Luke 4 Bible in Basic English
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1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land
1 Y JESÚS, lleno del Espíritu Santo, volvió del Jordán, y fué llevado por el Espíritu al desierto
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 tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.
2 Por cuarenta días, y era tentado del diablo. Y no comió cosa en aquellos días: los cuales pasados, tuvo hambre.
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.
3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
3 Entonces el diablo le dijo: Si eres Hijo de Dios, di á esta piedra que se haga pan.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.
4 Y Jesús respondiéndole, dijo: Escrito está: Que no con pan solo vivirá el hombre, mas con toda palabra de Dios.
4 Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.
5 Y le llevó el diablo á un alto monte, y le mostró en un momento de tiempo todos los reinos de la tierra.
5 The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.
6 Y le dijo el diablo: A ti te daré toda esta potestad, y la gloria de ellos; porque á mí es entregada, y á quien quiero la doy:
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 then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.
7 Pues si tú adorares delante de mí, serán todos tuyos.
7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
8 And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.
8 Y respondiendo Jesús, le dijo: Vete de mí, Satanás, porque escrito está: A tu Señor Dios adorarás, y á él solo servirás.
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 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
9 Y le llevó á Jerusalem, y púsole sobre las almenas del templo, y le dijo: Si eres Hijo de Dios, échate de aquí abajo:
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 He will give his angels orders to take care of you:
10 Porque escrito está: Que á sus ángeles mandará de ti, que te guarden;
10 for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’
11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
11 Y en las manos te llevarán, porque no dañes tu pie en piedra.
11 and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
12 Y respondiendo Jesús, le dijo: Dicho está: No tentarás al Señor tu Dios.
12 Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.
13 Y acabada toda tentación, el diablo se fué de él por un tiempo.
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
14 Y Jesús volvió en virtud del Espíritu á Galilea, y salió la fama de él por toda la tierra de alrededor.
14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
15 And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
15 Y enseñaba en las sinagogas de ellos, y era glorificado de todos.
15 He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.
16 Y vino á Nazaret, donde había sido criado; y entró, conforme á su costumbre, el día del sábado en la sinagoga, y se levantó á leer.
16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,
17 Y fuéle dado el libro del profeta Isaías; y como abrió el libro, halló el lugar donde estaba escrito:
17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
18 El Espíritu del Señor es sobre mí, por cuanto me ha ungido para dar buenas nuevas á los pobres: me ha enviado para sanar á los quebrantados de corazón; para pregonar á los cautivos libertad, y á los ciegos vista; para poner en libertad á los quebrantados:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
19 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.
19 Para predicar el año agradable del Señor.
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.
20 Y rollando el libro, lo dió al ministro, y sentóse: y los ojos de todos en la sinagoga estaban fijos en él.
20 He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
21 Y comenzó á decirles: Hoy se ha cumplido esta Escritura en vuestros oídos.
21 He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
22 Y todos le daban testimonio, y estaban maravillados de las palabras de gracia que salían de su boca, y decían: ¿No es éste el hijo de José?
22 All testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
23 And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.
23 Y les dijo: Sin duda me diréis este refrán: Médico, cúrate á ti mismo: de tantas cosas que hemos oído haber sido hechas en Capernaum, haz también aquí en tu tierra.
23 He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’”
24 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.
24 Y dijo: De cierto os digo, que ningún profeta es acepto en su tierra.
24 He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
25 Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
25 Mas en verdad os digo, [que] muchas viudas había en Israel en los días de Elías, cuando el cielo fué cerrado por tres años y seis meses, que hubo una grande hambre en toda la tierra;
25 But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
26 But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
26 Pero á ninguna de ellas fué enviado Elías, sino á Sarepta de Sidón, á una mujer viuda.
26 Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27 And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.
27 Y muchos leprosos había en Israel en tiempo del profeta Eliseo; mas ninguno de ellos fué limpio, sino Naamán el Siro.
27 There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”
28 And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.
28 Entonces todos en la sinagoga fueron llenos de ira, oyendo estas cosas;
28 They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue as they heard these things.
29 And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
29 Y levantándose, le echaron fuera de la ciudad, y le llevaron hasta la cumbre del monte sobre el cual la ciudad de ellos estaba edificada, para despeñarle.
