6. The Devil said to Him, “I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
7. If You, then, will worship me, all will be Yours.”
8. And Jesus answered him, “It is written:Worship the Lord your God,and serve Him only.”
9. So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle 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 give His angels orders concerning you,to protect you,
11. andthey will support you with their hands,so that you will not strikeyour foot against a stone.”
12. And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”
13. After the Devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him for a time.
14. Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread throughout the entire vicinity.
15. He was teaching in their synagogues, being acclaimed by everyone.
16. He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As usual, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.
17. 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 on Me,because He has anointed Meto preach good news to the poor.He has sent Me to proclaim freedom to the captivesand recovery of sight to the blind,to set free the oppressed,
19. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
20. He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
21. He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”
22. They were all speaking well of Him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from His mouth, yet they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son? ”
23. Then He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself. So all we’ve heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in Your hometown also.’ ”