvizinhança. 15 E ensinava nas sinagogas, sendo glorificado por todos.

16 Indo para Nazaré, onde fora criado, entrou, num sábado, na sinagoga, segundo o seu costume, e levantou-se para ler. 17 Então, lhe deram o livro do profeta Isaías, e, abrindo o livro, achou o lugar onde estava escrito:

18 O Espírito do Senhor está sobre mim, pelo que me ungiu para evangelizar os pobres; enviou-me para proclamar libertação aos cativos e restauração da vista aos cegos, para pôr em liberdade os oprimidos,

19 e apregoar o ano aceitável do Senhor.

20 Tendo fechado o livro, devolveu-o ao assistente e sentou-se; e todos na sinagoga tinham os olhos fitos nele. 21 Então, passou Jesus a dizer-lhes: Hoje, se cumpriu a Escritura que acabais de ouvir. 22 Todos lhe davam testemunho, e se maravilhavam das palavras de graça que lhe saíam dos lábios, e perguntavam: Não é este o filho de José? 23 Disse-lhes Jesus: Sem dúvida, citar-me-eis este provérbio: Médico, cura-te a ti mesmo; tudo o que ouvimos ter-se dado em Cafarnaum, faze-o também aqui na tua terra. 24 E prosseguiu: De fato, vos afirmo que nenhum profeta é bem-recebido na sua própria terra. 25 Na verdade vos digo que muitas viúvas havia em Israel no tempo de Elias, quando o céu se fechou por três anos e seis meses, reinando grande fome em toda a terra; 26 e a nenhuma delas foi Elias enviado, senão a uma viúva de Sarepta de Sidom. 27 Havia também muitos leprosos em Israel nos dias do profeta Eliseu, e nenhum deles foi purificado, senão Naamã, o siro. 28 Todos na sinagoga, ouvindo estas coisas, se encheram de ira. 29 E, levantando-se, expulsaram-no da cidade e o levaram até ao cimo do monte sobre o qual estava edificada, para, de lá, o precipitarem abaixo. 30 Jesus, porém, passando por entre eles, retirou-se.

31 E desceu a Cafarnaum, cidade da Galileia, e os ensinava no sábado. 32 E muito se maravilhavam da sua doutrina, porque a sua palavra era com autoridade. 33 Achava-se na sinagoga um homem possesso de um espírito de demônio imundo, e bradou em alta voz: 34 Ah! Que temos nós contigo, Jesus Nazareno? Vieste para perder-nos? Bem sei quem és: o Santo de Deus! 35 Mas Jesus o repreendeu, dizendo: Cala-te e sai deste homem. O demônio, depois de o ter lançado por terra no meio de todos, saiu dele sem lhe fazer mal. 36 Todos ficaram grandemente admirados e comentavam entre si, dizendo: Que palavra é esta, pois, com autoridade e poder, ordena aos espíritos imundos, e eles saem? 37 E a sua fama corria por todos os lugares da circunvizinhança.

38 Deixando ele a sinagoga, foi para a casa de Simão. Ora, a sogra de Simão achava-se enferma, com febre muito alta; e rogaram-lhe por ela. 39 Inclinando-se ele para ela, repreendeu a febre, e esta a deixou; e logo se levantou, passando a servi-los.

40 Ao pôr do sol, todos os que tinham enfermos de diferentes moléstias lhos traziam; e ele os curava, impondo as mãos sobre cada um. 41 Também de muitos saíam demônios, gritando e dizendo: Tu és o Filho de Deus! Ele, porém, os repreendia para que não falassem, pois sabiam ser ele o Cristo.

42 Sendo dia, saiu e foi para um lugar deserto; as multidões o procuravam, e foram até junto dele, e instavam para que não os deixasse. 43 Ele, porém, lhes disse: É necessário que eu anuncie o evangelho do reino de Deus também às outras cidades, pois para isso é que fui enviado. 44 E pregava nas sinagogas da Judeia.

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness 2 during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread. 4 And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. 5 And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10 for it is written,

He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:

11 and,

On their hands they shall bear thee up,

Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor:

He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,

And recovering of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? 23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; 26 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 28 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; 29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day: 32 and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt. 36 And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. 37 And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.

38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon’s wife’s mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.

40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

42 And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them. 43 But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 where for forty days he was tempted "by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

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

4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.' ""

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

6 And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.

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

8 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.' ""

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here.

10 For it is written: "'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;

11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' ""

12 Jesus answered, "It is said: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' ""

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.

15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." [^6]

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21 He began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.

23 Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself!' And you will tell me, 'Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'"

24 "Truly I tell you," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.

26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.

27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy "in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed —only Naaman the Syrian."

28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.

29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff.

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

31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people.

32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,

34 "Go away! 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!"

35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, "What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!"

37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.

38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.

39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

40 At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.

41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them.

43 But he said, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent."

44 And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.