6. The devil said to Jesus, “I will give you all these kingdoms and all their power and glory. It has all been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
7. If you worship me, all will be yours.”
8. Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures: ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!’”
9. Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!
10. It is written in the Scriptures:‘He has put his angels in charge of you.They will watch over you.’ Psalm 91:11
11. ‘They will catch you with their hands.And you will not hit your foot on a rock.’” Psalm 91:12
12. Jesus answered, “But it also says in the Scriptures: ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’”
13. After the devil had tempted Jesus in every way, he went away to wait until a better time.
14. Jesus went back to Galilee with the power of the Holy Spirit. Stories about Jesus spread all through the area.
15. He began to teach in the synagogues, and all the people praised him.
16. Jesus traveled to Nazareth, where he had grown up. On the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue as he always did. Jesus stood up to read.
17. The book of Isaiah the prophet was given to him. He opened the book and found the place where this is written:
18. “The Spirit of the Lord is in me.This is because God chose me to tell the Good News to the poor.God sent me to tell the prisoners of sin that they are free,and to tell the blind that they can see again. Isaiah 61:1God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly, Isaiah 58:6
19. and to announce the time when the Lord will show kindness to his people.” Isaiah 61:2
20. Jesus closed the book, gave it back, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue was watching Jesus closely.
21. He began to speak to them. He said, “While you heard these words just now, they were coming true!”
22. All the people praised Jesus. They were amazed at the beautiful words he spoke. They asked, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
23. Jesus said to them, “I know that you will tell me the old saying: ‘Doctor, heal yourself.’ You want to say, ‘We heard about the things you did in Capernaum. Do those things here in your own town!’”