Isusove kušnje
(Mt 4:1-11; Mk 1:12-13)
1Isus je pun Svetoga Duha otišao s Jordana. Duh ga odvede u pustinju, 2gdje ga je četrdeset dana kušao đavao. Sve te dane nije ništa jeo pa je po njihovu isteku bio vrlo gladan.
3Đavao mu reče: “Ako si Božji Sin, reci ovom kamenju da postane kruhom.”
4Ali Isus mu odgovori: “U Svetome pismu piše:
‘Ne živi čovjek samo o kruhu.’”4:4 Ponovljeni zakon 8:3.
5Đavao ga zatim povede visoko te mu odjednom pokaže sva kraljevstva svijeta. 6Reče mu: “Dat ću ti vlast nad njima i njihovu slavu jer su moja i mogu ih dati kome hoću. 7Pokloni se preda mnom i sve je tvoje!”
8Isus mu odgovori: “U Svetome pismu piše:
‘Klanjaj se samo Bogu i njemu jedinome služi!’”4:8 Ponovljeni zakon 6:13.
9Tada ga đavao odvede u Jeruzalem, na vrh Hrama i reče: “Ako si Božji Sin, skoči odavde! 10Jer Sveto pismo kaže:
‘On zapovijeda svojim anđelima da te čuvaju’
11i ‘oni će te svojim rukama zadržati
da ni nogom o kamen ne udariš.’”4:10-11 Psalam 91:11-12.
12Isus mu odgovori: “Sveto pismo također kaže:
‘Ne iskušavaj Gospodina Boga svojega!’”4:12 Ponovljeni zakon 6:16.
13Pošto je đavao iscrpio sve kušnje, udalji se od njega do druge prigode.
Isusa ne prihvaćaju u Nazaretu
(Mt 4:12-17; Mk 1:14-15)
14Isus se zatim vrati u Galileju pun sile Svetoga Duha. Glas o njemu brzo se pronio cijelim krajem. 15Poučavao je u tamošnjim sinagogama i svi su ga slavili.
Isusa odbacuju u Nazaretu
(Mt 13:54-58; Mk 6:1-6)
16Dođe tako i u Nazaret, u kojemu je odrastao. U subotu kao i obično ode u sinagogu i ustane da čita iz Svetoga pisma. 17Pruže mu svitak proroka Izaije, a on ga odmota te pronađe mjesto gdje piše:
18“Duh Gospodnji je na meni
jer me je pomazao i poslao
da donesem Radosnu vijest siromasima,
da navijestim: sužnji će se osloboditi,
slijepci će vidjeti,
potlačeni će biti slobodni;
19da navijestim godinu milosti Gospodnje.”4:18-19 Izaija 58:5-6; 61:1-2.
20Smota zatim svitak, vrati ga poslužitelju i sjedne. Oči svih u sinagogi bile su uprte u njega. 21On im reče: “Ovaj se navod iz Svetog pisma, koji vam još odzvanja u ušima, danas obistinio!”
22Svi su mu povlađivali. Divili su se milini riječi koje su tekle s njegovih usana. “Nije li on Josipov sin?” pitali su.
23A on im reče: “Zacijelo ćete mi navesti onu poslovicu: ‘Liječniče, izliječi samoga sebe!’ Učini ovdje, u svojem zavičaju, ono što smo čuli da si učinio u Kafarnaumu. 24Ali uistinu, nijedan prorok nije prihvaćen u svojem zavičaju.
25Zaista vam kažem, u Ilijino doba, kad je nebo ostalo zatvoreno tri i pol godine i kad je po svoj zemlji zavladala silna glad, u Izraelu je bilo mnogo udovica. 26Ali Ilija nije poslan nijednoj od njih, već nekoj udovici u Sarfati, u sidonskome kraju. 27U Elizejevo je doba u Izraelu bilo mnogo gubavaca, ali od gube nije ozdravio nijedan od njih, već Sirijac Naaman.”
28Na te se riječi svi u sinagogi razgnjeve, 29ustanu i istjeraju ga iz grada te ga odvedu na liticu brijega na kojemu je bio izgrađen grad s nakanom da ga bace niz nju. 30Ali on samo prođe kroz mnoštvo i ode svojim putem.
Isus istjeruje zloduha
(Mk 1:21-28)
31Ode zatim u galilejski grad Kafarnaum te je ondje subotom poučavao. 32Ljudi su bili zadivljeni njegovim učenjem jer je govorio kao onaj koji ima vlast.
33U sinagogi se zatekao čovjek opsjednut nečistim duhom koji počne vikati na sav glas: 34“Zašto nas uznemiruješ, Isuse Nazarećanine? Zar si nas došao uništiti? Znam tko si: ti si Svetac Božji!”
35Isus mu zaprijeti: “Umukni i iziđi iz njega!” Nato zloduh obori čovjeka ondje među ljudima na zemlju, ali zatim iziđe iz njega i ne naudi mu više.
36Svi nazočni silno se zaprepaste. “Kakve li riječi! Takvom vlašću i silom zapovijeda nečistim duhovima da mu se pokoravaju i oni izlaze!” 37I glas o njemu pronese se po svoj okolici.
Mnoga ozdravljenja
(Mt 8:14-16; Mk 1:29-34)
38Iz sinagoge Isus ode u Šimunovu kuću. A Šimunova je punica bila u velikoj vrućici te ga oni odmah zamole da joj pomogne. 39Isus se nagne nad nju te zaprijeti vrućici, a ona nestane. Žena odmah ustane i počne ih posluživati.
40Kad je sunce uvečer zašlo, svi koji su imali bolesnike s najrazličitijim bolestima doveli su ih k njemu. On je na sve polagao ruke i ozdravljao ih. 41Iz mnogih su opsjednutih izlazili zlodusi i vikali: “Ti si Božji Sin!” Ali on im je zabranjivao da govore zato što su znali da je on Mesija.
Isus propovijeda u Galileji
(Mk 1:35-38)
42U zoru sljedećeg jutra Isus ode na pusto mjesto, a mnoštvo ga je tražilo. Kad su ga pronašli, nisu ga htjeli pustiti da ode od njih, 43ali on im reče: “Moram ići i drugim gradovima navijestiti Radosnu vijest o Božjem kraljevstvu jer sam poslan da to činim.” 44Propovijedao je tako po judejskim sinagogama.
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.
