Then Jesus , full of (the) Holy Spirit , returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness ,
(where for) forty days He was tempted by the devil. - He ate vvv nothing during those - days , and (when) they had ended , He was hungry.
- The devil said to Him , “ If You are (the) Son - of God , tell - this stone to become bread. ”
But - Jesus answered - - , “ It is written - : - ‘ Man vvv shall not live on bread alone.’ ”
Then (the devil) led Him up to a high place ... (and) showed Him in an instant ... all the kingdoms of the world.
“ I will give You - authority over all (these kingdoms) and (all) their - glory , ” - - (he) said -. “ For it has been relinquished to me , and I can give it to anyone ... I wish.
So if You worship ... me , vvv it will all be Yours. ”
But - Jesus answered ... ... , “ It is written : ‘ Worship (the) Lord your - God and serve Him only.’ ”
Then (the devil) led Him to Jerusalem and set (Him) on the pinnacle of the temple. “ If You are (the) Son - of God , ” - he said - , “ throw Yourself down from here.
For it is written - : ‘ He will command His - angels concerning You - to guard You carefully ... ;
and they will lift You (up) - in (their) hands , so that {You will} not ... strike Your - foot against a stone.’ ”
But - Jesus answered ... ... , - “ It (also) says , vvv ‘ Do not put (the) Lord your - God {to the test}.’ ”
When the devil had finished every temptation , he left ... Him until an opportune time.
- - Jesus returned to - Galilee in the power of the Spirit , and (the) news about Him spread throughout ... the surrounding region.
- He taught in their - synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
Then (Jesus) came to Nazareth , where He had been brought up. - As was His - custom , He entered ... the synagogue on the - Sabbath .... And (when) He stood up to read ,
- (the) scroll of the prophet Isaiah - was handed to Him. - Unrolling - (it) , He 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 proclaim liberty to (the) captives and recovery of sight to (the) blind , to release ... ... (the) oppressed ,
to proclaim (the) year of (the) Lord’s favor.”
Then He rolled up the scroll , returned (it) to the attendant , (and) sat down. - The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him ,
and He began by saying - - - , “ Today this - Scripture is fulfilled in your - hearing. ”
- All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious - words that came from His - lips. “ Isn’t ... this the son of Joseph ? ” - they asked.
- (Jesus) said to them , “ Surely you will quote this - proverb to Me : ‘ Physician , heal yourself ! Do - here in Your - hometown what we have heard (that) You did in - Capernaum. ’”
Then He added , “ Truly I tell you , - no prophet is accepted in his - hometown.
But I tell you vvv tRuth -fully (that) there were many widows in - Israel in the time of Elijah , when the sky was shut for three and a half ... years (and) great famine swept over all the land.
Yet Elijah was (not) sent to (any) of them , but ... to vvv (the) widow - of Zarephath - in Sidon.
And there were many lepers in - Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed — only ... Naaman the Syrian. ”
- On hearing (this) , all (the people) in the synagogue were enraged ....
- They got up , drove Him out of (the) town , and led Him to (the) brow of the hill on which - the town was built , in order to throw Him over the cliff ....
But (Jesus) passed through vvv (the crowd) (and) went on His way.
Then He went down to Capernaum , a town - in Galilee , and on the Sabbath He began to teach (the people).
- They were astonished at His - teaching , because His message had ... ... authority.
- In the synagogue there was a man possessed by (the) spirit of an unclean demon. - He cried out in a loud voice ,
“ Ha ! 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 ! ”
(But) - Jesus rebuked (the demon). “ Be silent ! ” He said. “ - Come out of him ! ” At this , the demon threw (the man) down ... before - them all (and) came out - - without harming him.
- All (the people) were overcome ... with amazement and asked - one another - , “ What - (is) this message ? - With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits , and they come out ! ”
And the news about (Jesus) spread throughout ... ... the surrounding region.
After (Jesus) had left ... the synagogue , He went to the home of Simon , - - (whose) mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to (Jesus) on her (behalf) ,
and He stood over her (and) rebuked the fever , and it left her. And she got up at once (and) began to serve them.
- At sunset ... ... , all ... who were ill with various diseases were brought ... to (Jesus) , and - laying (His) hands on each one - , He healed them.
- Demons also came out of many (people) , shouting ... ... , - “ You are the Son - of God ! ” But He rebuked ( the demons ) vvv (and) would not allow them to speak , because they knew He was the Christ.
vvv vvv At daybreak , (Jesus) went out ... to a solitary place , and the crowds were looking for Him. - They came to Him and tried to keep Him (from) - leaving ... ....
But - (Jesus) told - them - , “ I must preach (the) good news of the kingdom - of God to the other towns as well , because vvv that is why I was sent. ”