Luke 4:2-24

²where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He didn't eat anything during that whole time, so at the end he was starving.

³The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

⁴“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not live on bread alone,’” Jesus answered.

⁵The devil led him up to a high place, and in a rapid view showed him all the kingdoms of the world.

⁶Then the devil said to Jesus, “I will give you authority over all of them, and their glory. This authority has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.

⁷Bow down and worship me and you can have it all.”

⁸“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve only him,’” Jesus replied.

⁹The devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, set him on the top of the Temple, and told him, “If you are the Son of God, then jump!

¹⁰For it is written in Scripture, ‘He will order his angels to care for you,

¹¹holding you up to protect you from stumbling over a stone.’”

¹²“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God,’” Jesus replied.

¹³When the devil had completed all his temptations, he waited for another opportunity.

¹⁴Jesus returned to Galilee, full of the Spirit's power. News about him spread everywhere.

¹⁵Jesus taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

¹⁶When he arrived in Nazareth, where he had grown up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day as usual.

¹⁷The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Jesus unrolled the scroll and found the place where it's written:

¹⁸“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to announce good news to the destitute. He has sent me to proclaim that prisoners will be released, the blind will see, the oppressed will be freed,

¹⁹and to proclaim the time of the Lord's favor.”

²⁰He rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant. Then he sat down. Everybody in the synagogue was staring at him.

²¹“This Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled today!” he told them.

²²Everybody expressed their approval of him, amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn't this Joseph's son?” they wondered.

²³Jesus replied, “I'm sure you'll repeat this proverb to me, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and ask, ‘Why don't you do here in your own hometown what we heard you did in Capernaum?’

²⁴But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.