New American Bible, Revised Edition

Luke 4:11-23 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

11. and:‘With their hands they will support you,lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”

12. Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’”

13. When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.

14. Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region.

15. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all.

16. He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read

17. and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:

18. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed meto bring glad tidings to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captivesand recovery of sight to the blind,to let the oppressed go free,

19. and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”

20. Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.

21. He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22. And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?”

23. He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb, ‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say, ‘Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’”