Luke 4 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from Jordan, and was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert,	And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness	Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2	Being tempted forty days by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days: and they having ended, he afterward hungered.	for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.	where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3	And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, say thou to this stone that it might be bread.	The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”	The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4	And Jesus answered to him saying, It has been written, That not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word of God.	And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”	Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5	And the devil, bringing him into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable globe in an instant of time.	And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,	The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
6	And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for to me has it been delivered; and to whom I will I give it.	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.	And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
7	Therefore if thou worship before me, all shall be thine.	If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”	If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8	And having answered him Jesus said, Retire behind me, Satan: for it has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.	And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”	Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”
9	And he brought him to Jerusalem and set him upon the small wing of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God; cast thyself down from hence:	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,	The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.
10	For it has been written, That he shall charge his messengers concerning thee, to watch over thee:	for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’	For it is written: “’He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
11	And upon hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou shouldest strike thy foot against a stone.	and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”	they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
12	And Jesus having answered said to him, That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.	And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”	Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13	And having ended all the trial, the devil departed from him for a time.	And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.	When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
14	And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a rumor went out concerning him through the whole country round about.	And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.	Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
15	And he taught in their assemblies, being honoured of all.	And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.	He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16	And he came to Nazareth where he was brought up, and he went in, as was the custom to him in the day of the sabbaths, into the assembly, and stood up to read.	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.	He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
17	And the book of Esaias the prophet was given to him. And having unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written,	And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,	and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18	The Spirit of the Lord is upon me for which he anointed me to announce good news to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim a remission to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send away with remission the bruised,	“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,	“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
19	To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.	to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”	to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20	And having folded the book and given back to the servant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the assembly were looking attentively upon him.	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.	Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21	And he began to say to them, That this day has this writing been filled up in your ears.	And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”	He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
22	And all bore him testimony and wondered at the words of grace going out of his mouth: and said, Is not this the son of Joseph	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?”	All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.
23	And he said to them, Directly will ye say to me this proverb, Physician, cure thyself: what things we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.	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.’”	Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”
24	And he said; Truly I say to you, That not any prophet is accepted in his country.	And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.	“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25	And I tell you of a truth, many widows were in the days of Elias in Israel, When heaven was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine Was upon all the land;	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,	I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
26	And to none of them was Elias sent, except to Sarepta, of Sidon, to a widow woman.	and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.	Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.
27	And many leprous were during Eliseus the prophet in Israel; and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.	And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”	And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
28	And all in the assembly were filled with wrath, hearing these things,	When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.	All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
29	And having risen up, they cast him without the city, and they brought him to the brow of the mount upon which their city was built, to hurt him down.	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.	They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff.
30	And he having passed through the midst of them, went away.	But passing through their midst, he went away.	But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.
31	And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and he was teaching them on the sabbaths.	And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath,	Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people.
32	And they were struck with amazement at his teaching: for his word was with power.	and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority.	They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.
33	And in the assembly was a man having the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,	And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,	In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,
34	Saying, Let alone; what to us and thee, Jesus Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy of God.	“Ha! 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.”	“Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
35	And Jesus answered him, saying, Be then silent, and come Out of him. And the demon having thrown him into the midst, came out of him, not having injured him.	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.	“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.
36	And amazement was upon all, and they spake to one another, saying, What this word with authority and power he commands unclean spirits, and they come out.	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!”	All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”
37	And a report went forth concerning him into every place of the country round about.	And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.	And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.
38	And having risen from the assembly, he went into Simon's house. And Simon's mother-in-law was taken with a great fever; and they entreated him for her.	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.	Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
39	And having stood over her, he censured the fever: and it left her: and having risen immediately she served them.	And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.	So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.
40	And the sun setting, all as many as had sick ones with various diseases brought them to him; and he having put hands upon each one of them, cured them.	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.	At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.
41	And demons came out of many, crying, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And answering he suffered them not to speak, for they knew him to be Christ.	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.	Moreover, demons came 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 he was the Messiah.
42	And it having been day, having gone forth he went into a deserted place: and the crowds sought him, and came to him, and detained him not to go from them.	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,	At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them.
43	And he said to them, That also to other cities must I announce the good news, the kingdom of God: because for this have I been sent.	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.”	But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”
44	And he was proclaiming in the assemblies of Galilee.	And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.	And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
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Luke 4 Parallel Bible Translations