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Da Devil Try Make Jesus Do Bad Kine Stuff

Afta John wen baptize Jesus, Jesus wen go way from da Jordan River. Godʼs Spesho Spirit stay in charge a him, an Godʼs Spirit wen take him to da boonies. Fo forty days da Devil wen try presha Jesus fo do bad kine stuff. Jesus neva eat notting dat time, an afta dat he hungry.

Da Devil tell him, “So, wat? You Godʼs Boy fo real kine? Den tell dis rock fo come bread.”

Jesus wen say, “Da Bible say, ‘No mo nobody dat can live ony on bread.’ ”

Den da Devil take him up on top one high place, an show him all da diffren countries all ova da world in one second. An da Devil tell him, “All dis power an awesome stuff, dass mines, an I can give um to anybody I like. I give you all dis, if you go down on yoa knees an give me plenny respeck.”

Jesus tell him, “Da Bible say,

‘Gotta go down on yoa knees
    An give plenny respeck to God yoa Boss,
    An live an work ony fo him.’ ”

Den da Devil take Jesus to Jerusalem an make him stand on top da high part a da tower on top da temple. Da Devil say, “So, wat? You Godʼs Boy fo real kine? Kay den, go jump down dea. 10 Cuz da Bible say,

‘God goin tell his angel messenja guys
    Fo take care you real good.
11 Dey goin bring you down wit dea hands,
    So yoa feet no hit da rocks.’ ”

12 But Jesus tell him, “Da Bible say, ‘God, he yoa Boss. So no try presha him fo make him prove dat he God.’ ”

13 Wen da Devil was pau trying fo make him do all kine bad stuff, he go way from him till nex time.

Jesus Start fo Teach Galilee Side

14 Den Jesus wen go back Galilee side, wit plenny power from Godʼs Spesho Spirit. All da peopo ova dea in dat place wen hear all da stuff he wen do. 15 He wen teach inside da Jewish churches, an everybody wen talk good bout him.

Da Nazaret Peopo, Dey No Mo Respeck Fo Jesus

16 Jesus go Nazaret town, wea he wen grow up small kid time. Wen da Rest Day wen come, he go inside da Jewish church, jalike he every time go. He wen stand up fo read da Bible. 17 Da helpa guy wen give him da book from Isaiah, da guy dat wen talk fo God befo time. He open um an find da place wea Isaiah wen write,

18 “Da Spesho Spirit from da Boss stay in charge a me,
    Dass why he wen send me fo teach da peopo dat no mo notting
    Da Good Kine Stuff From God.
He wen send me fo tell da prisona guys
    Dey can go free now.
An tell da peopo dat no can see,
    Dey goin can see now,
An tell da peopo dat da odda guys make any kine to dem,
    Dey no goin suffa no moa,
19 He wen send me fo tell peopo da time wen da Boss Up Dea In Da Sky
    Goin do spesho tings fo dem.”

20 Jesus wen close da book, an give um back to da helpa guy, an sit down. All da peopo inside da Jewish church wen look at him. 21 He say, “Wat you guys jus wen hear from da Bible, stay coming true right now.”

22 Everybody dat wen hear him wen talk good bout him. Wen blow dea minds cuz he talk good. Dey say, “Eh, dis Josephʼs boy, yeah?”

23 Jesus say, “Fo shua you goin tell me wat our ancesta guys wen say, ‘Eh Docta! Make yoaself come good! Do da same ting ova hea in yoa own home town, jalike we hear you wen do inside Capernaum.’ 24 Dass how you guys stay! But I telling you, ‘One guy dat talk fo God, he no mo no respeck inside his own town.’ 25 Tink! Dass true dat befo time, wen Elijah stay alive, had plenny widows inside Israel an neva had rain from da sky fo three an one half years, an neva had food all ova da land. 26 But God neva send Elijah fo help one widow inside Israel dat time. He wen send um fo help one widow inside Zarefat town, Sidon side. 27 Same ting, wen Elisha was da talka fo God, had plenny lepa guys inside Israel. But God neva make one lepa guy inside Israel come good, dat time. Ony Naaman, da foreigna guy from Syria, God wen make him come good.”

