| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, | 1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, |
| 2where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry. | 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. |
| 3The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell 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, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’ ” | 4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'" |
| 5Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. | 5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. |
| 6“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. | 6And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. |
| 7So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.” | 7If you worship me, it will all be yours." |
| 8But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ” | 8Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'" |
| 9Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here. | 9The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. |
| 10For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully; | 10For it is written: "'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; |
| 11and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’ ” | 11they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'" |
| 12But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” | 12Jesus answered, "It is said: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" |
| 13When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time. | 13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. |
| 14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region. | 14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. |
| 15He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone. | 15He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. |
| 16Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, | 16He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, |
| 17the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: | 17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: |
| 18“The 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 liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, | 18"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, |
| 19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” | 19to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." |
| 20Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him, | 20Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. |
| 21and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” | 21He began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." |
| 22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked. | 22All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked. |
| 23Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’ ” | 23Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself!' And you will tell me, 'Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'" |
| 24Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. | 24"Truly I tell you," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown. |
| 25But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. | 25I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. |
| 26Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. | 26Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. |
| 27And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” | 27And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed--only Naaman the Syrian." |
| 28On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged. | 28All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. |
| 29They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. | 29They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. |
| 30But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way. | 30But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way. |
| 31Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people. | 31Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. |
| 32They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority. | 32They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority. |
| 33In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, | 33In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, |
| 34“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” | 34"Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" |
| 35But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him. | 35"Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. |
| 36All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” | 36All the people were amazed and said to each other, "What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!" |
| 37And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region. | 37And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area. |
| 38After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf, | 38Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. |
| 39and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them. | 39So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them. |
| 40At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them. | 40At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. |
| 41Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ. | 41Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah. |
| 42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving. | 42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. |
| 43But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.” | 43But he said, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent." |
| 44And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea. | 44And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea. |
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