New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 4

The Temptation of Jesus

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290from the JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446and was ledἤγετοēgetoG71aroundby the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048

2forfortyG5065daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,being temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985by the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.And He ateG2068nothingοὐκ οὐδὲνouk oudenG3756 G3762duringἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναις,ekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,and when they had endedσυντελεσθεισῶνsuntelestheisōnG4931,He became hungryἐπείνασεν.epeinasenG3983.

3And the devilδιάβολος·diabolosG1228saidG3004to Him, “IfεἰeiG1487You are the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,tellG3004thisτούτῳtoutōG3778stoneλίθῳlithōG3037to becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096breadἄρτος.artosG740.”

4And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611him,“It is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, ‘ManἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shall not liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198on breadἄρτῳartōG740aloneμόνῳmonōG3441.’”

5And he ledἀναγαγὼνanagagōnG321Him up and showedἔδειξενedeixenG1166Him allπάσαςpasasG3956the kingdomsβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofthe worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625in a momentστιγμῇstigmēaG4743of timeχρόνουchronouG5550.

6And the devilδιάβολος·diabolosG1228saidG3004to Him, “I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325You allἅπασανhapasanG537thisταύτηνtautēnG3778domainἐξουσίανexousianG1849andits gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;for it has been handedG3860overG3860to me, and I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325it to whomeverᾧ ἐὰνhō eanG3739 G1437I wishθέλωthelōG2309.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437YouworshipπροσκυνήσῃςproskunēsēsG4352beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799me, it shall allπᾶσα.pasaG3956be YoursG4674.”

8JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him,“It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ‘You shall worshipπροσκυνήσειςproskunēseisG4352the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316and serveλατρεύσεις.¶latreuseisG3000Him onlyμόνῳmonōG3441.’”

9And he ledἬγαγενĒgagenG71Him to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and had Him standἔστησενestēsenG2476on the pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugionG4419of the templeG2413,and saidG3004to Him, “IfεἰeiG1487You are the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,throwβάλεbaleG906YourselfG4572downκάτω·katōG2736from hereἐντεῦθενenteuthenG1782;

10for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, ‘He will commandἐντελεῖταιenteleitaiG1781His angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32concerningπερὶperiG4012You to guardδιαφυλάξαιdiaphulaxaiG1314You,’

11and, ‘On theirhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495they will bearἀροῦσίνarousinG142You up,SoG3379that You will not strikeπροσκόψῃςproskopsēsG4350Your footπόδαpodaG4228againstπρὸςprosG4314a stoneλίθονlithonG3037.’”

12And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to him,“It is saidG3004, ‘You shall not putG1598the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316to the testἐκπειράσειςekpeiraseisG1598.’”

13When the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228had finishedσυντελέσαςsuntelesasG4931everyπάνταpantaG3956temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986,he leftἀπέστηapestēG868Him untilἄχριachriG891an opportuneκαιροῦ.¶kairouG2540timeG2540.

Jesus’ Public Ministry

14AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290to GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056in the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, andnewsφήμηphēmēG5345aboutπερὶperiG4012Him spreadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831throughκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650the surroundingπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066districtG4066.

15And He beganteachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321in their synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and was praisedδοξαζόμενοςdoxazomenosG1392by allπάντων.¶pantōnG3956.

16And He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toNazarethΝαζαρὰNazaraG3478,whereοὗhouG3757He had beenἦνēnG1510broughtτεθραμμένος,tethrammenosG5142up; and as was His customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486,He enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864on the SabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521, andstoodἀνέστηanestēG450up to readἀναγνῶναι.anagnōnaiG314.

17And thebookβιβλίονbiblionG975of the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐου·ĒsaiouG2268was handedἐπεδόθηepedothēG1929to Him. And He openedG455thebookβιβλίονbiblionG975and foundεὗρενheurenG2147the placeτόπονtoponG5117whereοὗhouG3757it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125,

18“The SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is upon Me,Becauseοὗ εἵνεκενhou einekenG3739 G1752He anointedἔχρισένechrisenG5548Me to preachG2097the gospelG2097to the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434.He has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649Me to proclaimκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784releaseἄφεσινaphesinG859to the captivesαἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtoisG164,And recoveryG309of sightG309to the blindτυφλοῖςtuphloisG5185,To setἀποστεῖλαιaposteilaiG649freeἐν ἀφέσει,en apheseiG1722 G859those who are oppressedτεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenousG2352,

19To proclaimκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784the favorableδεκτόν.dektonG1184yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.”

20And HeclosedπτύξαςptuxasG4428thebookβιβλίονbiblionG975,gaveG591it backG591to the attendantὑπηρέτῃhupēretēG5257andsatG2523downἐκάθισεν,ekathisenG2523;and the eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of allπάντωνpantōnG3956in the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864were fixedἀτενίζοντεςatenizontesG816on Him.

21And He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to them,“TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594thisαὕτηhautēG3778ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124has been fulfilledπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiG4137in yourhearingὠσὶνōsinG3775.”

22And allπάντεςpantesG3956werespeakingG3140wellG3140of Him, and wonderingἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296at thegraciousχάριτοςcharitosG5485wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056whichwere fallingἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoisG1607from His lipsστόματοςstomatosG4750;and they were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is thisοὗτος;houtosG3778not Joseph’sἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sonυἱόςhuiosG5207?”

