Luke 4:42-44

Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them. But he replied, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent." So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea.

Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place.

Mark 1:35  Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.

Luke 5:16  But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.

The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them. 

Mark 1:36-37  Later Simon and the others went out to find him. When they found him, they said, "Everyone is looking for you."

But he replied, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent." 

Matthew 4:17  From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."

Matthew 24:14  "And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come."

Mark 1:38  But Jesus replied, "We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came."

Luke 8:1  Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God.

Luke 17:20-21  One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?" Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of God can't be detected by visible signs. You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you."

Luke 19:11  The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away. (see verses 12-27)

So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea. 

Matthew 4:23  Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

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Luke 4:38-41 Part 2 of 2

After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home where he found Simon's mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. "Please heal her," everyone begged. Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and prepared a meal for them. As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.

Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!"

Matthew 14:32-33  When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped. Then the disciples worshiped him. "You really are the Son of God!" they exclaimed.

Matthew 16:16  Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Mark 3:11  And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, "You are the Son of God!"

But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak. 

Mark 3:12  But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.

Luke 4:35  Jesus cut him short. "Be quiet! Come out of the man." he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further.

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Luke 4:38-41 Part 1 of 2

After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home where he found Simon's mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. "Please heal her," everyone begged. Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and prepared a meal for them. As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.

After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home

Mark 1:29  After Jesus left the synagogue with James and John, they went to Simon and Andrew's home.

 

where he found Simon's mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. 

Matthew 8:14  When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.

Mark 1:30  Now Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. They told Jesus about her right away.

 

Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever and it left her. 

Matthew 8:15  But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.

Mark 1:31  So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them.

 

No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. 

Matthew 4:23  Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

Matthew 8:16  That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.

Mark 6:5-6a  And because of their unbelief, he couldn't do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. 

Luke 13:12-13  When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!" Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!

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Luke 4:36-37

Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man's words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!" The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region.

 

Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man's words possess!"

Matthew 7:28-29  When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority--quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

Luke 4:32  There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority.

Matthew 8:27  The disciples were amazed. "Who is this man?" they asked. "Even the winds and waves obey him!"

 

The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region. 

Luke 4:14  Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region.

Matthew 4:24  News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed--he healed them all. 

Matthew 9:26  The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.

Mark 1:28  The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee.

Mark 1:45  But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn't publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.

Luke 5:15  But despite Jesus' instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.

Luke 7:17  And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside.

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Luke 4:33-35 Part 2 of 2

Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon--an evil spirit--began shouting at Jesus, "Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" Jesus cut him short. "Be quiet! Come out of the man," he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further.

"I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

James 2:19  You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.

Isaiah 41:14  " 'Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, don't be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. I am the LORD, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.' "

John 6:68-69  Simon Peter replied, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God."  

 

Jesus cut him short. "Be quiet! Come out of the man," he ordered. 

Mark 1:27  Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. "What sort of new teaching is this?" they asked excitedly. "It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!"

Mark 3:11-12  And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, "You are the Son of God!" But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.

Luke 4:41  Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.   

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Luke 4:33-35 Part 1 of 2

Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon--an evil spirit--began shouting at Jesus, "Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" Jesus cut him short. "Be quiet! Come out of the man," he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further.

"Go away! Why are you interfering with us,"

Matthew 8:28-29  When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They lived in a cemetery and were so violent that no one could go through that area. They began screaming at him, "Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God's appointed time?"      

 

"Jesus of Nazareth?" 

Matthew 2:23  So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said, "He will be called a Nazarene."

Luke 24:18-19  Then one of them said, "You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn't heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days."  "What things?" Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said. "He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people."  

John 1:45-46  Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, "We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth."  "Nazareth!" exclaimed Nathanael. "Can anything good come from Nazareth?"  "Come and see for yourself," Philip replied.

"Have you come to destroy us?" 

2 Peter 2:4  For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment.

Luke 8:31  The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them to the bottomless pit.

Revelation 20:1-3  Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. He seized the dragon--that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan--and bound him in chains for a thousand years. The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.

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Luke 4:31-32 Part 2 of 2

Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority.

There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching,

Matthew 7:28  When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, ...

Matthew 13:54  He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, "Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?"  

Matthew 22:33  When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.     

Mark 1:22  The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority--quite unlike the teachers of religious law.

Mark 11:18  When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done (see verses 15-17), they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching.

John 7:45-46  When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, "Why didn't you bring him in?"  "We have never heard anyone speak like this!" the guards responded. 

for he spoke with authority. 

Luke 4:36  Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man's words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!"

Matthew 7:29  ... for he taught with real authority--quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

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Luke 4:31-32 Part 1 of 2

Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority.

Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee,

Matthew 4:13  He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

Mark 1:2a  Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum.

Mark 9:33  After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you discussing out on the road?"

Luke 4:23  Then he said, "You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: 'Physician heal yourself'--meaning, 'Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.' "

John 2:12  After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.

John 4:46-47  As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.

and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. 

