The Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13)
1 DBY But Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness BSB BSB: Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 DBY forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered. BSB BSB: where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 DBY And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread. BSB BSB: The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 DBY And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 DBY And the devil , leading him up into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time. BSB BSB: Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
6 DBY And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it. BSB BSB: “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
7 DBY If therefore thou wilt do homage before me, all of it shall be thine. BSB BSB: So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
8 DBY And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
9 DBY And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence; BSB BSB: Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
10 DBY for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee; BSB BSB: For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,
11 DBY and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone. BSB BSB: and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
12 DBY And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 DBY And the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time. BSB BSB: When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
Jesus Begins His Ministry (Isaiah 9:1–7; Matthew 4:12–17; Mark 1:14–15)
14 DBY And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him; BSB BSB: Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
15 DBY and he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. BSB BSB: He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
The Rejection at Nazareth (Isaiah 61:1–11; Matthew 13:53–58; Mark 6:1–6)
17 DBY And the book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written, BSB BSB: the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
18 DBY The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered,BSB BSB: “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 DBY to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. BSB BSB: to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 DBY And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him. BSB BSB: Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
21 DBY And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears. BSB BSB: and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 DBY And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph? BSB BSB: All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
23 DBY And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard has taken place in Capernaum do here also in thine own country. BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
24 DBY And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country. BSB BSB: Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 DBY But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land, BSB BSB: But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
26 DBY and to none of them was Elias sent but to Sarepta of Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow. BSB BSB: Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
27 DBY And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian. BSB BSB: And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
28 DBY And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things; BSB BSB: On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
29 DBY and rising up they cast him forth out of the city, and led him up to the brow of the mountain upon which their city was built, so that they might throw him down the precipice; BSB BSB: They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
30 DBY but he, passing through the midst of them, went his way, BSB BSB: But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit (Mark 1:21–28)
31 DBY and descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths. BSB BSB: Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
32 DBY And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was with authority. BSB BSB: They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
33 DBY And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice, BSB BSB: In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
34 DBY saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. BSB BSB: “Ha! 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 DBY And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury. BSB BSB: But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
36 DBY And astonishment came upon all, and they spoke to one another, saying, What word is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out. BSB BSB: All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
37 DBY And a rumour went out into every place of the country round concerning him. BSB BSB: And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
Jesus Heals at Peter’s House (Matthew 8:14–17; Mark 1:29–34)
38 DBY And rising up out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering under a bad fever; and they asked him for her. BSB BSB: After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
39 DBY And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and forthwith standing up she served them. BSB BSB: and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
40 DBY And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them; BSB BSB: At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
41 DBY and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ. BSB BSB: Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
Jesus Preaches in Judea (Mark 1:35–39)
42 DBY And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place, and the crowds sought after him, and came up to him, and would have kept him back that he should not go from them. BSB BSB: At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
43 DBY But he said to them, I must needs announce the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for for this I have been sent forth. BSB BSB: But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
44 DBY And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. BSB BSB: And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.