Jesus and the Devil
(Matthew 4.1-11Mark 1.12Mark 13)1 When Jesus returned from the Jordan River, the power of the Holy Spirit was with him, and the Spirit led him into the desert. 2 For 40 days Jesus was tested by the devil, and during that time he went without eating. When it was all over, he was hungry.
3 The devil said to Jesus, “If you are God's Son, tell this stone to turn into bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say, ‘No one can live only on food.’ ”
5 Then the devil led Jesus up to a high place and quickly showed him all the nations on earth. 6 The devil said, “I will give all this power and glory to you. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 Just worship me, and you can have it all.”
8 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say:
‘Worship the Lord your God
and serve only him!’ ”
9 Finally, the devil took Jesus to Jerusalem and had him stand on top of the temple. The devil said, “If you are God's Son, jump off. 10-11 The Scriptures say:
‘God will tell his angels
to take care of you.
They will catch you
in their arms,
and you will not even hurt
your feet on the stones.’ ”
12 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”
13 After the devil had finished testing Jesus in every way possible, he left him for a while.
Jesus Begins His Work
(Matthew 4.12-17Mark 1.14Mark 15)14 Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere. 15 He taught in the Jewish synagogues, and everyone praised him.
The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus
(Matthew 13.53-58Mark 6.1-6)16 Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, 17 he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and read,
18 “The Lord's Spirit
has come to me,
because he has chosen me
to tell the good news
to the poor.
The Lord has sent me
to announce freedom
for prisoners,
to give sight to the blind,
to free everyone
who suffers,
19 and to say, ‘This is the year
the Lord has chosen.’ ”
20 Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue looked straight at Jesus.
21 Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”
22 All the people started talking about Jesus and were amazed at the wonderful things he said. They kept on asking, “Isn't he Joseph's son?”
23 Jesus answered:
You will certainly want to tell me this saying, “Doctor, first make yourself well.” You will tell me to do the same things here in my own hometown that you heard I did in Capernaum. 24 But you can be sure that no prophets are liked by the people of their own hometown.
25 Once during the time of Elijah there was no rain for three and a half years, and people everywhere were starving. There were many widows in Israel, 26 but Elijah was sent only to a widow in the town of Zarephath near the city of Sidon. 27 During the time of the prophet Elisha, many men in Israel had leprosy. But no one was healed, except Naaman who lived in Syria.
28 When the people in the synagogue heard Jesus say this, they became so angry 29 that they got up and threw him out of town. They dragged him to the edge of the cliff on which the town was built, because they wanted to throw him down from there. 30 But Jesus slipped through the crowd and got away.
A Man with an Evil Spirit
(Mark 1.21-28)31 Jesus went to the town of Capernaum in Galilee and taught the people on the Sabbath. 32 His teaching amazed them because he spoke with power. 33 There in the synagogue was a man with an evil spirit. He yelled out, 34 “Hey, Jesus of Nazareth, what do you want with us? Are you here to get rid of us? I know who you are! You are God's Holy One.”
35 Jesus ordered the evil spirit to be quiet and come out. The demon threw the man to the ground in front of everyone and left without harming him.
36 They all were amazed and kept saying to each other, “What kind of teaching is this? He has power to order evil spirits out of people!” 37 News about Jesus spread all over that part of the country.
Jesus Heals Many People
(Matthew 8.14-17Mark 1.29-34)38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon's home. When Jesus got there, he was told that Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever. 39 So Jesus went over to her and ordered the fever to go away. Right then she was able to get up and serve them a meal.
40 After the sun had set, people with all kinds of diseases were brought to Jesus. He put his hands on each one of them and healed them. 41 Demons went out of many people and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” But Jesus ordered the demons not to speak because they knew he was the Messiah.
42 The next morning Jesus went out to a place where he could be alone, and crowds came looking for him. When they found him, they tried to stop him from leaving. 43 But Jesus said, “People in other towns must hear the good news about God's kingdom. This is why I was sent.” 44 So he kept on preaching in the synagogues in Judea.
Jēzus kārdināšana
(Mt 4:1–11Mk 1:12–13)1 Bet Jēzus, Svētā Gara pilns, devās prom no Jardānas. Gars viņu veda tuksnesī, 2 kur četrdesmit dienas velns viņu kārdināja. Šajās dienās viņš neko neēda, un, kad tās bija pagājušas, viņš izsalka. 3 Tad velns viņam sacīja: “Ja tu esi Dieva Dēls, saki šim akmenim, lai tas top par maizi.” 4 Bet Jēzus viņam atbildēja: “Ir rakstīts: cilvēks nedzīvo no maizes vien . ” 5 Tad velns viņu uzveda augstā kalnā un vienā acumirklī parādīja viņam visas pasaules valstis. 6 Velns sacīja: “Es tev došu visu šo varu un godību, jo tas man ir dots, un, kam vien gribu, es to dodu. 7 Ja tu nolieksies manā priekšā un mani pielūgsi, tas viss būs tavs.” 8 Jēzus viņam atbildēja: “ Ir rakstīts: pielūdz Kungu, savu Dievu, un viņam vien kalpo. ” 9 Tad velns aizveda viņu uz Jeruzālemi, pacēla viņu uz tempļa jumta malas un sacīja: “Ja tu esi Dieva Dēls, meties no šejienes lejā. 10 Jo ir rakstīts: viņš saviem eņģeļiem pavēlēs tevi pasargāt, 11 un: tie tevi uz rokām nesīs, lai tu savu kāju pie akmens nepiedauzītu. ” 12 Bet Jēzus atbildēja: “Ir teikts: nekārdini Kungu, savu Dievu. ” 13 Beidzis kārdināt, velns līdz savam laikam atstājās no viņa.
