| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, | 1Then Jesus returned from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness |
| 2being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. | 2for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry. |
| 3And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” | 3The Devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread." |
| 4But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ” | 4But Jesus answered him, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone." |
| 5Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. | 5So he took Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. |
| 6And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. | 6The Devil said to Him, "I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want. |
| 7Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.” | 7If You, then, will worship me, all will be Yours." |
| 8And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” | 8And Jesus answered him, "It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only." |
| 9Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. | 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 shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’ | 10For it is written: He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you, |
| 11and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” | 11and they will support you with their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." |
| 12And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’ ” | 12And Jesus answered him, "It is said: Do not test the Lord your God." |
| 13Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. | 13After the Devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him for a time. |
| 14Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. | 14Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread throughout the entire vicinity. |
| 15And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. | 15He was teaching in their synagogues, being acclaimed by everyone. |
| 16So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. | 16He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As usual, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. |
| 17And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: | 17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him, and unrolling the scroll, He found the place where it was written: |
| 18“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; | 18The 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 freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, |
| 19To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.” | 19to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. |
| 20Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. | 20He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him. |
| 21And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” | 21He began by saying to them, "Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled." |
| 22So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” | 22They were all speaking well of Him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from His mouth, yet they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?" |
| 23He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ” | 23Then He said to them, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me: Doctor, heal yourself. So all we've heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in Your hometown also.'" |
| 24Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. | 24He also said, "I assure you: No prophet is accepted in his hometown. |
| 25But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; | 25But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah's days, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land. |
| 26but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. | 26Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them--but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. |
| 27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” | 27And in the prophet Elisha's time, there were many in Israel who had serious skin diseases, yet not one of them was healed--only Naaman the Syrian." |
| 28So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, | 28When they heard this, everyone in the synagogue was enraged. |
| 29and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. | 29They got up, drove Him out of town, and brought Him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl Him over the cliff. |
| 30Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. | 30But He passed right through the crowd and went on His way. |
| 31Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. | 31Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. |
| 32And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. | 32They were astonished at His teaching because His message had authority. |
| 33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, | 33In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice," |
| 34saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” | 34Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus--Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!" |
| 35But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. | 35But Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet and come out of him!" And throwing him down before them, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all. |
| 36Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” | 36Amazement came over them all, and they kept saying to one another, "What is this message? For He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!" |
| 37And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region. | 37And news about Him began to go out to every place in the vicinity. |
| 38Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her. | 38After He left the synagogue, He entered Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him about her. |
| 39So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them. | 39So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and began to serve them. |
| 40When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. | 40When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them. |
| 41And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ. | 41Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, "You are the Son of God!" But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Messiah. |
| 42Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; | 42When it was day, He went out and made His way to a deserted place. But the crowds were searching for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them. |
| 43but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” | 43But He said to them, "I must proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose." |
| 44And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. | 44And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. |
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