Matthew 4:23  Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

Mark 1:21b  When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach.

Mark 6:2  The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, "Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform miracles?"

Luke 4:15-16  He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.

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Luke 4:28-30

When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.

Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff,

Exodus 31:14-15  " 'You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' "       

Leviticus 20:2  "Give the people of Israel these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living in Israel. If any of them offer their children as a sacrifice to Molech, they must be put to death. The people of the community must stone them to death."

Leviticus 24:16  "Anyone who blasphemes the Name of the LORD must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any native-born Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the Name of the LORD must be put to death."

Numbers 15:35  Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp."

Acts 7:37-38  Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him (Stephen) and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.

 

but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way. 

John 8:58-59  Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM!" At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.

John 37-39  "Don't believe me unless I carry out my Father's work. But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don't believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father." Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them.

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Luke 4:25-27

"Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner--a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian."

"when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land."

1 Kings 17:1  Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel lives--the God I serve--there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!"       

1 Kings 18:1  Later on, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, "Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain."

James 5:7-8  Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.

Revelation 11:6  They (the two prophets/witnesses) have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

"He was sent instead to a foreigner--a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon." 

1 Kings 17:8-9  Then the LORD said to Elijah, "Go live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you." (see verses 8-24)

Matthew 11:21  "What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show remorse." 

Matthew 15:21  Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

"but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian." 

2 Kings 5:1  The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the LORD had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. (see verses 1-27)

2 Kings 5:14  So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed!

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Luke 4:22-24 Part 2 of 2

Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. "How can this be?" they asked. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" Then he said, "You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: 'Physician heal yourself'--meaning, 'Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.' But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown."

"--meaning, 'Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.' "

Matthew 11:23-24  "And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you."      

Mark 2:9-12  "Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man 'Your sins are forgiven,' or 'Stand up, pick up your mat and walk'? So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins." Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, "Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!" And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, "We've never seen anything like this before!" (see verses 1-8)

John 4:49-50  The official pleaded, "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies." Then Jesus told him, "Go back home. Your son will live!" And the man believed what Jesus said and started home. (see verses 46-54) 

 

"But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own home town."

John 4:43-44  At the end of two days, Jesus went on to Galilee. He himself had said that a prophet is not honored in his hometown.

 

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Luke 4:22-24 Part 1 of 2

Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. "How can this be?" they asked. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" Then he said, "You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: 'Physician heal yourself'--meaning, 'Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.' But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown."

Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips.

Psalm 45:2  You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.

"How can this be?" they asked. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" 

Matthew 13:54-58  He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue everyone was amazed and said, "Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?" Then they scoffed, "He's just the carpenter's son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers--James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas. All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?" And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.

Luke 3:23  Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Jesus was known as the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli.

John 6:42  They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, 'I came down from heaven'?"

John 7:15  The people were surprised when they heard him. "How does he know so much when he hasn't been trained?" they asked.

Then he said, "You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: "Physician heal yourself' " 

Luke 23:39  One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, "So you're the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself--and us, too, while you're at it!"

Matthew 27:41-42  The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him!"

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Luke 4:16-21 Part 5 of 5

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD's favor has come." He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"

He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down.

Matthew 5:1-2  One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them.

Matthew 13:2  A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.

 

All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 

Acts 3:4-5  Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, "Look at us!" The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. 

 

Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!" 

Isaiah 53:10-11  But it was the LORD's good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD's good plan will prosper in his hands. When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of his experience, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins. 

John 3:16-17  "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him."     

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Luke 4:16-21 Part 4 of 5

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD's favor has come." He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"

"that the oppressed will be set free,"

Isaiah 58:6  "No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people."      

 

"and that the time of the LORD's favor has come." 

Leviticus 25:10  "Set this year apart as holy, a time to proclaim freedom throughout the land for all who live there. It will be a jubilee year for you, when each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors and return to you own clan."

Psalm 102:19-20  Tell them the LORD looked down from his heavenly sanctuary. He looked down to earth from heaven to hear the groans of the prisoners, to release those condemned to die.

Psalm 103:6  The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

Isaiah 49:8-9  This is what the LORD says: "At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them. Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel and assign it to its own people again. I will say to the prisoners, 'Come out in freedom,' and to those in darkness, 'Come into the light.' They will be my sheep, grazing in green pastures and on hills that were previously bare."  

2 Corinthians 6:1-2  As God's partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God's kindness and then ignore it. For God says, "At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you." Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation.

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Luke 4:16-21 Part 3 of 5

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD's favor has come." He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"

"for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor."

Mark 16:15  And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone."

Matthew 11:4-5  Jesus told them, "Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen--the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor."

Luke 6:20  Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, "God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours."

 

"He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released," 

Psalm 146:7-8  He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the godly.

 

"that the blind will see," 

Isaiah 42:7  "You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons."

John 9:39  Then Jesus told him, "I entered this world to render judgment--to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind."

Acts 26:18  " '...to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me (Jesus).' "

 

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Luke 4:16-21 Part 2 of 5

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD's favor has come." He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"

The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him.

