耶稣受试探
1耶稣被圣灵充满，从约旦河回来后，随圣灵的引导来到旷野， 2在那里受魔鬼的试探四十天。那些日子耶稣什么也没吃。那段日子过后，祂饿了。 3魔鬼对祂说：“如果你是上帝的儿子，可以把这块石头变成食物来吃啊。”
4耶稣回答说：“圣经上说，‘人活着不是单靠食物。’”
5魔鬼又带祂上到高处，顷刻间把天下万国展示给祂看， 6又说：“我要把这一切权势和荣耀都给你，因为这一切全交给我了，我想给谁就给谁。 7所以如果你向我下拜，这一切就是你的了。”
8耶稣回答说：“圣经上说，‘要敬拜主——你的上帝，单单事奉祂。’”
9魔鬼又带耶稣到耶路撒冷，让祂站在圣殿的最高处，说：“如果你是上帝的儿子，就从这里跳下去吧， 10因为圣经上说，‘上帝会吩咐祂的天使保护你， 11他们会用手托住你，不让你的脚碰在石头上。’”
12耶稣回答说：“圣经上说，‘不可试探主——你的上帝。’”
13魔鬼用尽各样的试探后，暂时离开了耶稣。
拿撒勒人厌弃耶稣
14耶稣带着圣灵的能力回到加利利，祂的名声传遍了周围地区。 15祂在各会堂里教导人，大家都称赞祂。
16祂来到自己长大的地方拿撒勒，照常在安息日进会堂，并站起来诵读圣经。 17有人把以赛亚先知书递给祂，祂打开书卷，找到这样一段经文：
18“主的灵在我身上，
因为祂膏立了我，
让我传福音给贫穷的人，
差遣我宣告被掳的人得释放、
瞎眼的人得见光明、
受欺压的人得自由，
19又宣告上帝悦纳人的恩年已经来临。”
20耶稣读完便收好书卷，还给负责的人，然后坐下。会堂里的人都把目光集中在祂身上。
21祂就对他们说：“你们刚才听见的这段经文今天已经应验了。”
22大家都称赞祂，听见祂那些充满恩典的话，都感到惊奇，就说：“这不是约瑟的儿子吗？”
23耶稣对他们说：“你们肯定会把这句俗话用在我身上，说，‘医生啊，治好你自己吧！你在迦百农所行的一切，我们都听说了，也在你家乡行给我们看吧！’ 24可是我实在告诉你们，先知在自己的家乡都是不受欢迎的。 25事实上，在以利亚先知的时代，天干旱无雨达三年半之久，遍地有大饥荒。那时，以色列国有许多寡妇， 26但以利亚并没有奉命去帮助她们任何人，只奉命去帮助住在西顿地区撒勒法的一个寡妇。 27在以利沙先知的时代，以色列国有许多患麻风病的人，但没有一个人得到医治，反而叙利亚的乃缦得到了医治。”
28会堂里的人听了这些话都怒火中烧， 29就起来把耶稣赶出城外，带到悬崖边，要把祂推下去。他们的城就坐落在山上。 30耶稣却从他们中间穿过，离开了那里。
加利利赶鬼医病
31耶稣下到加利利的迦百农镇，在安息日教导众人。 32听众对祂的教导感到惊奇，因为祂的话里充满权柄。
33在会堂里有一个被污鬼附身的人高声喊叫： 34“唉！拿撒勒的耶稣啊，我们和你有什么关系？你是来毁灭我们吗？我知道你是谁，你是上帝的圣者！”
35耶稣责备它说：“住口！从他身上出来！”污鬼当场把那人摔倒，然后从他身上离开了，丝毫没有伤害他。
36大家都很惊讶，彼此议论说：“这是怎么回事？祂的话竟然带着权柄和能力，一吩咐污鬼，它们就出来了！”
37耶稣的名声传遍了周围地区。
耶稣医治许多人
38祂离开会堂，到了西门的家。那时，西门的岳母正在发高烧，众人就求耶稣医治她。
39耶稣站在她旁边，斥责热病，热病就退了，她便立刻起来服侍他们。
40到了黄昏，人们把患各种疾病的人带到耶稣面前。耶稣把手按在病人身上，一一治好他们， 41并赶出许多附在人身上的鬼。那些鬼喊叫着：“你是上帝的儿子！”耶稣却斥责它们，不许它们说话，因为它们知道祂是基督。
42黎明时，耶稣退到一处僻静的地方。众人四处找祂，找到后想留住祂，不让祂离开。 43但耶稣对他们说：“我必须把上帝国的福音传到其他的城镇去，因为我是为此而被差来的。” 44于是耶稣继续在加利利4:44 “加利利”另有抄本作“犹太”。各会堂里传道。
Jesus Is Tempted in the Desert
1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him into the desert. 2There the devil tempted him for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. At the end of the 40 days, he was hungry.
