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Luke 4

The Temptation of Jesus

1NowδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290from the JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446and was ledἤγετοēgetoG71aroundby the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048
2forfortyG5065daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,being temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985by the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.And He ateG2068nothingοὐκ οὐδὲνouk oudenG3756G3762duringἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναις,ekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,and when they had endedσυντελεσθεισῶνsuntelestheisōnG4931,He was 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 ledG321Him upG321and 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 eanG3739G1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309.
7ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437YouworshipπροσκυνήσῃςproskunēsēsG4352beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799me, it shall allπᾶσα.pasaG3956be YoursG4674.”
8JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611G3004to him,“It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: ‘You shall worshipπροσκυνήσειςproskunēseisG4352the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316and serveλατρεύσεις.¶latreuseisG3000Him onlyμόνῳmonōG3441.’”
9And he broughtἬγαγενĒgagenG71Him into JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and had Him standἔστησενestēsenG2476on the pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugionG4419of the templeG2413,and saidG3004to Him, “IfεἰeiG1487You are the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,throwβάλεbaleG906YourselfG4572downκάτω·katōG2736fromG1782hereἐντεῦθενenteuthenG1782;
10for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: ‘He will giveἐντελεῖταιenteleitaiG1781His angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32ordersG1781concerningπερὶperiG4012You, to protectδιαφυλάξαιdiaphulaxaiG1314You,’
11and, ‘On theirhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495they will liftἀροῦσίνarousinG142You up,SoG3379thatG3379You do notG3379strikeπροσκόψῃςproskopsēsG4350Your footπόδαpodaG4228againstπρὸςprosG4314a stoneλίθονlithonG3037.’”
12And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to him,“It has been statedG3004, ‘You shall not putG1598the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316toG1598theG1598testἐκπειράσειςekpeiraseisG1598.’”
13And sowhen the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228had finishedσυντελέσαςsuntelesasG4931everyπάνταpantaG3956temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986,he leftἀπέστηapestēG868Him untilἄχριachriG891an opportuneκαιροῦ.¶kairouG2540timeG2540.

