Passage

Luke 4.1-13

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness 2. during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. 3. And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread. 4. And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. 5. And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6. And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7. If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. 8. And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9. And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10. for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee: 11. and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12. And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. 13. And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season."

"14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about. 15. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all." (Luke 4:1-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness 2. for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry. 3. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4. Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” 5. The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6. The devil said to him, “I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want. 7. If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.” 8. Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’” 9. He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here, 10. for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’ 11. and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’” 12. Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” 13. When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time."

"14. Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area. 15. He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all." (Luke 4:1-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2. Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 5. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. ^{worship me: or, fall down before me} 8. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9. And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10. For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: 11. And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12. And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season."

"14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all." (Luke 4:1-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness, 2. forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered, 3. and the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.' 4. And Jesus answered him, saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.' 5. And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6. and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it; 7. thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me, all shall be thine.' 8. And Jesus answering him said, 'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.' 9. And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, 'If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence, 10. for it hath been written, To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee, 11. and, On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.' 12. And Jesus answering said to him, 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.' 13. And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season."

"14. And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a fame went forth through all the region round about concerning him, 15. and he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all." (Luke 4:1-15, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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