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.
الشيطان يجرب يسوع
(متى 4:1-11، مرقس 1:12-13)1 ورجَعَ يَسوعُ مِنْ نَهرِ الأُردُنِ، وهوَ مُمتَلئٌ مِنَ الرّوحِ القُدُسِ، فاَقتادَهُ الرّوحُ في البرّيّةِ 2 أربعينَ يومًا، وإبليسُ يُجرّبُهُ، وما أكَلَ شيئًا في تِلكَ الأيّامِ حتى اَنقَضَت فَجاعَ. 3 فقالَ لَه إبليسُ: «إنْ كُنتَ اَبنَ اللهِ، فقُلْ لهذا الحجَرِ أنْ يَصيرَ خُبزًا». 4 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «يَقولُ الكتابُ: ما بِالخُبزِ وحدَهُ يَحيا الإنسانُ».
5 وأصعَدَهُ إبليسُ إلى جبَلٍ مُرتَفِعٍ وأراهُ في لَحظَةٍ مِنَ الزّمَنِ جميعَ ممالِكِ العالَمِ، 6 وقالَ لَهُ: «أُعطيكَ هذا السّلطانَ كُلّهُ ومَجدَ هذِهِ الممالِكِ، لأنّني أملكُهُ وأنا أُعطيهِ لِمَنْ أشاءُ. 7 فإنْ سَجَدتَ لي يكونُ كُلّهُ لكَ». 8 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «يَقولُ الكِتابُ: لِلرّبّ إلهِكَ تَسجُدُ، وإيّاهُ وحدَهُ تَعبُدُ».
9 وأخذَهُ إبليسُ إلى أُورُشليمَ، وأوقَفَهُ على شُرفَةِ الهَيكَلِ وقالَ لَهُ: «إنْ كُنتَ اَبنَ اللهِ، فألقِ بِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ هُنا إلى الأسفَلِ، 10 لأنّ الكِتابَ يَقولُ: يُوصي اللهُ مَلائكَتَهُ بِكَ لِيحفَظوكَ. 11 وهُم يَحمِلونَكَ على أيديهِم لِئلاّ تَصدِمَ رِجلَكَ بحَجَرٍ». 12 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «ولكِنْ قِيلَ: لا تُجرّبِ الرّبّ إلهَكَ».
13 وبَعدَما جرّبَهُ إبليسُ بِكُلّ تَجرِبَةٍ، فارَقهُ إلى حِينٍ.
الناصرة ترفض يسوع
(متى 13:53-58، مرقس 6:1-6)14 ورجَعَ يَسوعُ إلى الجَليلِ، وهوَ مُمتلِئٌ بِقوّةِ الرّوحِ القُدُسِ، فَذاعَ صِيتُهُ في جميعِ تِلك الأنحاءِ. 15 وكانَ يُعَلّمُ في مَجامِعِهِم، فيُمجّدونَهُ كُلّهُم.
16 وجاءَ يَسوعُ إلى الناصِرَةِ حَيثُ نَشأَ، ودخَلَ المجمَعَ يومَ السّبتِ على عادَتِهِ، وقامَ ليَقرَأَ. 17 فناوَلوهُ كِتابَ النّبيّ إشَعيا، فلمّا فتَحَ الكِتابَ وجَدَ المكانَ الذي ورَدَ فيهِ:
18 «رُوحُ الرّبّ علَيّ
لأنّهُ مَسحني لأُبَشّرَ المساكينَ،
أرسَلَني لأُناديَ لِلأسرى بالحُريّةِ،
وللعُميانِ بِعَودَةِ البصَرِ إليهِم،
لأُحَرّرَ المَظلومينَ
19 وأُعلِنَ الوَقتَ الذي فيهِ
يَقبَلُ الرّبّ شعبَهُ».
20 وأغلَقَ يَسوعُ الكِتابَ وأعادَهُ إلى خادِمِ المَجمَعِ وجَلَسَ. وكانَت عُيونُ الحاضِرينَ كُلّهِم شاخِصَةً إليهِ. 21 فأخَذَ يقولُ لهُم: «اليومَ تَمّت هذِهِ الكَلِماتُ التي تَلَوْتُها على مَسامِعِكُم». 22 فشَهِدوا لَه كُلّهُم، وتَعَجّبوا مِنْ كلامِ النّعمَةِ الذي يَخرُجُ مِنْ فَمِهِ، وقالوا: «أما هوَ اَبنُ يوسُفَ؟»
23 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «ستَقولونَ لي هذا المثَلَ: يا طبيبُ اَشفِ نفسَكَ: فاَعمَلْ هُنا في وطنِكَ ما سَمِعنا أنّكَ عمِلتَهُ في كَفْرناحومَ». 24 وقالَ لهُم: «الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: لا يُقبَلُ نَبِيّ في وَطَنِهِ. 25 وبِحَقّ أقولُ لكُم: نَعَم، كانَ في إِسرائيلَ كثيرٌ مِنَ الأرامِلِ في زَمَنِ إيليّا، حينَ تَوقّفَ المطَرُ ثلاثَ سنَواتٍ وسِتّةَ أشهُرٍ، فحَدثَتْ مَجاعَةٌ شَديدَةٌ في البِلادِ كُلّها، 26 وما أرسَلَ اللهُ إيليّا إلى واحِدَةٍ مِنهُنّ، بل أرسلَهُ إلى أرمَلَةٍ في صَرَفَةِ صَيدا. 27 وكانَ في إِسرائيلَ كثيرٌ مِنَ البُرصِ في زمَنِ النّبي أليشَعَ، فما طهّرَ اللهُ أحَدًا مِنهُم إلاّ نُعْمانَ السوريّ».
