4Then Jesus^a left the Jordan,^b full of the Holy Spirit,^c and was led by the Spirit^d in the wilderness ²for forty days^e to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, he was hungry. ³The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

⁴But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”^D^E^f

⁵So he took him up^F and showed him all the kingdoms of the world^g in a moment of time. ⁶The devil said to him, “I will give you their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me,^h and I can give it to anyone I want. ⁷If you, then, will worship me,^G all will be yours.”

⁸And Jesus answered him,^H “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serveⁱ him only.”^I

⁹So he took him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. ¹⁰For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

to protect you,^J^j ¹¹and

they will support you with their hands,

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.”^K^k

¹²And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”^L^l

¹³After the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.

MINISTRY IN GALILEE

¹⁴Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit,^m and news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity.ⁿ ¹⁵He was teaching in their synagogues,^o being praised^M by everyone.

REJECTION AT NAZARETH

¹⁶He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up.^p As usual, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day^q and stood up to read.^r ¹⁷The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written:

¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me^A

to proclaim release^B to the captives

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to set free the oppressed,

¹⁹to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.^C^s

²⁰He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down.^t And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him. ²¹He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”^u

Read in Logos

Luke 4:18: “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 proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed… ”

Footnotes

DOther add but on every word of God
FOther read So the devil took him up on a high mountain
G will fall down before me
HOther add “Get behind me, Satan!
MOr glorified
AOther add to heal the brokenhearted,
BOr freedom, or forgiveness

Cross references

a Mt 4:1–11; Mk 1:12–13
b Lk 3:3
c Lk 1:15,41,67; Ac 2:4; 4:8,31; 9:17; 11:24; 13:9
d Gl 5:18
e Ex 24:18; 34:28; Dt 9:9,11,18,25; 10:10
E Dt 8:3
f Dt 8:3
g Is 23:17; Jr 25:26
h 1Jn 5:19
i Dt 6:13
I Dt 6:13
J Ps 91:11
j Ps 91:11
K Ps 91:12
k Ps 91:12
L Dt 6:16
l Dt 6:16
m Mt 4:12
n Mt 4:24; 9:26,31; Mk 1:28,45; Lk 4:37; 5:15; 9:60
o Mt 4:23; 9:35; Lk 4:44; 13:10; Ac 9:20; 13:5
p Lk 2:39,51
q Mt 13:54; Mk 6:1–2
r Ac 13:14–16
C Is 61:1–2
s Is 61:1–2; Mt 11:5; 12:18; Jn 3:34
t Mt 26:55
u Jn 13:18; 15:25; 17:12; 19:28,36; Ac 1:16; Jms 2:23