Jesus’ Public Ministry

14AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290to GalileeΓαλιλαίαν,GalilaianG1056in the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, andnewsφήμηphēmēG5345aboutπερὶperiG4012Him spreadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831throughκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650the surroundingπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066regionG4066.
15And He beganteachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321in their synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and was praisedδοξαζόμενοςdoxazomenosG1392by allπάντων.¶pantōnG3956.
16And He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toNazarethΝαζαρὰNazaraG3478,whereοὗhouG3757He had beenἦνēnG1510broughtG5142upG5142;and as was His customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486,He enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864on the SabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521, andstoodG450upG450to readἀναγνῶναι.anagnōnaiG314.
17And the scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975of IsaiahἨσαΐου·ĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396was handedἐπεδόθηepedothēG1929to Him. And He unrolledἀναπτύξαςanaptuxasG380the scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975and foundεὗρενheurenG2147the placeτόπονtoponG5117whereοὗhouG3757it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125:
18“The SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is upon Me,Becauseοὗ εἵνεκενhou einekenG3739G1752He anointedἔχρισένechrisenG5548Me to bringG2097goodG2097newsG2097to the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434.He has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649Me to proclaimκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784releaseἄφεσινaphesinG859to captivesαἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtoisG164,And recoveryG309ofG309sightG309to the blindτυφλοῖςtuphloisG5185,To setἀποστεῖλαιaposteilaiG649freeἐν ἀφέσει,en apheseiG1722G859those who are oppressedτεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenousG2352,
19To proclaimκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784the favorableδεκτόν.dektonG1184yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.”
20And HerolledG4428upG4428the scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975,gaveG591it backG591to the attendantὑπηρέτῃhupēretēG5257, andsatG2523downἐκάθισεν,ekathisenG2523;and the eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the peoplein the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864were intentlyG816directedG816at Him.
21NowδὲdeG1161He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to them,“TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594thisαὕτηhautēG3778ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124has been fulfilledπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiG4137in yourhearingὠσὶνōsinG3775.”
22And allπάντεςpantesG3956the people werespeakingG3140wellG3140ofG3140Him, and admiringἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296thegraciousχάριτοςcharitosG5485wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056which were comingἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoisG1607from HislipsστόματοςstomatosG4750; and yetthey were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is thisοὗτος;houtosG3778not Joseph’sἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sonυἱόςhuiosG5207?”
23And He saidG3004to them,“NoG3843doubtG3843you willquoteG3004thisταύτην·tautēnG3778proverbπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to Me: ‘Physicianἰατρέ,iatreG2395,healθεράπευσονtherapeusonG2323yourselfG4572!AllὅσαhosaG3745the miracles thatwe heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191were doneγενόμεναgenomenaG1096in CapernaumG2746,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160hereὧδεhōdeG5602inYour hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968asκαὶkaiG2532wellκαὶkaiG2532.’”
24But He saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396is welcomeδεκτόςdektosG1184in his hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968.
25But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,there were manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of ElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,whenὅτεhoteG3753the skyοὐρανὸςouranosG3772was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808upG2808for threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094and sixἕξ,hexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,whenὡςhōsG5613asevereμέγαςmegasG3173famineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956the landγῆν·gēnG1093;
26and yetElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243was sentἐπέμφθηepemphthēG3992to noneοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762of them, but only toZarephathΣάρεπταSareptaG4558, in the land ofSidonΣιδωνίαςSidōniasG4606,to a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135who was a widowχήραν.chēranG5503.
27And there were manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183withG3015leprosyG3015in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474in the timeἐπὶepiG1909of ElishaἘλισαίουElisaiouG1666the prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396;and noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of them wascleansedἐκαθαρίσθηekatharisthēG2511, but onlyNaamanG3483the SyrianΣύρος.¶SurosG4948.”
28And allπάντεςpantesG3956the peoplein the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864were filledG4092with rageθυμοῦthumouG2372as they heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theseG3778thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778;
29and they gotG450upG450anddroveG1544Him outG1544of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71Him to thecrestὀφρύοςophruosG3790of the hillὄρουςorousG3735on whichοὗhouG3739their cityπόλιςpolisG4172had been builtᾠκοδόμητοōkodomētoG3618,soG5620thatG5620they couldG5620throwG2630Him downG2630fromG2630the cliffG2630.
30But HepassedδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223their midstμέσουmesouG3319and wentG4198onG4198His wayG4198.
31AndHe cameG2718downκατῆλθενkatēlthenG2718toCapernaumG2746,a cityπόλινpolinG4172of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056;and He was teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321them on the Sabbathσάββασιν.sabbasinG4521;
32andthey were amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322,becauseὅτιhotiG3754HismessageλόγοςlogosG3056was deliveredwith authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849.
33In the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444possessedἔχωνechōnG2192by the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of an uncleanἀκαθάρτου,akathartouG169demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140,and he criedG349outG349with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,
34“LeaveG1436us aloneG1436!WhatτίtiG5101business do You have with us, JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ofNazarethΝαζαρηνέ;NazarēneG3479?Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622us? I knowG3609whoτίςtisG5101You are--the HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40OneG40of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”
35But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“Be quietφιμώθητιphimōthētiG5392and comeG1831outG1831of him!”And when the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140had thrownG4496him downG4496in the midstμέσονmesonG3319of the people,it cameG1831outG1831of him withoutG3367doingG984him anyG3367harmG984.
36And amazementθάμβοςthambosG2285cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096upon them allπάντας,pantasG3956, and they begantalkingσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίςtisG5101isthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778messageλόγοςlogosG3056? Forwith authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849and powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004the uncleanἀκαθάρτοιςakathartoisG169spiritsπνεύμασιν,pneumasinG4151,and they comeἐξέρχονται;¶exerchontaiG1831outG1831!”
37Andthe newsἦχοςēchosG2279aboutπερὶperiG4012Him was spreadingἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607into everyπάνταpantaG3956localityτόπονtoponG5117of the surroundingπεριχώρου.¶perichōrouG4066regionG4066.

Many Are Healed

38ThenκαὶkaiG2532He gotG450upG450and 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 immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916gotG450upG450and servedδιηκόνειdiēkoneiG1247them.
40NowG1161whilethe sunἡλίουhēliouG2246was settingΔύνοντοςDunontosG1416,allἅπαντεςhapantesG537thoseG3745whoG3745hadεἶχονeichonG2192any who weresickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770with variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71them to Him; and He waslayingG2007His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onG2007eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of them andhealingἐθεράπευενetherapeuenG2323them.
41DemonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140alsoG2532were comingG1831outG1831of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183,shoutingκραυγάζονταkraugazontaG2905, “You arethe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!” And yet He wasrebukingἐπιτιμῶνepitimōnG2008them and wouldnot allowεἴαeiaG1439them to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,becauseG3754they knewG3609that He was theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.
42NowδὲdeG1161when dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096,Jesus leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπον,toponG5117;and the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were searchingG1934forG1934Him, and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to Him and tried to keepG2722Him fromG2722leavingπορεύεσθαι ἀπ᾽poreuesthai ap᾽G4198G575them.
43But He saidG3004to them,“I mustδεῖdeiG1163alsoκαὶkaiG2532preachεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316to the otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087citiesπόλεσινpolesinG4172,becauseG3754I was sentἀπεστάλην.apestalēnG649for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose.”
44SoκαὶkaiG2532He kept on preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784in the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864ofJudeaἸουδαίας.¶IoudaiasG2449.

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