28 فلمّا سَمِعَ الحاضِرونَ في المَجْمَعِ هذا الكلامَ غَضِبوا كثيرًا. 29 فقامُوا، وأخرَجُوهُ إلى خارِجِ المدينةِ، وجاؤوا بِه إلى حافّةِ الجبَلِ الذي كانَت مدينتُهُم مَبنيّةً علَيهِ ليُلقُوهُ مِنها. 30 لكِنّه مَرّ مِنْ بَينِهِم ومَضى.
شفاء رجل فيه روح نجس
(مرقس 1:21-28)31 ونَزَلَ إلى كَفْرَناحومَ، وهيَ مدينةٌ في الجَليلِ، وأخَذَ يُعَلّمُ النّاسَ في السّبتِ. 32 فتعجّبوا كُلّهُم مِنْ تَعليمِهِ، لأنّهُ كانَ يتكَلّمُ بِسُلطانٍ. 33 وكانَ في المَجمعِ رَجُلٌ فيهِ رُوحُ شَيطانٍ نَجِسٍ، فصاحَ بأعلى صوتِهِ: 34 «آه، ما لكَ ولنا، يا يَسوعُ النّاصِريّ؟ أجئْتَ لِتُهلِكنا؟ أنا أعرِفُ مَنْ أنتَ: أنتَ قُدّوسُ اللهِ!» 35 فاَنتَهَرَهُ يَسوعُ، قالَ: «اَخرَسْ واَخْرُجْ مِنَ الرّجُلِ!» فصَرَعَ الشّيطانُ الرّجُلَ في وَسْطِ المَجمَعِ وخرَجَ مِنهُ، مِنْ غَيرِ أنْ يُصيبَهُ بأذى. 36 فاَستَغرَبوا كُلّهُم، وقالَ بَعضُهُم لِبَعضٍ: ما هذا الكلامُ؟ بِسُلطانٍ وقُوّةٍ يأمُرُ الأرواحَ النّجِسَةَ فتَخرُجُ».
37 وذاعَ صيتُهُ في تِلكَ الأنحاءِ كُلّها.
شفاء حماة بطرس
(متى 8:14-17، مرقس 1:29-34)38 ثُمّ ترَكَ المَجمعَ ودخَلَ بَيتَ سِمعانَ. وكانَت حَماةُ سِمعانَ مُصابَةً بِحُمّى شَديدةٍ، فتَوسّلوا إلَيهِ مِنْ أجلِها. 39 فدَنا مِنها، واَنتَهَرَ الحُمّى فتركَتْها، فقامَت في الحالِ وأخذَت تَخدُمُهُم.
40 وعِندَ غُروبِ الشّمسِ، جاءَ النّاسُ بِمَرضاهُم إلى يَسوعَ، وكانوا مُصابينَ بِعِلَلٍ مُختَلِفَةٍ، فوضَعَ يَدَيهِ على كُلّ واحدٍ مِنهُم وشفاهُ. 41 وخرَجَتِ الشّياطينُ مِنْ مَرضى كثيرينَ وهيَ تَصرُخُ: «أنتَ اَبنُ اللهِ!» فكانَ يَسوعُ يَنتهِرُها ويَمنَعُها مِنَ الكلامِ، لأنّها عرَفَت أنّهُ المَسيحُ.
يسوع يعلم في المجامع
(مرقس 1:35-39)42 وخرَجَ يَسوعُ في الصّباحِ، فذَهبَ إلى مكانٍ مُقفرٍ. وبَحثَ عَنهُ النّاسُ، فلمّا وجَدوهُ تَمسّكوا بِه لِئلاّ يَرحَلَ عَنهُم. 43 فقالَ لهُم: «يَجِبُ علَيّ أن أُبَشّرَ سائِرَ المُدُنِ بِمَلكوتِ اللهِ، لأنّي لِهذا أُرسِلتُ». 44 ومَضى يُبَشّرُ في مجامعِ اليهوديّةِ.