Jēzus kalpošanas sākums Galilejā
(Mt 4:12–17Mk 1:14–15)14 Bet Jēzus Gara spēkā devās atpakaļ uz Galileju, un valodas par viņu izplatījās pa visu apgabalu. 15 Un viņš mācīja turienes sinagogās, un visi viņu slavēja.
Jēzus Nācaretē
(Mt 13:53–58Mk 6:1–6)16 Viņš nāca uz Nācareti, kur bija uzaudzis, un sabatā viņš pēc sava paraduma iegāja sinagogā. Un viņš piecēlās, lai lasītu. 17 Viņam pasniedza pravieša Jesajas grāmatu. Rulli atritinājis, viņš atrada vietu, kur bija rakstīts:
18 “Kunga Gars ir pār mani,
jo viņš ir svaidījis mani
pasludināt prieka vēsti nabagiem.
Viņš ir sūtījis mani dziedināt sirdī satriektos
un pasludināt atbrīvošanu gūstekņiem un akliem acu gaismu,
salauztos darīt brīvus
19 un pasludināt Kunga žēlastības gadu. ”
20 Rulli satinis, viņš to atdeva kalpotājam un apsēdās. Un visu acis sinagogā pievērsās viņam. 21 Viņš sāka uz tiem runāt: “Šodien ir piepildījies šis raksts, ko jūs dzirdējāt.” 22 Un visi piebalsoja un brīnījās par žēlastības vārdiem, kas nāca no viņa mutes. Un viņi taujāja: “Vai šis nav Jāzepa dēls?” 23 Viņš tiem teica: “Jūs noteikti man sacīsiet šo teicienu: ārst, dziedini pats sevi! Dari arī pie mums tēvu zemē to, ko esam dzirdējuši tevi darām Kapernaumā!” 24 Un viņš teica: “Patiesi es jums saku: neviens pravietis netiek pieņemts savā tēvu zemē. 25 Patiesi es jums saku: daudz atraitņu bija Israēlā Elijas dienās, kad debesis tika aizslēgtas trīs gadus un sešus mēnešus, tā ka liels bads nāca pār visu zemi, 26 toreiz Elija tika sūtīts ne pie vienas citas kā vien pie atraitnes Sareptā, Sidonijā. 27 Un daudz spitālīgo bija Israēlā pravieša Elīšas laikā, bet neviens no tiem netika šķīstīts kā vien sīrietis Naamāns.” 28 To dzirdēdami, visi sinagogā kļuva dusmu pilni. 29 Pielēkuši kājās, tie izdzina viņu ārā no pilsētas līdz kalna malai, uz kura pilsēta bija celta, lai nogrūstu viņu lejā. 30 Bet viņš, tiem pa vidu izgājis, devās prom.
Apsēstā vīra dziedināšana Kapernaumas sinagogā
(Mk 1:21–28)31 Tad viņš aizgāja uz Kapernaumu, pilsētu Galilejā, un sabatā mācīja ļaudis. 32 Tie bija izbrīnījušies par viņa mācību, jo viņa vārdi bija vareni. 33 Tur sinagogā bija kāds vīrs ar nešķīsta dēmona garu, un tas skaļā balsī sāka kliegt: 34 “Laid, kāda tev ar mums daļa, Jēzu, Nācarieti! Vai esi nācis mūs pazudināt? Es zinu, kas tu esi – Dieva Svētais!” 35 Jēzus to apsauca: “Apklusti un izej no viņa!” Dēmons, nogāzis apsēsto zemē ļaužu vidū, izgāja no tā, neko tam nenodarījis. 36 Tad visus pārņēma bailes, un ļaudis cits citam jautāja: “Kas tie par vārdiem, kuru varā un spēkā viņš pavēl nešķīstiem gariem un tie iziet?” 37 Un valodas par viņu izpaudās visā apgabalā.
Daudzi tiek dziedināti
(Mt 8:14–17Mk 1:29–34)38 No sinagogas aizgājis, Jēzus ienāca Sīmaņa namā. Sīmaņa sievasmāte bija smaga drudža varā, un tie viņu lūdza viņai palīdzēt. 39 Jēzus, noliecies pār viņu, pavēlēja drudzim, un tas viņu atstāja. Un tajā pašā brīdī viņa uzcēlās un viņiem kalpoja. 40 Saulei rietot, visi, kam bija kādi sirgstošie ar dažādām kaitēm, tos atveda pie viņa. Viņš tiem ikvienam uzlika rokas un tos dziedināja. 41 Arī dēmoni no daudziem izgāja, kliegdami: “Tu esi Dieva Dēls!” Bet viņš tos apsauca un neļāva tiem runāt, jo tie zināja, ka viņš ir Kristus.
Jēzus sludina visā Galilejā
(Mk 1:35–39)42 Bet, dienai sākoties, Jēzus devās prom uz nomaļu vietu. Ļaudis meklēja viņu un, nonākuši pie viņa, mēģināja viņu aizturēt, lai viņš no tiem neaizietu, 43 bet viņš tiem sacīja: “Arī citās pilsētās man jāsludina Dieva valstības evaņģēlijs, jo tādēļ es esmu sūtīts.” 44 Un viņš sludināja Jūdejas sinagogās.
