Good News Bible

Luke 4:12-17 Good News Bible (GNB)

12. But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

13. When the Devil finished tempting Jesus in every way, he left him for a while.

14. Then Jesus returned to Galilee, and the power of the Holy Spirit was with him. The news about him spread throughout all that territory.

15. He taught in the synagogues and was praised by everyone.

16. Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures

17. and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written: