Luke 4 So Jesus, full of a set-apart spirit and attitude (or: a set-apart Breath-effect; the Holy Spirit; the sacred Breath), turned back away from the Jordan River and began being led within the (or: that) Breath-effect (or: in union with the Spirit; in that attitude) within the midst of other MSS: into the wilderness (desert; desolate and uninhabited place)

JMNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ So Jesus, full of a set-apart spirit and attitude (or: a set-apart Breath-effect; [the] Holy Spirit; [the] sacred Breath), turned back away from the Jordan [River] and began being led within the (or: that) Breath-effect (or: in union with the Spirit; in that attitude) within the midst of [other MSS: into] the wilderness (desert; desolate and uninhabited place) – ² [for] forty days being constantly examined and tested (or: tried and proved) by, and under, the one who thrusts or hurls [things; thoughts] through [us] (or: the adversary). And He did not eat anything within those days, and so, at their being brought together to the purposed goal, and concluded, He became hungry. ³ So the one who thrusts through [folks] (the adversary) said to Him, "Since (or: If) you are (exist being) God's son, speak to this stone with the result that it can (may; would) come to be a loaf of bread." ⁴ And then Jesus gave a decided reply to him, "It has been written, 'Humanity (or: The Man; or: The human being) will not continue living upon bread alone, but rather upon God's every gush-effect (or: on every result of God's flow, spoken word or declaration).'" [Deut. 8:3] ⁵ Then, upon leading Him up into a high mountain, the adversary (thruster-through) pointed out to Him all the kingdoms (reigns; dominions; empires) of the inhabited earth (the civilized world; or: = the Roman Empire), within a point (or: puncture; moment) of time, ⁶ and then the adversary (the thruster-through; or: that which was cast through the midst [of Him]) said to Him, "I will proceed giving to you all this authority (or: right and privilege from out of Being), as well as their glory and reputation (or: even that which is supposed to be from them; or: also that which appears and seems to be them; or: and also their imagination) – because it has been given to me (or: handed down by me; delivered in me), and to whomsoever I may wish (will; want; intend; purpose) I am normally periodically giving it. ⁷ "Therefore, if you yourself would at some point bow down in homage or worship before me, it will all proceed being yours (or: it will all continue existing being that which is you)!" ⁸ And so, giving a decided answer, Jesus said to him, "Go submissively (or: Sink down) behind me, adversary! It has been written, 'You will continue being bowing down in homage and worship to [the] Lord [= Yahweh], your God, and to Him alone will you continue giving public sacred service.'" [Deut. 6:13-14] ⁹ So he (or: it) led Him into Jerusalem and stationed (set; stood) Him upon the little wing of the Temple complex, then said to Him, "Since you are (or: If you exist being) God's son, cast (throw; hurl) yourself down (= jump) from this place, ¹⁰ "for it has been written that, 'He will proceed imparting a goal in (giving the end in view to) His agents (messengers) about (concerning) you, [with the directive] to carefully protect, keep and guard you.' ¹¹ "also, that, 'Upon [their] hands they will continue lifting you, lest at some point you could (or: might) strike (or: dash) your foot toward a stone (= stub your toe; or: =stumble).'" [Ps. 91:11-12] ¹² So, giving a determined response, Jesus said to him, "It has been said, 'You will not proceed in testing-out (or: put out on trial) [the] Lord [= Yahweh], your God.'" [Deut. 6:16] ¹³ And then, upon concluding and bringing all [of the] test and examination to its goal, the adversary (the through-thruster) withdrew and took a stand away from Him, until an appointed season (or: a fertile moment; a fitting or convenient situation). ¹⁴ Then Jesus returned – within the midst of and in union with the power of the Spirit (or: the ability of the Breath-effect; the power of the Attitude), into the Galilee [district]. And so fame about (or: news concerning) Him went out down through the whole surrounding region. ¹⁵ And then He Himself began teaching within their synagogues, [He] being progressively held in honor, esteem and high reputation by all (or: being glorified by everyone). ¹⁶ Later He came (or: went) into Nazareth, where He had been brought up (raised, supported, nourished, provided for, cared for, educated and prepared for adulthood), and according to His custom on the day of the sabbaths, He entered into the synagogue. In time, He stood up to read. ¹⁷ So a scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Then, upon opening up the scroll, He found the place where it was written, ¹⁸ " [The] Lord's [= Yahweh's] Breath-effect (or: [The] Spirit of [the] Lord; or: a spirit from [Yahweh]; or: a spirit and attitude which is [the] Lord) [is] upon Me [Old Syriac MS: you], on account of which He anointed Me [Syriac: you] to bring and proclaim good news (a message of ease and wellness) to destitute folks – and so He has sent Me off as an emissary (a missionary; one commissioned as His representative) to cure and heal folks with [their] heart having been crushed, to publicly proclaim, as a herald, to (for; among) captives a release and liberation (a letting go away) and to (for; among) blind folks a seeing again (a recovery of sight), to send away with a mission those having been shattered by oppression, in a state of release and liberation, ¹⁹ "to publicly and loudly proclaim [the] Lord's [= Yahweh's] year which is characterized by being welcomed, favorably received and approved...!" [Isa. 61:1-2; 58:6; note: some see this as a reference to the 'year of Jubilee,' Lev. 25:10] ²⁰ Then, upon rolling up the scroll [and] giving [it] back to the attendant, He sat down – and the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were staring intently at Him. ²¹ So He started to be saying to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears (= your hearing)." ²² And so everyone began bearing witness to, and for, Him (or: sharing evidence about Him) and continued marvelling (wondering with admiration) upon the words of the grace (or: at the gracious message and favorable thoughts) which continued