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Luke 4 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The Devil Tempts Jesus

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Now Jesus, full of [and in perfect communication with] the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:2 - for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they ended, He was hungry.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3 - Then the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to turn into bread.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:4 - Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE[fn].’”
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Then he led Jesus up [to a high mountain] and displayed before Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth [and their magnificence] in the twinkling of an eye.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:6 - And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this realm and its glory [its power, its renown]; because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:7 - “Therefore if You worship before me, it will all be Yours.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:8 - Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.’”
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Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:10 - for it is written and forever remains written,

‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD and PROTECT YOU,’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:11 -

and,

THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP ON their HANDS,

SO THAT YOU DO NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’”

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Jesus replied to him, “It is said [in Scripture], YOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD YOUR GOD [to prove Himself to you].’”

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When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.

Jesus’ Public Ministry

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Then Jesus went back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread through the entire region.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:15 - And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised and glorified and honored by all.
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So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:17 - The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
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“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME (the Messiah),

BECAUSE HE HAS ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR.

HE HAS SENT ME TO ANNOUNCE RELEASE (pardon, forgiveness) TO THE CAPTIVES,

AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND,

TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

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TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”

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Then He rolled up the scroll [having stopped in the middle of the verse], gave it back to the attendant and sat down [to teach]; and the eyes of all those in the synagogue were [attentively] fixed on Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:21 - He began speaking to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing and in your presence.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22 - And [as He continued on] they all were speaking well of Him, and were in awe and were wondering about the words of grace which were coming from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:23 - So He said to them, “You will no doubt quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal Yourself! Whatever [miracles] that we heard were done [by You] in Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as well.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:24 - Then He said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - “But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was closed up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - and yet Elijah was not sent [by the Lord] to a single one of them, but only to Zarephath in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - “And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed [by being healed] except Naaman the Syrian.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:28 - As they heard these things [about God’s grace to these two Gentiles], the people in the synagogue were filled with a great rage;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the crest of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to hurl Him down the cliff.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:30 - But passing [miraculously] through the crowd, He went on His way.
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Then He came down [from the hills of Nazareth] to Capernaum, a city of Galilee [on the shore of the sea], and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:32 - and they were surprised [almost overwhelmed] at His teaching, because His message was [given] with authority and power and great ability.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - There was a man in the synagogue who was possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud and terrible voice,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:34 - “Let us alone! [fn]What business do we have [in common] with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:35 - But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent (muzzled, gagged) and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown the man down among them, he came out of him without injuring him in any way.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 - They were all astonished and in awe, and began saying to one another, “What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:37 - And the news about Him spread into every place in the surrounding district (Galilee).

Many Are Healed

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Then Jesus got up and left the synagogue and went to Simon’s (Peter’s) house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him to help her.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:39 - Standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began serving them [as her guests].
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While the sun was setting [marking the end of the Sabbath day], all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them [exhibiting His authority as Messiah].

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:41 - Demons also were coming 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 that He was the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
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When daybreak came, Jesus left [Simon Peter’s house] and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and [they] came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But He said, “I must preach [the good news of] the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:44 -

So He continued preaching in the synagogues of Judea [the country of the Jews, including Galilee].

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Luke 4:44 Commentaries
AMP Footnotes
Late mss add “but by every word of God.”
Lit What to me and to you; cf note Matt 8:29.
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