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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 4

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Chapter 4 of Luke—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Now Jesus, full of holy spirit, turned away from the Jordan, and he was led about by the spirit[a] in the wilderness1
  2. for forty days,2 while being tempted3 by the Devil. Furthermore, he ate nothing in those days, and so, when they were concluded, he felt hungry.
  3. At this the Devil said to him: “If you are a son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
  4. But Jesus replied to him: “It is written, ‘Man must not live by bread alone.’”[b]4
  5. ¶ So he brought him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time;
  6. and the Devil said to him: “I will give you all this authority[c]5 and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I wish I give it.6
  7. You, therefore, if you do an act7 of worship before me, it will all be yours.”
  8. In reply Jesus said to him: “It is written, ‘It is Jehovah[d] your God8 you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”[e]9
  9. ¶ Now he led him into Jerusalem and stationed him upon the battlement10 of the temple and said to him: “If you are a son of God, hurl yourself down from here;11
  10. for it is written, ‘He will give his angels a charge concerning you, to preserve you,’12
  11. and, ‘They will carry you on their hands, that you may at no time strike your foot against a stone.’”13
  12. In answer Jesus said to him: “It is said, ‘You must not put Jehovah[f] your God to the test.’”14
  13. So the Devil, having concluded all the temptation, retired from him until another convenient time.15
  14. ¶ Now Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galʹi·lee.16 And good talk concerning him spread out through all the surrounding country.17
  15. Also, he began to teach in their synagogues, being held in honor by all.18
  16. ¶ And he came to Nazʹa·reth,19 where he had been reared; and, according to his custom on the sabbath day, he entered into the synagogue,20 and he stood up to read.
  17. So the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed him, and he opened the scroll and found the place where it was written:
  18. “Jehovah’s[g] spirit21 is upon me, because he anointed[h] me to declare good news to the poor, he sent me forth to preach a release to the captives and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send the crushed ones away with a release,22
  19. to preach Jehovah’s[i] acceptable year.”23
  20. With that he rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were intently fixed upon him.
  21. Then he started to say to them: “Today this scripture that YOU just heard[j] is fulfilled.”24
  22. ¶ And they all began to give favorable witness about him and to marvel at the winsome words25 proceeding out of his mouth, and they were saying: “This is a son of Joseph, is it not?”26
  23. At this he said to them: “No doubt YOU will apply this illustration[k] to me, ‘Physician,27 cure yourself; the things28 we heard as having happened in Ca·perʹna·um29 do also here in your home territory.’”30
  24. But he said: “Truly I tell YOU that no prophet is accepted in his home territory.
  25. For instance, I tell YOU in truth, There were many widows in Israel in the days of E·liʹjah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, so that a great famine fell upon all the land,31
  26. yet E·liʹjah was sent to none of those [women], but only to Zarʹe·phath[l]32 in the land of Siʹdon to a widow.
  27. Also, there were many lepers in Israel in the time of E·liʹsha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naʹa·man the man of Syria.”33
  28. Now all those hearing these things in the synagogue became filled with anger;34
  29. and they rose up and hurried him outside the city, and they led him to the brow of the mountain[m] upon which their city had been built, in order to throw him down headlong.35
  30. But he went through the midst of them and continued on his way.36
  31. ¶ And he went down to Ca·perʹna·um,37 a city of Galʹi·lee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath;
  32. and they were astounded at his way of teaching,38 because his speech was with authority.39
  33. Now in the synagogue there was a man with a spirit,40 an unclean demon,[n] and he shouted with a loud voice:
  34. “Ah! What have we to do with you,[o]41 Jesus you Naz·a·reneʹ?42 Did you come to destroy us? I know43 exactly who you are, the Holy One of God.”44
  35. But Jesus rebuked it, saying: “Be silent, and come out of him.” So, after throwing the man down in their midst, the demon came out of him without hurting him.45
  36. At this, astonishment fell upon all, and they began to converse with one another, saying: “What sort of speech is this, because with authority and power he orders the unclean spirits, and out they come?”46
  37. So the news concerning him kept going out into every corner of the surrounding country.47
  38. ¶ After getting up out of the synagogue he entered into Simon’s home. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was distressed with a high fever, and they made request of him for her.48
  39. So he stood over her and rebuked the fever,49 and it left her. Instantly she rose and began ministering to them.50
  40. ¶ But when the sun was setting, all those who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. By laying his hands upon each one of them he would cure them.51
  41. Demons also would come out of many,52 crying out and saying: “You are the Son53 of God.” But, rebuking them, he would not permit them to speak,54 because they knew him55 to be the Christ.56
  42. ¶ However, when it became day, he went out and proceeded to a lonely place.57 But the crowds began hunting about for him and came out as far as he was, and they tried to detain him from going away from them.
  43. But he said to them: “Also to other cities I must declare the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this I was sent forth.”58
  44. Accordingly he went on preaching in the synagogues of Ju·deʹa.59

