Part 7

003:032 son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,

003:033 son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,

003:034 son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,

003:035 son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,

003:036 son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

003:037 son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan,

003:038 son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

004:001 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,

004:002 tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger.

004:003 Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."

004:004 "It is written," replied Jesus, "`It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"

004:005 The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.

004:006 And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.

004:007 If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'

004:008 Jesus answered him, "It is written, `To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"

004:009 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and 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."