23And He saidG3004to them,“NoG3843doubtG3843you will quoteG3004thisταύτην·tautēnG3778proverbπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to Me, ‘Physicianἰατρέ,iatreG2395,healθεράπευσονtherapeusonG2323yourselfG4572!WhateverὅσαhosaG3745we heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191was doneγενόμεναgenomenaG1096at CapernaumG2746,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160hereὧδεhōdeG5602inyour hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968as wellG2532.’”

24And He saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396is welcomeδεκτόςdektosG1184in his hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968.

25But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,there were manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of ElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,whenὅτεhoteG3753the skyοὐρανὸςouranosG3772was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808up for threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094and sixἕξ,hexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,whenὡςhōsG5613a greatμέγαςmegasG3173famineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956the landγῆν·gēnG1093;

26and yet ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243was sentἐπέμφθηepemphthēG3992to noneοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762of them, butonlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361toZarephathΣάρεπταSareptaG4558, in the land ofSidonΣιδωνίαςSidōniasG4606,to a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135who was a widowχήραν.chēranG5503.

27And there were manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183lepersλεπροὶleproiG3015in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474in the timeἐπὶepiG1909of ElishaἘλισαίουElisaiouG1666the prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396;and noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of them was cleansedἐκαθαρίσθηekatharisthēG2511, butonlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361NaamanG3483the SyrianΣύρος.¶SurosG4948.”

28And allπάντεςpantesG3956the peoplein the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864were filledG4092with rageθυμοῦthumouG2372as they heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theseG3778thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778;

29and they gotἀναστάντεςanastantesG450up anddroveἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544Him out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,and ledἤγαγονēgagonG71Him to the browὀφρύοςophruosG3790of the hillὄρουςorousG3735on whichοὗhouG3739their cityπόλιςpolisG4172had been builtᾠκοδόμητοōkodomētoG3618,in orderὥστεhōsteG5620to throwG2630Him downG2630the cliffG2630.

30ButpassingδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223their midstμέσουmesouG3319,He wentG4198His wayG4198.

31AndHe cameG2718downκατῆλθενkatēlthenG2718toCapernaumG2746,a cityπόλινpolinG4172of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and He was teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321them on the Sabbathσάββασιν.sabbasinG4521;

32andthey were amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322, for HismessageλόγοςlogosG3056was with authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849.

33In the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444possessedἔχωνechōnG2192by the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of an uncleanἀκαθάρτου,akathartouG169demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140,and he criedἀνέκραξενanekraxenG349out with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,

34“LetG1436us aloneG1436!WhatτίtiG5101business do we have with each other, JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ofNazarethΝαζαρηνέ;NazarēneG3479?Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622us? I knowG3609whoτίςtisG5101You are--the HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40OneG40of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”

35But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“Be quietφιμώθητιphimōthētiG5392and comeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out of him!”And when the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140had thrownG4496him downG4496in the midstμέσονmesonG3319of the people,he cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of him withoutG3367doingG984him anyG3367harmG984.

36And amazementθάμβοςthambosG2285cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096upon them allπάντας,pantasG3956, and they begantalkingσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίςtisG5101isthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778messageλόγοςlogosG3056? Forwith authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849and powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004the uncleanἀκαθάρτοιςakathartoisG169spiritsπνεύμασιν,pneumasinG4151and they comeἐξέρχονται;¶exerchontaiG1831out.”

37Andthe reportἦχοςēchosG2279aboutπερὶperiG4012Him was spreadingἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607into everyπάνταpantaG3956localityτόπονtoponG5117in the surroundingπεριχώρου.¶perichōrouG4066districtG4066.

Many Are Healed

38ThenκαὶkaiG2532He gotἈναστὰςAnastasG450up and leftthe synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864,and enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525Simon’sΣίμωνος.SimōnosG4613homeοἰκίανoikianG3614.NowG1161Simon’sΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613mother-in-lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994wassufferingσυνεχομένηsunechomenēG4912from a highμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173feverπυρετῷpuretōG4446,and they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065Himto helpπερὶperiG4012her.

39And standingἐπιστὰςepistasG2186overἐπάνωepanōG1883her, HerebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the feverπυρετῷ,puretōG4446,and it leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863her; and she immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916gotἀναστᾶσαanastasaG450up andwaitedδιηκόνειdiēkoneiG1247on them.

40Whilethe sunἡλίουhēliouG2246was settingΔύνοντοςDunontosG1416,allἅπαντεςhapantesG537thoseG3745whoG3745hadεἶχονeichonG2192any who weresickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770with variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71them to Him; andlayingἐπιτιθεὶςepititheisG2007His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of them, He washealingἐθεράπευενetherapeuenG2323them.

41DemonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140alsoG2532were comingἐξήρχετοexērchetoG1831out of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183,shoutingκραυγάζονταkraugazontaG2905, “You arethe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!” ButrebukingἐπιτιμῶνepitimōnG2008them, He wouldnot allowεἴαeiaG1439them to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,becauseG3754they knewG3609Him to bethe ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

42When dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096,Jesus leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831and wentG4198to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπον,toponG5117;and the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were searchingἐπεζήτουνepezētounG1934for Him, and cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to Him and tried to keepκατεῖχονkateichonG2722Him from goingG4198awayG4198from them.

43But He saidG3004to them,“I mustδεῖdeiG1163preachεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316to the otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087citiesπόλεσινpolesinG4172alsoκαὶkaiG2532,for I was sentἀπεστάλην.apestalēnG649for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose.”

44SoκαὶkaiG2532He kept on preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784in the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864ofJudeaG2453.

The Temptation of Jesus

Jesus’ Public Ministry

Many Are Healed

Commentaries on Luke 4