The Temptation of Jesus

¹ And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

² forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and when¹ they were completed, he was hungry.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were completed”)

³ So the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!”

⁴ And Jesus replied to him, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.’ ”¹

1. A quotation from Deut 8:3; most manuscripts add “but by every word of God” here

⁵ And he led him up and¹ showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“led … up”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁶ And the devil said to him, “I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want.

⁷ So if you will worship before me, all this will be yours.”

⁸ And Jesus answered and¹ said to him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’ ”²

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. A quotation from Deut 6:13

⁹ And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

¹⁰ for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’¹

1. A quotation from Ps 91:11

¹¹ and ‘on their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”¹

1. A quotation from Ps 91:12

¹² And Jesus answered and¹ said to him, “It is said, ‘You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.’ ”²

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. A quotation from Deut 6:16

¹³ And when¹ the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a favorable time.²

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had completed”) which is understood as temporal
2. Or “for a while”

Public Ministry in Galilee

¹⁴ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region.

¹⁵ And he began to teach¹ in their synagogues, and² was praised by all.

1. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
2. *Here the participle (“was praised”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style

Rejected at Nazareth

¹⁶ And he came to Nazareth, where ⌞he had been brought up⌟,¹ and according to ⌞his custom⌟² he entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and stood up to read.

1. Literally “he was having been brought up”
2. Literally “what he was accustomed to for him”

¹⁷ And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written,

¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

¹⁹ to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”¹

1. A quotation from Isa 61:1–2, with one line from Isa 58:6

²⁰ And he rolled up the scroll and¹ gave it² back to the attendant and³ sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“rolled up”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“gave … back”) has been translated as a finite verb

²¹ And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

²² And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, “Is this man not the son of Joseph?”

²³ And he said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!”

²⁴ And he said, “Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his own hometown.

²⁵ But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

²⁶ And Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian.”

²⁸ And all those in the synagogue were filled with anger when they¹ heard these things.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal

²⁹ And they stood up and¹ forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb

³⁰ But he passed through their midst and¹ went on his way.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“passed”) has been translated as a finite verb

Jesus Teaches and Heals Many in Capernaum

³¹ And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath.

³² And they were astounded at his teaching, because ⌞he spoke⌟¹ with authority.

1. Literally “his word was”

³³ And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon,¹ and he cried out with a loud voice,

1. Or “an unclean demonic spirit”

³⁴ “Ha! ⌞Leave us alone⌟,¹ Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

1. Literally “what to us and to you”

³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And after¹ throwing him down in their midst, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“throwing … down”) which is understood as temporal

³⁶ And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk¹ with one another, saying, “What word² is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”

1. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to talk”)
2. Or “command”

³⁷ And news about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

³⁸ And after he¹ set out from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. And Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a high fever, and they asked him on behalf of her.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“set out”) which is understood as temporal

³⁹ And he stood over her and¹ rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she got up and² began to serve³ them.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
3. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to serve”)

⁴⁰ Now as¹ the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing his² hands on every one of them, he healed them.

1. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was setting”)
2. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

⁴¹ And demons also were coming out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And he rebuked them¹ and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.²

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. Or “Messiah”

⁴² And when it¹ was day, he departed and² went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁴³ But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.

⁴⁴ And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.