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The Temptation of Jesus

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

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The Temptation of Jesus

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness

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for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.

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for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.

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The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

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And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

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And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”

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And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.’”

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And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

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And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

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And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

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If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”

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“Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.”

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And Jesus answered him, “It is written,
“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
and him only shall you serve.’”

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Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’”

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And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

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And he led Him to Jerusalem and 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;

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for it is written,
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
to guard you,’

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for it is written,
‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,’

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and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

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and,
‘ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP,
SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’”

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And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’”

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And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

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When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

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Jesus Begins His Ministry

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.

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Jesus’ Public Ministry

And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.

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And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

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And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.

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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.

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And 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.

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And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

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And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,

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“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,

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“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME,
BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR.
HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES,
AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND,
TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,

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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

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TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD.”

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And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

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And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

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And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

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And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

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And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”

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And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

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And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’”

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And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’”

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And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

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And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.

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But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,

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“But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

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and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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And there were many lepersa in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

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“And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

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When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.

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And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;

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And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

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and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.

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But passing through their midst, he went away.

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But passing through their midst, He went His way.

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Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon

And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath,

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And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;

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and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority.

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and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.

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And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

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In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

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“Ha!b What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God.”

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“Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!”

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But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

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But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst of the people, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

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And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

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And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another saying, “What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out.”

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And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

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And the report about Him was spreading into every locality in the surrounding district.

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Jesus Heals Many

And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf.

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Many Are Healed

Then He got up and left the synagogue, and entered Simon’s home. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him to help her.

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And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.

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And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them.

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Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

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While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.

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And demons also came out of many, crying, “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.

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Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

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Jesus Preaches in Synagogues

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them,

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When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.

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but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”

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But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

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And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.c

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So He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

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