28 All da peopo inside da Jewish church wen come real huhu wen dey wen hear him talk good bout da foreigna guys. 29 Dey wen stand up, drag him outside da town, an take him on top da hill wea da town stay, fo throw him ova da cliff. 30 But he wen walk right thru all da peopo an go way from dea.

Jesus Make One Bad Kine Spirit Let Go One Guy

31 Den Jesus go Capernaum town, Galilee side. He wen teach da peopo on da Jewish Rest Day. 32 Wen blow dea minds, fo wat he teach um. Cuz he teach wit plenny power. 33 Had one guy inside da Jewish church wit one bad kine spirit dat wen take ova him. He wen yell, 34 “Whoa! You Jesus from Nazaret! Wat you like do to us spirits? Why you wen come ova hea? Fo kill us? I know who you! You da Good an Spesho Guy from God!”

35 Jesus wen scold him. “Shut yoa mout! Let da guy go!” Den da bad kine spirit wen shake up da guy plenny in front dem, an wen let da guy go, an neva hurt him.

36 Da peopo, wen blow dea minds. Dey tell each odda, “Eh! Wat dis? Wat kine new teaching dis? He get power fo even tell da bad kine spirits fo let go da peopo, an dey let um go!” 37 An da peopo wen go all ova da place aroun dea fo tell everybody bout Jesus.

Jesus Make Plenny Peopo Come Good

38 Jesus wen go outside da Jewish church, an go inside Simonʼs house. Simonʼs mudda-in-law had high feva. Simon dem aks Jesus fo help her. 39 Den Jesus go stand by her bed, an tell da feva fo get out. Da feva wen pau. Right den an dea she wen get up, an give dem food.

40 Wen da sun wen go down an da Rest Day pau, plenny peopo wen bring by Jesus odda peopo dat get all kine sick. He wen put his hands on top everybody dass sick, an wen make all a dem come good. 41 An da bad kine spirits wen let go plenny peopo. Da spirits wen yell, “You Godʼs Boy!” Jesus wen scold da spirits, an neva let dem say notting, cuz dey wen know he da Spesho Guy God Wen Send.

Jesus Teach Inside Da Jewish Churches

42 In da morning wen starting fo get light, Jesus go one place wea neva have nobody. Da peopo wen go look fo him, an wen dey find him, dey wen try fo make him stay wit dem. 43 But he say, “I gotta go da odda towns too, fo teach da peopo da Good Stuff bout how dey can get God fo dea King, cuz dass why he wen send me.”

44 So he wen teach inside all da Jewish churches all ova Judea side.

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,(B) left the Jordan(C) and was led by the Spirit(D) into the wilderness, where for forty days(E) he was tempted[a] by the devil.(F) He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God,(G) tell this stone to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[b](H)

The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.(I) And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me,(J) and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[c](K)

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 is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[d](L)

12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[e](M)

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting,(N) he left him(O) until an opportune time.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

14 Jesus returned to Galilee(P) in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.(Q) 15 He was teaching in their synagogues,(R) and everyone praised him.

16 He went to Nazareth,(S) where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,(T) as was his custom. He stood up to read,(U) 17 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 on me,(V)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(W) 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 year of the Lord’s favor.”[f](X)

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.(Y) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(Z) in your hearing.”

22 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.(AA)

23 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(AB) what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”(AC)

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.(AD) 25 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.(AE) 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.(AF) 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[g] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”(AG)

28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town,(AH) and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.(AI)

Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit(AJ)

31 Then he went down to Capernaum,(AK) a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching,(AL) because his words had authority.(AM)

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 “Go away! What do you want with us,(AN) Jesus of Nazareth?(AO) Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are(AP)—the Holy One of God!”(AQ)

35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly.(AR) “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36 All the people were amazed(AS) and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority(AT) and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.(AU)

Jesus Heals Many(AV)(AW)

38 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 So he bent over her and rebuked(AX) the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

40 At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one,(AY) he healed them.(AZ) 41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!”(BA) But he rebuked(BB) them and would not allow them to speak,(BC) because they knew he was the Messiah.

42 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 But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God(BD) to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” 44 And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:2 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
  2. Luke 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  3. Luke 4:8 Deut. 6:13
  4. Luke 4:11 Psalm 91:11,12
  5. Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16
  6. Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6
  7. Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.