Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Luke | Page 6

said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself
down from here; for it is written, 004:010 `He will give orders to His
angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;' 004:011 and `On their
hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any moment thou shouldst strike
thy foot against a stone.'" 004:012 The reply of Jesus was, "It is said,
`Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'" 004:013 So the
Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for
a time. 004:014 Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee;
and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts. 004:015 And He
proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all.
004:016 He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and,
as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and
stood up to read. 004:017 And there was handed to Him the book of the
Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was
written, 004:018 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has
anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to
announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the
blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed, 004:019 to
proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord." 004:020 And rolling up
the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And
the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 004:021 Then He
proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your
hearing." 004:022 And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the

sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one
another, "Is not this Joseph's son?" 004:023 "Doubtless," said He, "you
will quote to me the proverb, `Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear
that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'"
004:024 "I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is
welcomed among his own people. 004:025 But I tell you in truth that
there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was
no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine
over all the land; 004:026 and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent:
he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.
004:027 And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the
Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the
Syrian was." 004:028 Then all in the synagogue, while listening to
these words, were filled with fury. 004:029 They rose, hurried Him
outside the town, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which
their town was built, to throw Him down the cliff; 004:030 but He
passed through the midst of them and went His way. 004:031 So He
came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently
taught the people on the Sabbath days. 004:032 And they were greatly
impressed by His teaching, because He spoke with the language of
authority. 004:033 But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by
the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out, 004:034 "Ha!
Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you
are--God's Holy One!" 004:035 But Jesus rebuked the demon.
"Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon
hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without
doing him any harm. 004:036 All were astonished and awe-struck; and
they asked one another, "What sort of language is this? For with
authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they
come out." 004:037 And the talk about Him spread into every part of
the neighbouring country. 004:038 Now when He rose and left the
synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was
suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about
her. 004:039 Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left
her; and she at once rose and waited on them. 004:040 At sunset all
who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and
He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them. 004:041

Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of
God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they
knew Him to be the Christ. 004:042 Next morning, at daybreak, He left
the town and went away