3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man must not live only on bread.’ ” (Deuteronomy 8:3)
5Then the devil led Jesus up to a high place. In an instant, he showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. 6He said to Jesus, “I will give you all their authority and glory. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:13)
9Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He had Jesus stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10It is written,
“ ‘The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you.
11They will lift you up in their hands.
Then you won’t trip over a stone.’ ” (Psalm 91:11,12)
12Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:16)
13When the devil finished all this tempting, he left Jesus until a better time.
Jesus Is Not Accepted in Nazareth
14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit. News about him spread through the whole countryside. 15He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. On the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue as he usually did. He stood up to read. 17And the scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. Jesus unrolled it and found the right place. There it is written,
18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me.
He has anointed me
to announce the good news to poor people.
He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners.
He has sent me so that the blind will see again.
He wants me to set free those who are treated badly.
19And he has sent me to announce the year when he will set his people free.” (Isaiah 61:1,2)
20Then Jesus rolled up the scroll. He gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were staring at him. 21He began by saying to them, “Today this passage of Scripture is coming true as you listen.”
22Everyone said good things about him. They were amazed at the gracious words they heard from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.
23Jesus said, “Here is a saying you will certainly apply to me. ‘Doctor, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me this. ‘Do the things here in your hometown that we heard you did in Capernaum.’ ”
24“What I’m about to tell you is true,” he continued. “A prophet is not accepted in his hometown. 25I tell you for sure that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. And there had been no rain for three and a half years. There wasn’t enough food to eat anywhere in the land. 26But Elijah was not sent to any of those widows. Instead, he was sent to a widow in Zarephath near Sidon. 27And there were many in Israel who had skin diseases in the days of Elisha the prophet. But not one of them was healed except Naaman the Syrian.”
28All the people in the synagogue were very angry when they heard that. 29They got up and ran Jesus out of town. They took him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They planned to throw him off the cliff. 30But Jesus walked right through the crowd and went on his way.
Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit
31Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On the Sabbath day he taught the people. 32They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.
33In the synagogue there was a man controlled by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice. 34“Go away!” he said. “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the Holy One of God!”
35“Be quiet!” Jesus said firmly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down in front of everybody. And it came out without hurting him.
36All the people were amazed. They said to each other, “What he says is amazing! With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits. And they come out!” 37The news about Jesus spread throughout the whole area.
Jesus Heals Many People
38Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. At that time, Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they asked Jesus to help her. 39He bent over her and commanded the fever to leave, and it left her. She got up right away and began to serve them.
40At sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick. He placed his hands on each one and healed them. 41Also, demons came out of many people. The demons shouted, “You are the Son of God!” But he commanded them to be quiet. He would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
42At dawn, Jesus went out to a place where he could be by himself. The people went to look for him. When they found him, they tried to keep him from leaving them. 43But he said, “I must announce the good news of God’s kingdom to the other towns also. That is why I was sent.” 44And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
