The Temptation of Jesus
1 For ver. 1-13, see Matt. 4:1-11;Mark 1:12,13And Jesus, ver. 18;ch. 3:22;John 1:33;3:34;Acts 10:38;[ch. 1:15;Acts 6:5] full of the Holy Spirit, ch. 3:3,21returned from the Jordan and was led ver. 14by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for [Deut. 9:9,18;1 Kgs. 19:8] forty days, [Heb. 2:18;4:15] being tempted by the devil. [Deut. 9:9,18;1 Kgs. 19:8] And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, [John 4:6,7]he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, "If you are See Matt. 14:33the Son of God, command [ch. 3:8]this stone to become bread." 4 And Jesus answered him, ver. 8, 10;Eph. 6:17"It is written, Cited from Deut. 8:3;[John 4:34]‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’"5 Matt. 4:8And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, "To you Rev. 13:2I will give all this authority and their glory, Rev. 13:2for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." 8 And Jesus answered him, ver. 4;[ver. 12] "It is written,
Cited from Deut. 6:13"‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
and 1 Sam. 7:3him only shall you serve.’"
9 Matt. 4:5And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are ver. 3the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,
Cited from Ps. 91:11,12"‘He will command his angels concerning you,
to guard you,’
11 and
[See ver. 10above]"‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’"
12 And Jesus answered him, "It is said, Cited from Deut. 6:16‘You shall not [Isa. 7:12]put the Lord your God to the test.’"13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him [ch. 22:53;John 14:30]until an opportune time.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
14 Matt. 4:12And Jesus returned ver. 1;[Acts 1:8] in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and ver. 37a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And See Matt. 4:23he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
16 For ver. 16-30, [Matt. 13:54-58;Mark 6:1-6] And he came to ch. 2:39,51Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And [Acts 17:2] as was his custom, ver. 31;See Mark 6:2he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up Acts 13:15,27;15:21to read. 17 And ch. 3:4;[Acts 8:28]the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 Cited from Isa. 61:1,2"The Spirit of the Lord ver. 1;[Acts 1:2] is upon me,
because he has anointed me
toMatt. 11:5;[ch. 6:20] proclaim good news to the poor.
Ps. 146:7,8He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and[Isa. 42:7;John 9:39;Acts 26:18]recovering of sight to the blind,
Isa. 58:6to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 Lev. 25:10;[Isa. 49:8;2 Cor. 6:2]to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor."
20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and Matt. 26:55;[John 8:2]; [Matt. 5:1;13:2] sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were Acts 3:4;[ch. 19:48]fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, "Today Mark 12:10;Acts 8:35this Scripture See Matt. 1:22has been fulfilled in your hearing."22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at Ps. 45:2the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, [Matt. 13:55;John 6:42] "Is not this ch. 3:23Joseph’s son?" 23 And he said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, [ch. 23:39;Matt. 27:42] ‘"Physician, heal yourself." What we have heard you did Matt. 11:23;Mark 2:1-12;John 4:46-53at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’"24 And he said, "Truly, I say to you, See Matt. 13:57no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when 1 Kgs. 17:1;18:1;James 5:17;[Rev. 11:6]the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,26 and Elijah was sent to none of them 1 Kgs. 17:9but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.27 And [2 Kgs. 7:3] there were many lepers4:27 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, 2 Kgs. 5:1-14but only Naaman the Syrian."28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and [Num. 15:35;Acts 7:58]drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But John 8:59;10:39passing through their midst, he went away.
Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon
31 For ver. 31-37, see Mark 1:21-28And he Matt. 4:13went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And ver. 15, 16;See Matt. 4:23he was teaching them See Mark 6:2on the Sabbath, 32 and ver. 36;See Matt. 7:28,29they were astonished at his teaching, ver. 36;See Matt. 7:28,29for his word possessed authority. 33 And [See ver. 31above]in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 "Ha!4:34 Or Leave us aloneSee Matt. 8:29What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? [Acts 19:15;James 2:19] I know who you are—John 6:69;Acts 3:14;Rev. 3:7;[ch. 1:35;Heb. 7:26;1 John 2:20]the Holy One of God." 35 But Jesus ver. 41;See Matt. 12:16rebuked him, saying, "Be silent and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And ver. 32;[Matt. 8:27]they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? ver. 32;[Matt. 8:27]For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!" 37 And ver. 14reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
Jesus Heals Many
38 For ver. 38-41, see Matt. 8:14-16;Mark 1:29-34And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. Now 1 Cor. 9:5Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. 39 And he stood over her and ch. 8:24;9:42;Matt. 8:26;17:18;Mark 4:39;9:25rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and See Mark 5:23he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 Mark 3:11,12;[Acts 16:17,18] And demons also came out of many, ver. 33crying, "You are See Matt. 14:33the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and Mark 3:11,12;[Acts 16:17,18] would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was See Matt. 1:17the Christ.
Jesus Preaches in Synagogues
42 For ver. 42, 43, see Mark 1:35-38And when it was day, he departed and went ch. 5:16into a desolate place. And [Mark 1:36]the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, 43 but he said to them, See ch. 13:33"I must ch. 8:1;16:16;Matt. 4:23;24:14;Acts 8:12preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose."44 And he was preaching [Mark 1:39]in the synagogues of Judea.4:44 Some manuscripts Galilee