1Ježiš sa vrátil od Jordánu naplnený Svätým Duchom, a ten ho teraz viedol do ústrania na púšť. Zdržal sa tam štyridsať dní a celý čas nič nejedol.2Keď už bol vyčerpaný od hladu,3prišiel k nemu diabol a pokúšal ho: „Ak si naozaj Boží Syn, rozkáž týmto kameňom, aby sa premenili na chlieb.“4Ale Ježiš povedal: „Je napísané: Človek nebude žiť iba z chleba.“5Potom ho diabol vyviedol na vysoký vrch a ukázal mu moc a bohatstvo všetkých kráľovstiev sveta6a povedal: „To všetko mi patrí a môžem rozdávať, komu sa mi páči.7Vzdaj mi poctu a všetko bude tvoje.“8Ježiš mu odpovedal: „Je napísané, že jedine Boha máme uctievať a iba jemu máme slúžiť.“9Potom ho diabol zaviedol do Jeruzalema na vrchol chrámu a povedal: „Ak si Boží Syn, zoskoč dolu.10Veď je napísané, že Boh prikáže svojim anjelom, aby ťa ochránili,11a ponesú ťa na rukách, aby si sa nezranil.“12Ježiš namietol: „Ale je takisto napísané, že nemáme pokúšať Pána, svojho Boha.“13Po týchto slovách ho diabol opustil a načas odišiel od neho.
Začiatok Ježišovej činnosti
14Ježiš sa vrátil vyzbrojený mocou Ducha do Galiley a zvesť o ňom sa čoskoro rozšírila po celom okolí.15Učil v synagógach, ľudia ho pozorne počúvali a všetci ho oslavovali.16Prišiel aj do Nazareta, kde vyrastal. Aj tam zašiel podľa svojej obyčaje v sobotu do synagógy. Keď vstal, aby čítal,17podali mu zvitok z knihy proroka Izaiáša. Rozvinul ho a našiel miesto, kde je napísané:18„Duch Boží ma vedie, lebo ma Boh určil, aby som chudobným priniesol radostnú správu, tých, čo majú zlomené srdce, uzdravil, zajatcom oznámil vyslobodenie, slepým vrátil zrak, utláčaných oslobodil a rozhlásil, že prichádza čas,19keď sa Boh chce nad každým zľutovať a zachrániť ho.“20Ježiš skrútil zvitok, podal ho sluhovi a sadol si. Oči všetkých poslucháčov sa upierali naňho.21A doložil: „Dnes sa naplnilo všetko, čo som práve čítal.“22Všetci, čo tam boli, mu prisviedčali a obdivovali, aké krásne slová plynú z jeho úst. A spytovali sa: „Ako je to možné? Nie je to azda syn Jozefov?“23Ale Ježiš pokračoval: „Asi by ste mi radi pripomenuli príslovie:‚Lekár, uzdrav sa sám!‘ Prečo neurobíš doma také isté zázraky, ako si urobil v Kafarnaume?“ –24„Viete prečo? Lebo nik nie je prorokom vo svojej domovine.25Len si spomeňte, ako to bolo za čias proroka Eliáša, keď tri a pol roka nepršalo. Vtedy v celej krajine nastal veľký hlad.26V Izraeli bolo mnoho vdov, ale Eliáša Boh poslal iba k jednej, a to k pohanskej vdove zo Sarepty v Sidonsku.27Alebo za čias proroka Elizea bolo v Izraeli veľa malomocných, ale uzdravený bol iba Náman, pohan zo Sýrie.“28Po týchto slovách sa poslucháči v synagóge rozzúrili,29schmatli Ježiša a vyviedli ho za mesto na svah vrchu, na ktorom bolo ich mesto postavené, a chceli ho odtiaľ zhodiť dolu.30Ale stratil sa im v dave a odišiel odtiaľ.
Ježiš dokazuje svoju moc
31Pobral sa do Kafarnauma v Galilei a každú sobotu tam vyučoval.32Aj tu poslucháčov uchvátil, lebo z jeho slov vyžarovala zvláštna moc.33Raz, keď učil v synagóge, bol tam muž posadnutý nečistým duchom a začal vykrikovať:34„Choď preč! Čo ťa je do nás, Ježiš z Nazareta? Prišiel si nás zahubiť? Ja viem, kto si: Svätý Boží Syn!“35Ale Ježiš mu pohrozil: „Buď ticho a vyjdi z neho!“ Zlý duch tým mužom ešte mocne zalomcoval, hodil ho medzi nich a vyšiel z neho, ale mu neublížil.36Ohromení ľudia sa navzájom spytovali: „Čo je to v jeho slovách? S akou autoritou rozkazuje démonom, že ho na slovo poslúchajú?“37A chýr o tom, čo sa stalo, sa ihneď rozletel po celom okolí.
