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During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread." <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>"It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He will give orders to His angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;'</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and 'On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.</p> <a name="14" id="14"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Begins His Ministry<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-7</a>; <a href="../matthew/4.htm#12">Matthew 4:12-17</a>; <a href="../mark/1.htm#14">Mark 1:14-15</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all.</p> <a name="16" id="16"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Rejected at Nazareth<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-11</a>; <a href="../matthew/2.htm#19">Matthew 2:19-23</a>; <a href="../matthew/13.htm#53">Matthew 13:53-58</a>; <a href="../mark/6.htm">Mark 6:1-6</a>; <a href="../luke/2.htm#39">Luke 2:39-40</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>to proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord." <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down—to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing." <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "Is not this Joseph's son?" <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>"Doubtless," said He, "you will quote to me the proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'" <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But I tell you in truth that there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine over all the land; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was." <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>They rose, hurried Him outside the town, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw Him down the cliff; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.</p> <a name="31" id="31"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Expels an Evil Spirit<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/1.htm#21">Mark 1:21-28</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>So He came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently taught the people on the Sabbath days. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And they were greatly impressed by His teaching, because He spoke with the language of authority. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>"Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are—God's Holy One!" <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>But Jesus rebuked the demon. "Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without doing him any harm. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>All were astonished and awe-struck; and they asked one another, "What sort of language is this? For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they come out." <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country.</p> <a name="38" id="38"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Heals at Peter's House<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../matthew/8.htm#14">Matthew 8:14-17</a>; <a href="../mark/1.htm#29">Mark 1:29-34</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Now when He rose and left the synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.</p> <a name="42" id="42"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Preaches in Judea<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/1.htm#35">Mark 1:35-39</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>But He said to them, "I have to tell the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent."</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/4-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Weymouth New testament<br /><br /><a href="//intbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy INT Bible<br />© 2012, Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../luke/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../luke/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/luke/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>