Luke 3:4  Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, "He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the LORD's coming! Clear the road for him!' "

Acts 8:26-28  As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, "Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza." So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.   

 

He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me," 

John 3:34  "For he is sent by God. He speaks God's words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit." 

Isaiah 42:1  "Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations."

Acts 10:38  "And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him."

Isaiah 61:1-2  The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the LORD's favor has come, and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies."

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Luke 4:16-21 Part 1 of 5

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD's favor has come." He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home,

Matthew 2:23  So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: "He will be called a Nazarene."

Mark 6:1  Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown.

 

he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath 

Matthew 13:54  He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, "Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?"

Mark 6:2  The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, "Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?"

Luke 4:31  Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day.

Acts 17:2  As was Paul's custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.  

 

and stood up to read the Scriptures. 

Acts 13:15  After the usual readings from the books of Moses and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it."

Acts 15:21  "For these laws of Moses have been preached in Jewish synagogues in every city on every Sabbath for many generations."

1 Timothy 4:13  Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.

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Luke 4:14-15 Part 2 of 2

Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.

He taught regularly in their synagogues

Matthew 4:23  Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

Matthew 9:35  Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

Matthew 13:54  He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, "Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?"

Mark 1:21-22  Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority--quite unlike the teachers of religious law.

John 6:59  He said these things (verses 26-58) while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

John 18:19-21  Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them. Jesus replied, "Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret. Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said."

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Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.

Then Jesus returned to Galilee,

Matthew 4:12  When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee.

 

filled with the Holy Spirit's power. 

Luke 4:1a  Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River.

Acts 1:8  "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."    

 

Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. 

Matthew 4:24  News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed--he healed them all.  

Matthew 9:26  The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.

Matthew 9:30-31  Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, "Don't tell anyone about this." But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.

Mark 1:28  The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee.

Mark 1:45  But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn't publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.

Luke 4:37  The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region.

Luke 5:15  But despite Jesus' instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.

Luke 7:17  And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside.

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Luke 4:9-13 Part 2 of 2

Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, 'He will order his angels to protect and guard you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.' " Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, 'You must not test the LORD your God.' " When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.

Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, 'You must not test the LORD your God.' "

Deuteronomy 6:16  "You must not test the LORD your God as you did when you complained at Massah."

Exodus 17:2  So once more the people complained against Moses. "Give us water to drink!" they demanded. "Quiet!" Moses replied. "Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the LORD?"   

Psalm 78:18  They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.  

Psalm 78:41  Again and again they tested God's patience and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 106:14  In the wilderness their desires ran wild, testing God's patience in that dry wasteland.

1 Corinthians 10:9  Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and died from snakebites.

When the devil finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came. 

Mark 8:33  Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. "Get away from me, Satan!" he said. "You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's."

Luke 22:52-53  Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. "Am I some dangerous revolutionary," he asked, "that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns."

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Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, 'He will order his angels to protect and guard you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.' " Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, 'You must not test the LORD your God.' " When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.

Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,

Matthew 4:5  Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, ...   

 

and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, 'He will order his angels to protect and guard you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.' "  

Psalm 91:11-12  For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone. 

2 Kings 6:16-17  "Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!" Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

1 Chronicles 21:15  And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, "Stop! That is enough!" At that moment the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.  

Psalm 34:7  For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.

Psalm 35:5-6  Blow them away like chaff in the wind--a wind sent by the angel of the LORD. Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

Daniel 6:22  "My God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty."

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Luke 4:5-8 Part 2 of 2

Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. "I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them," the devil said, "because they are mine to give to anyone I please. I will give it all to you if you will worship me." Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say, 'You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.' "

 

"because they are mine to give to anyone I please."

John 12:31  "The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world will be cast out."

John 14:30-31  "I don't have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me, but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let's be going."

John 16:11  "Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged."

2 Corinthians 4:4  Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Ephesians 2:2  You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil--the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

1 John 4:4  But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

1 John 5:19  We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

 

Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say, 'You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him." 

Deuteronomy 6:13  "You must fear the LORD your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name."

Deuteronomy 10:12  "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul."

Joshua 22:5  "But be very careful to obey all the commands and instructions that Moses gave you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul."

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Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. "I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them," the devil said, "because they are mine to give to anyone I please. I will give it all to you if you will worship me." Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say, 'You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.' "

 

Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Matthew 4:8  Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

2 Kings 19:15  And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth." (see also Isaiah 37:16)

2 Kings 19:19  "Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O LORD, are God." (see also Isaiah 37:20)

Psalm 68:32  Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. 

Daniel 4:17  "For this has been decreed by the messengers (the watchers); it is commanded by the holy ones, so that everyone may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. He gives them to anyone he chooses--even to the lowliest of people."

Zephaniah 3:8  "Therefore be patient," says the LORD. "Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations. For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. All the earth will be devoured by the fire of my jealousy."

"I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them," the devil said, 

Revelation 13:2  This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.

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