Uzdravenie Petrovej svokry
38Zo synagógy sa pobral do domu rybára Šimona. Šimonova svokra bola ťažko chorá a lomcovala ňou vysoká horúčka. Prosili ho, aby ju uzdravil.39Ježiš sa sklonil nad chorú a na jeho slovo jej horúčka ihneď klesla. Vstala z postele a šla im pripraviť jedlo.40Keď zapadlo slnko, všetci privádzali k nemu svojich blízkych, ktorí trpeli rozličnými neduhmi. Kládol na nich ruky a uzdravoval ich.41Mnohých oslobodil aj od démonov, ktorí kričali: „Ty si Syn Boží!“ Ale Ježiš im pohrozil, lebo nechcel, aby práve oni hovorili, že je Mesiáš.42Zavčasu ráno odišiel z domu na pusté miesto. Ľudia ho všade hľadali, a keď ho našli, chceli mu zabrániť, aby od nich odišiel.43Ale on im povedal: „Musím aj na iných miestach hlásať radostnú správu o prichádzajúcom Božom kráľovstve, veď na to ma Boh poslal.“ A tak prechádzal judskou krajinou a kázal v rozličných synagógach.
1And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness (Mt 4,1; Mk 1,12; Lk 1,15; Lk 3,3; Lk 3,21; Lk 3,22; Lk 4,14; Lk 4,18; Jn 1,33; Jn 3,34; Sk 6,5; Sk 10,38)2for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. (Dt 9,9; Dt 9,18; 1 Kr 19,8; Jn 4,6; Hebr 2,18; Hebr 4,15)3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” (Mt 14,33; Lk 3,8)4And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” (Dt 8,3; Lk 4,8; Lk 4,10; Jn 4,34; Ef 6,17)5And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, (Mt 4,8)6and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. (Zjv 13,2)7If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”8And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’” (Dt 6,13; 1 Sam 7,3; Lk 4,4; Lk 4,12)9And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, (Mt 4,5; Lk 4,3)10for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ (Ž 91,11)11and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” (Lk 4,10)12And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” (Dt 6,16; Iz 7,12)13And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. (Lk 22,53; Jn 14,30)
Jesus Begins His Ministry
14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. (Mt 4,12; Lk 4,1; Lk 4,37; Sk 1,8)15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. (Mt 4,23)
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. (Mt 13,54; Mk 6,1; Mk 6,2; Lk 2,39; Lk 2,51; Lk 4,31; Sk 13,15; Sk 13,27; Sk 15,21; Sk 17,2)17And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, (Lk 3,4; Sk 8,28)18“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 proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, (Ž 146,7; Iz 42,7; Iz 58,6; Iz 61,1; Mt 11,5; Lk 4,1; Lk 6,20; Jn 9,39; Sk 1,2; Sk 26,18)19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Lv 25,10; Iz 49,8; 2 Kor 6,2)20And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. (Mt 5,1; Mt 13,2; Mt 26,55; Lk 19,48; Jn 8,2; Sk 3,4)21And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” (Mt 1,22; Mk 12,10; Sk 8,35)22And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” (Ž 45,2; Mt 13,55; Lk 3,23; Jn 6,42)23And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” (Mt 11,23; Mt 27,42; Mk 2,1; Lk 23,39; Jn 4,46)24And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. (Mt 13,57)25But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, (1 Kr 17,1; 1 Kr 18,1; Jak 5,17; Zjv 11,6)26and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. (1 Kr 17,9)27And there were many lepers[1] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” (2 Kr 5,1; 2 Kr 7,3)28When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.29And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. (Nm 15,35; Sk 7,58)30But passing through their midst, he went away. (Jn 8,59; Jn 10,39)
Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon
31And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, (Mt 4,13; Mt 4,23; Mk 1,21; Mk 6,2; Lk 4,15)32and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. (Mt 7,28; Lk 4,36)33And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, (Lk 4,31)34“Ha![2] What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” (Mt 8,29; Lk 1,35; Jn 6,69; Sk 3,14; Sk 19,15; Hebr 7,26; Jak 2,19; 1 Jn 2,20; Zjv 3,7)35But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. (Mt 12,16; Lk 4,41)36And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” (Mt 8,27; Lk 4,32)37And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region. (Lk 4,14)
Jesus Heals Many
38And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. (Mt 8,14; Mk 1,29; 1 Kor 9,5)39And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. (Mt 8,26; Mt 17,18; Mk 4,39; Mk 9,25; Lk 8,24; Lk 9,42)40Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. (Mk 5,23)41And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. (Mt 1,17; Mt 14,33; Mk 3,11; Lk 4,33; Sk 16,17)
Jesus Preaches in Synagogues
42And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, (Mk 1,35; Mk 1,36; Lk 5,16)43but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” (Mt 4,23; Mt 24,14; Lk 8,1; Lk 13,33; Lk 16,16; Sk 8,12)44And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.[3] (Mk 1,39)