Luke 4

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Full text for Luke Chapter 4

1¶ And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

4And Jesus answered him, saying, ‹It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.›

5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8And Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.›

9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

11And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.›

13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

14¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

16And 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 for to read.

17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

18‹The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,›

19‹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.›

20And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21And he began to say unto them, ‹This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.›

22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

23And he said unto them, ‹Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.›

24And he said, ‹Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.›

25‹But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;›

26‹But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.›

27‹And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.›

28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

30But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

31¶ And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

33And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

34Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‹Hold thy peace, and come out of him.› And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

36And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

42And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

43And he said unto them, ‹I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.›

44And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

AI Analysis

AI Summaries

Short Summary

Jesus, full of the Holy Ghost, was led into the wilderness where he was tempted by the devil for forty days, overcoming each trial with scripture. He then returned to Galilee, teaching with authority in synagogues. In Nazareth, he declared Isaiah's prophecy fulfilled in himself but was rejected by his townsfolk, leading them to attempt to cast him down. Moving to Capernaum, he began a powerful ministry of teaching, healing, and casting out devils, affirming his mission to preach the kingdom of God to many cities.

Medium Summary

After being filled with the Holy Ghost, Jesus was led into the wilderness for forty days, where he fasted and was tempted by the devil, resisting with scripture. Returning to Galilee in the Spirit's power, Jesus taught in synagogues, gaining renown. In Nazareth, he read from Isaiah, proclaiming the scripture's fulfillment in his ministry to the poor, captive, blind, and bruised. However, his hometown rejected him, becoming enraged when he spoke of prophets not accepted in their own country and citing examples of God's grace extended to Gentiles, leading them to attempt to kill him. Jesus then went to Capernaum, where his teaching astonished people due to its power. There, he cast out an unclean spirit with authority and healed Simon's mother-in-law of a fever, subsequently healing many others afflicted with various diseases and expelling devils, who recognized him as the Christ. He then declared his mission to preach the kingdom of God to other cities.

Long Summary

Jesus, full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days, during which he ate nothing. The devil first tempted him to turn stones into bread, but Jesus responded with scripture, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." Next, the devil offered him all the kingdoms of the world if he would worship him, to which Jesus replied, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Finally, the devil brought him to Jerusalem, setting him on a pinnacle of the temple, urging him to cast himself down, citing scripture; Jesus countered, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." After these temptations, the devil departed for a season. Jesus then returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and his fame spread as he taught in synagogues. In Nazareth, his hometown, he read from the prophet Isaiah, declaring his anointing to preach the gospel to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, preach deliverance to captives, recover sight to the blind, set the bruised at liberty, and proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. He announced that this scripture was fulfilled that day, initially drawing wonder, but then skepticism as people questioned his origin as "Joseph's son." Jesus then spoke of a prophet not accepted in his own country, citing examples of Elijah and Elisha ministering to Gentiles, which enraged the synagogue attendees. They rose up, thrust him out of the city, and led him to a cliff to cast him down, but he supernaturally passed through them. He then journeyed to Capernaum, where his teaching on the sabbath days astonished the people due to its inherent power. In the synagogue, he cast out an unclean spirit from a man with authority, silencing the devil who recognized him as "the Holy One of God." Leaving the synagogue, he entered Simon's house and healed Simon's mother-in-law of a great fever, who immediately rose and ministered to them. As the sun set, many sick with divers diseases and those possessed by devils were brought to him, and he laid hands on each, healing them and casting out devils who proclaimed him "Christ the Son of God," though he rebuked them from speaking. The next day, Jesus sought a solitary place, but the people found him, desiring him to stay. He declared his divine mission to preach the kingdom of God to other cities, for which he was sent, and continued preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Core Concepts

  • Temptation of ChristJesus, full of the Holy Ghost, was led into the wilderness and tempted by the devil for forty days with appeals to physical need, worldly power, and testing God, which he overcame by quoting scripture.
  • Fulfillment of ProphecyIn Nazareth, Jesus read from Isaiah 61, declaring that the scripture describing the Spirit's anointing for ministry to the poor, captive, and blind was fulfilled in their hearing that day.
  • Rejection in NazarethDespite initially wondering at his words, the people of Jesus' hometown rejected him, becoming enraged when he implied God's favor could extend beyond Israel, and attempted to cast him off a cliff.
  • Authority over Spirits and SicknessIn Capernaum, Jesus demonstrated divine power by casting out an unclean spirit with a command and healing many sick people, including Simon's mother-in-law, with a touch or word.
  • Preaching the Kingdom of GodJesus explicitly stated his primary mission was to preach the kingdom of God to other cities, indicating the universal scope of his ministry beyond a single location.
  • Power of the Holy SpiritThe chapter begins with Jesus being "full of the Holy Ghost" and "led by the Spirit," and he returns to Galilee "in the power of the Spirit," indicating the source of his authority and ministry.