6. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I shall give You, and their esteem, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
7. “If, then, You worship before me, all shall be Yours.”
8. And יהושע answering him, said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it has been written, ‘You shall worship יהוה your Elohim, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
9. And he brought Him to Yerushalayim, set Him on the edge of the Set-apart Place, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of Elohim, throw Yourself down from here,
10. for it has been written, ‘He shall command His messengers concerning You, to guard over You,’
11. and, ‘In their hands they shall bear You up, lest You dash Your foot against a stone.’ ”
12. And יהושע answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not try יהוה your Elohim.’ ”
13. And when the devil had ended every trial, he went away from Him until a convenient time.
14. And יהושע returned in the power of the Spirit to Galil, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding country.
15. And He was teaching in their congregations, being praised by all.
16. And He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up. And according to His practice, He went into the congregation on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17. And the scroll of the prophet Yeshayahu was handed to Him. And having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it was written:
18. “The Spirit of יהוה is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring the Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away crushed ones with a release,
19. to proclaim the acceptable year of יהוה.”
20. And having rolled up the scroll, He gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the congregation were fixed upon Him.
21. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been filled in your hearing.”
22. And all were bearing witness to Him, and marvelled at the pleasant words that came out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Yosĕph?”
23. And He said to them, “No doubt, you shall say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard being done in Kephar Naḥum, do also here in Your country.’ ”
24. And He said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.