The Gospel According to St. Luke

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- Chapter 4 -

(Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13)

And Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And he was urged by the Spirit into the wilderness

for forty days, and he was tested by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days. And when they were completed, he was hungry.

Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone, so that it may be made into bread.”

And Jesus answered him, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”

And the devil led him onto a high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

and he said to him: “To you, I will give all this power, and its glory. For they have been handed over to me, and I give them to whomever I wish.(a)

Therefore, if you will worship before me, all will be yours.”

And in response, Jesus said to him: “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone.’ ”

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and he set him on the parapet of the temple, and he said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

For it is written that he has given his Angels charge over you, so that they may guard you,

and so that they may take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.”

And in response, Jesus said to him, “It is said: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

And when all the temptation was completed, the devil withdrew from him, until a time.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

(Isaiah 9:1–7; Matthew 4:12–17; Mark 1:14–15)

And Jesus returned, in the power of the Spirit, into Galilee. And his fame spread throughout the entire region.

And he taught in their synagogues, and he was magnified by everyone.

The Rejection at Nazareth

(Isaiah 61:1–11; Matthew 13:53–58; Mark 6:1–6)

And he went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. And he entered into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the Sabbath day. And he rose up to read.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. And as he unrolled the book, he found the place where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart,

to preach forgiveness to captives and sight to the blind, to release the broken into forgiveness, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of retribution.”

And when he had rolled up the book, he returned it to the minister, and he sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.

Then he began to say to them, “On this day, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

And everyone gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”

And he said to them: “Certainly, you will recite to me this saying, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ The many great things that we have heard were done in Capernaum, do here also in your own country.”

Then he said: “Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country.

In truth, I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elijah in Israel, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine had occurred throughout the entire land.

And to none of these was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

And there were many lepers in Israel under the prophet Elisha. And none of these was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.”

And all those in the synagogue, upon hearing these things, were filled with anger.

And they rose up and drove him beyond the city. And they brought him all the way to the edge of the mount, upon which their city had been built, so that they might throw him down violently.

But passing through their midst, he went away.

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit

(Mark 1:21–28)

And he descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And there he taught them on the Sabbaths.

And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was spoken with authority.

And in the synagogue, there was a man who had an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

saying: “Let us alone. What are we to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God.”

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and depart from him.” And when the demon had thrown him into their midst, he departed from him, and he no longer harmed him.

And fear fell over them all. And they discussed this among themselves, saying: “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they depart.”

And his fame spread to every place in the region.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

(Matthew 8:14–17; Mark 1:29–34)

Then Jesus, rising up from the synagogue, entered into the house of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in the grip of a severe fever. And they petitioned him on her behalf.

And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And promptly rising up, she ministered to them.

Then, when the sun had set, all those who had anyone afflicted with various diseases brought them to him. Then, laying his hands on each one of them, he cured them.

Now demons departed from many of them, crying out and saying, “You are the son of God.” And rebuking them, he would not permit them to speak. For they knew him to be the Christ.

Jesus Preaches in Judea

(Mark 1:35–39)

Then, when it was daytime, going out, he went to a deserted place. And the crowds sought him, and they went all the way to him. And they detained him, so that he would not depart from them.

And he said to them, “I must also preach the kingdom of God to other cities, because it was for this reason that I was sent.”

And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Footnotes

(a)4:6 Eventually, in the distant future, the devil will make the same offer to the Antichrist, who will accept the offer. But during the time of Jesus Christ, the devil did not know if He was the true Son of God or not, for fallen angels, despite their powerful intellect, cannot understand certain things of faith, because they lack grace and faith.(Conte)

(Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13)

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

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” (a)

The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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.

If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”

Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’” (b)

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,

for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’

and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”(c)

Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” (d)

When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

(Isaiah 9:1–7; Matthew 4:12–17; Mark 1:14–15)

Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.

He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

The Rejection at Nazareth

(Isaiah 61:1–11; Matthew 13:53–58; Mark 6:1–6)

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.

The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, (e) to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” (f)

He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

All testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’”

He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”

They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue as they heard these things.

They rose up, 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.

But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit

(Mark 1:21–28)

He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,

saying, “Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God!”

Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

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!”

News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

(Matthew 8:14–17; Mark 1:29–34)

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 to help her.

He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.

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.

Demons also came out of 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.

Jesus Preaches in Judea

(Mark 1:35–39)

When it was day, he departed 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.

But he said to them, “I must preach the good news of God’s Kingdom to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent.”

He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Footnotes

(a)4:4 ℘ Deuteronomy 8:3

(b)4:8 ℘ Deuteronomy 6:13

(d)4:12 ℘ Deuteronomy 6:16

(e)4:18 NU omits “to heal the broken hearted”

(f)4:19 ℘ Isaiah 61:1-2