4Then Jesus ^areturned from the Jordan, ^bfull of the Holy Spirit, ^cand was led by the Spirit ^din the wilderness ²for 40 days ^eto be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, ^fHe 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.” ^g^hⁱ

⁵So he took Him up ^jand showed Him all the kingdoms of the world ^kin 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, ^land I can give it to anyone I want. ⁷If You, then, will worship me, ^mall will be Yours.”

⁸And Jesus answered him, ⁿ“It is written:

Worship the Lord your God,

and serve ^oHim only.” ^p

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, ^q^r¹¹and

they will support you with their hands,

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.” ^s^t

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

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, ^wand news about Him spread throughout the entire vicinity. ^x¹⁵He was teaching in their synagogues, ^ybeing acclaimed ^zby everyone.

Rejection at Nazareth

¹⁶He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. ^aAs usual, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day ^band stood up to read. ^c¹⁷The 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 ^d

to proclaim freedom ^e to the captives

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to set free the oppressed,

¹⁹to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. ^f^g^h

²⁰He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. ⁱAnd 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.” ^j

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

f4:2 were completed
g4:4 Other add but on every word of God
j4:5 Other read So the Devil took Him up on a high mountain
m4:7 will fall down before me
n4:8 Other add “Get behind Me, Satan!
z4:15 Or glorified
d4:18 Other add to heal the brokenhearted,
e4:18 Or release, or forgiveness
f4:19 The time of messianic grace

Cross references

a4:1–13 Mt 4:1–11; Mk 1:12–13
b4:1 Lk 3:3
c4:1 Lk 1:15, 41, 67; Ac 2:4; 4:8, 31; 9:17; 11:24; 13:9
d4:1 Gl 5:18
e4:2 Ex 24:18; 34:28; Dt 9:9, 11, 18, 25; 10:10
h4:4 Dt 8:3
i4:4 Dt 8:3
k4:5 Is 23:17; Jr 25:26
l4:6 1Jn 5:19
o4:8 Dt 6:13
p4:8 Dt 6:13
q4:10 Ps 91:11
r4:10 Ps 91:11
s4:11 Ps 91:12
t4:11 Ps 91:12
u4:12 Dt 6:16
v4:12 Dt 6:16
w4:14 Mt 4:12
x4:14 Mt 4:24; 9:26, 31; Mk 1:28, 45; Lk 4:37; 5:15; 9:60
y4:15 Mt 4:23; 9:35; Lk 4:44; 13:10; Ac 9:20; 13:5
a4:16 Lk 2:39, 51
b4:16 Mt 13:54; Mk 6:1–2
c4:16 Ac 13:14–16
g4:18–19 Is 61:1–2; Mt 11:5; 12:18; Jn 3:34
h4:18–19 Is 61:1–2
i4:20 Mt 26:55
j4:21 Jn 13:18; 15:25; 17:12; 19:28, 36; Ac 1:16; Jms 2:23