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “active force.” Gr., pneuʹma·ti; Lat., Spiʹri·tu; J17,18,22(Heb.), ha·ruʹach, “the active force.” See Ge 1:2 ftn, “Force.”
  2. ^ According to אB; ADItVgSyh,p add: “but by every word of God”; J7,8,10,13-15,17 add: “but by everything proceeding from Jehovah’s mouth.”
  3. ^ “This authority.” Gr., ten e·xou·siʹan tauʹten.
  4. ^ See App 1D.
  5. ^ “You must render sacred service.” Gr., la·treuʹseis; J17,18,22(Heb.), ta·ʽavodhʹ. See Ex 3:12 ftn.
  6. ^ See App 1D.
  7. ^ See App 1D.
  8. ^ “He anointed,” אAB; J7,8,10,13-15, “Jehovah anointed.”
  9. ^ See App 1D.
  10. ^ Lit., “this scripture in your ears.”
  11. ^ Or, “parable.”
  12. ^ Lit., “Sarepta”; the Gr. name for this city.
  13. ^ Or, “hill.”
  14. ^ Or, “with an unclean demon spirit.” Possibly, “with an inspired utterance of an unclean demon.” See Re 16:14.
  15. ^ “What have we to do with you?” An idiom; a repellent question indicating objection. See App 7B.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Le 16:21; Mt 4:1; Mr 1:12
  2. ^ Ex 34:28; 1Ki 19:8
  3. ^ Heb 2:18
  4. ^ De 8:3
  5. ^ Re 13:2
  6. ^ Jn 12:31; 14:30; Eph 2:2
  7. ^ Da 3:5
  8. ^ Ex 20:3
  9. ^ De 6:13; 10:20
  10. ^ Mt 4:5
  11. ^ Mt 4:6
  12. ^ Ps 91:11
  13. ^ Ps 91:12
  14. ^ De 6:16; 1Co 10:9
  15. ^ Heb 4:15
  16. ^ Mt 4:12; Jn 4:3
  17. ^ Ac 10:37
  18. ^ Is 52:13
  19. ^ Mt 2:23
  20. ^ Ac 13:14; 17:2
  21. ^ Is 61:1
  22. ^ Is 42:3; Mt 12:20
  23. ^ Is 58:6; 61:2
  24. ^ Mt 5:17; 2Co 6:2
  25. ^ Ps 45:2; Is 50:4; Eph 4:29
  26. ^ Mt 13:54; Mr 6:2; Jn 6:42
  27. ^ Mt 8:7
  28. ^ Mt 9:12
  29. ^ Mt 4:13
  30. ^ Mt 13:57; Mr 6:4; Jn 4:44
  31. ^ 1Ki 17:9; 18:1; Jm 5:17
  32. ^ 1Ki 17:10
  33. ^ 2Ki 5:14
  34. ^ Lu 2:34
  35. ^ Mt 21:38
  36. ^ Jn 8:59; 10:39
  37. ^ Mr 1:21
  38. ^ Mt 7:28; Jn 7:46
  39. ^ Ti 2:15
  40. ^ Mr 1:23
  41. ^ Mt 8:29; Lu 8:28
  42. ^ Mt 2:23; Lu 18:37; Jn 19:19; Ac 2:22
  43. ^ Jm 2:19
  44. ^ Mr 1:24; Lu 1:35; 4:41
  45. ^ Mr 1:26
  46. ^ Mr 1:27
  47. ^ Mr 1:28; Lu 5:15
  48. ^ Mt 8:14; Mr 1:30
  49. ^ Ps 103:3; Ac 28:8
  50. ^ Mt 8:15; Mr 1:31
  51. ^ Mt 8:16; Mr 1:32; Ac 28:9
  52. ^ Mr 1:34
  53. ^ Mt 8:29; Mr 3:11
  54. ^ Mr 1:25; 3:12; Ac 16:17, 18
  55. ^ Ac 19:15
  56. ^ Lu 2:11; 4:34
  57. ^ Mr 1:35
  58. ^ Lu 8:1; Jn 9:4; Ac 10:38; Ro 15:8
  59. ^ Mt 4:23; Mr 1:39

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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