6. He said to him, "I will give you all their authority and glory. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
7. So if you worship me, it will all be yours."
8. Jesus answered, "It is written, 'Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.' " (Deuteronomy 6:13)
9. Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here.
10. It is written, " 'The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you.
11. They will lift you up in their hands. Then you won't trip over a stone.' " (Psalm 91:11,12)
12. Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' " (Deuteronomy 6:16)
13. When the devil finished all this tempting, he left Jesus until a better time.
14. Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit. News about him spread through the whole countryside.
15. He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16. Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. On the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue as he usually did. And he stood up to read.
17. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He unrolled it and found the right place. There it is written,
18. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has anointed me to tell the good news to poor people. He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners. He has sent me so that the blind will see again. He wants me to free those who are beaten down.
19. And he has sent me to announce the year when he will set his people free." (Isaiah 61:1,2)
20. Then Jesus rolled up the scroll. He gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were staring at him.
21. He began by saying to them, "Today this passage of Scripture is coming true as you listen."
22. Everyone said good things about him. They were amazed at the gracious words they heard from his lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.
23. Jesus said, "Here is a saying you will certainly apply to me. 'Doctor, heal yourself! Do the things here in your hometown that we heard you did in Capernaum.' "
24. "What I'm about to tell you is true," he continued. "A prophet is not accepted in his hometown.
25. I tell you for sure that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. And there had been no rain for three and a half years. There wasn't enough food to eat anywhere in the land.