issuing out (or: proceeding forth) from out of His mouth, so that one after another was saying, "Isn't this Joseph's son?" ²³ Later, He said to them, "In all likelihood (= Doubtless; By all means) you folks will say (or: quote; speak) this illustration (parable; = proverb) for (or: to; about) Me, 'Healer (or: Physician; Doctor), cure (or give attentive care to, or prescribe therapy for, or instigate ongoing treatmentto) yourself!' [and say,] 'Do now also here, within your home territory (or: fatherland), as many things as we heard birthed themselves into Capernaum (= happened in Capernaum).'" ²⁴ But then He said, "The truth is (or: Amen; Truly), I am now saying to you people, that not one prophet is welcome or acceptable (or: a received one) within His fatherland (or: home territory; own country). ²⁵ "Yet, [based] on truth (or: = in reality) I am now saying to you folks, there were many widows during the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the sky (or: heaven) was shut and locked for (on [a period of]) three years and six months, so thus a great famine occurred upon all the land – ²⁶ "and yet Elijah was sent to not one of them, except into Zarephath of the Sidon [territory], to a woman [who was] a widow. ²⁷ "and further, there were many lepers in Israel, on [the time of] Elisha the prophet, and yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian." ²⁸ Then all the men in the synagogue, as they were hearing these things, were filled with a rush of emotion (or: anger; fury), ²⁹ and after standing up (arising) they hustled Him out – outside of the town – then they led Him to a brow (= an out-jutting cliff) of the mountain (or: hill) upon which their town had been built, so as to shove Him down the precipice. ³⁰ But He Himself, after passing through their midst, continued on His way. ³¹ So He went down into Capernaum, a city of the Galilee [district]. Then He was continuing in teaching them, during the sabbaths. ³² And they kept on being struck out of themselves with astonishment at His teaching – that His word was being in union with authority (or: because His idea was in the midst of right and privilege; that His message and thought was existing in a sphere from out of [His] Being). ³³ Further, in – and as a part of – the synagogue there was a man (or: person) continuously having and holding a breath-effect (spirit; attitude) of an unclean demon (Hellenistic concept and term: = a culturally unpruned animistic influence), and he uttered up (or: cried out) with a loud voice, ³⁴ "Ah! (or: Ha!) What [is this] for us... and for You (or: What [business is there] between us and You; What [is there in common] for us and for you; Why do you meddle with us), Jesus, you Nazarene? You came to get rid of us! (or: Do you come to destroy us?) I have seen and know You... Who (or: What) you are! – God's set-apart One! (or: the Holy man whose source is God; as a genitive of apposition: the Holy One {or: man} Who is God!)" [comment: it has been assumed that when saying "us" this person was referring to the animistic influence; but was he perhaps referring to the Jewish culture, religion and political entity, of which he was a part? Cf Acts 16:16-18] ³⁵ So Jesus gave a respectful directive (or: spoke a value-based command) to it, saying, "Be at once muzzled (= Be quiet, or, silent) and go (or: come) out – away from him." Then, after pitching (or: convulsing) him into [their] midst, the demon (= animistic influence) went out – away from him – [in] nothing hurting or harming him. ³⁶ And so there came to be amazement (wonder, astonishment or bewilderment) upon everyone, and they began conversing together, repeatedly saying to one another, "What word (or: message; idea) [is] this? – that in authority and power (or: in union with privilege, or, prerogative, and ability) He is now giving orders to the unclean breath-effects (spirits; or: attitudes), and they proceed coming out!" [comment: note that the people equate the concept of a "demon" with that of a spirit, or attitude] ³⁷ So a reverberating noise (= an echoing report, or, rumor) began proceeding forth concerning Him – into every place of the surrounding region. ³⁸ Now upon rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. But Simon's mother-in-law had been continuing gripped by and confined by a high fever, so they asked Him about her. ³⁹ Then, upon taking a place over her, He spoke a respectful directive to the fever, and it released her and flowed away (or: abandoned her). Now without delay, after standing up, she began performing attending service to, for, and among them. [comment: note that He responded to the illness in the same way that He did to the demon/spirit, in vs. 35, with a similar result] ⁴⁰ Now while the sun was setting, everybody – whoever were having folks being weak and infirm with various diseases – led them to Him. So He, placing [His] hands upon each one of them, was one, after, another treating, or curing, or giving attentive care to, or prescribing therapy to, or instigating ongoing treatment for them. ⁴¹ And thus, demons (= animistic influences) also kept on going out from many folks, [as] one by one [of them] were uttering cries or exclamations, and then saying, "You, Yourself, are God's Son!" And so, while speaking respectful directives, He was not permitting them to continue speaking, because (or: to continue sounding forth that) they had seen, and thus knew, Him to be the Christ (the Anointed One; = the Messiah). [comment: note that Luke equates the terms "Christ" and "God's Son"] ⁴² Now, when it came to be day, upon going out He went His way into a desolate (desert; uninhabited) place. And yet, the crowds kept on trying to find Him, and so they came to Him and they kept on detaining Him so that He would not be leaving them. ⁴³ But He, Himself, said to them, "It is necessary and binding for Me to bring and declare the good news – God's reign (or: the kingdom from God; the influence and activity of the sovereignty which is God; [note: reign/kingdom is in the accusative, and thus in apposition to the verb, so here "reign/kingdom of God" defines "the good news"]) – in different towns and cities, as well, because I was sent off as an emissary (envoy; representative) on this mission." ⁴⁴ And so He was constantly making public proclamation [when entering] into the synagogues of the Judean [district].