29 They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
30 But he came through them and went on his way.
30 Mas él, pasando por medio de ellos, se fué.
30 But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.
31 Y descendió á Capernaum, ciudad de Galilea. Y los enseñaba en los sábados.
31 He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
32 And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
32 Y se maravillaban de su doctrina, porque su palabra era con potestad.
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
33 And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,
33 Y estaba en la sinagoga un hombre que tenía un espíritu de un demonio inmundo, el cual exclamó á gran voz,
33 In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.
34 Diciendo: Déjanos, ¿qué tenemos contigo, Jesús Nazareno? ¿has venido á destruirnos? Yo te conozco quién eres, el Santo de Dios.
34 saying, “Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God!”
35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.
35 Y Jesús le increpó, diciendo: Enmudece, y sal de él. Entonces el demonio, derribándole en medio, salió de él, y no le hizo daño alguno.
35 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
36 And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.
36 Y hubo espanto en todos, y hablaban unos á otros, diciendo: ¿Qué palabra es ésta, que con autoridad y potencia manda á los espíritus inmundos, y salen?
36 Amazement came on all and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
37 And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.
37 Y la fama de él se divulgaba de todas partes por todos los lugares de la comarca.
37 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
38 And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her
38 Y levantándose Jesús de la sinagoga, entró en casa de Simón: y la suegra de Simón estaba con una grande fiebre; y le rogaron por ella.
38 He rose up from the synagogue and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him to help her.
39 He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.
39 E inclinándose hacia ella, riñó á la fiebre; y la fiebre la dejó; y ella levantándose luego, les servía.
39 He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
40 And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.
40 Y poniéndose el sol, todos los que tenían enfermos de diversas enfermedades, los traían á él; y él, poniendo las manos sobre cada uno de ellos, los sanaba.
40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.
41 Y salían también demonios de muchos, dando voces, y diciendo: Tú eres el Hijo de Dios. Mas riñéndolos no les dejaba hablar; porque sabían que él era el Cristo.
41 Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.
42 Y siendo ya de día salió, y se fué á un lugar desierto: y las gentes le buscaban, y vinieron hasta él; y le detenían para que no se apartase de ellos.
42 When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn’t go away from them.
43 But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.
43 Mas él les dijo: Que también á otras ciudades es necesario que anuncie el evangelio del reino de Dios; porque para esto soy enviado.
43 But he said to them, “I must preach the good news of God’s Kingdom to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent.”
44 And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.
44 Y predicaba en las sinagogas de Galilea.
44 He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
Cross references (44)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 4:1–11; Acts 10:38; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:18; Isaiah 61:1
- 2 Exodus 34:28; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Kings 19:8; Deuteronomy 9:9; Hebrews 2:18
- 3 Matthew 4:3; Luke 3:22
- 4 Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4; Matthew 6:31; Ephesians 6:17; Exodus 23:25
- 5 1 John 2:15–16; 1 Corinthians 15:52; Matthew 4:8; Psalm 73:19; Job 20:5
- 6 John 12:31; 1 John 5:19; John 14:30; Ephesians 2:2; Revelation 20:2–3
- 7 Psalm 72:11; Revelation 22:8; Revelation 5:8; Luke 8:28; Matthew 2:11
- 8 Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20; Matthew 4:10; Psalm 83:18; Revelation 19:10
- 9 Matthew 4:5–6; Luke 4:3; Romans 1:4; Matthew 8:29; Job 2:6
- 10 Psalm 91:11–12; Hebrews 1:14; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Luke 4:3
- 11 Psalm 91:12
- 12 Deuteronomy 6:16; Hebrews 3:8–9; 1 Corinthians 10:9; Malachi 3:15; Matthew 4:7
- 13 James 4:7; Hebrews 4:15; Matthew 4:11; John 14:30
- 14 Acts 10:37; Matthew 4:23–25; Matthew 4:12; Mark 1:28; Mark 1:14
- 15 Matthew 4:23; Isaiah 55:5; Mark 1:39; Mark 1:45; Matthew 9:8
- 16 Matthew 2:23; Mark 6:1–3; Matthew 13:54–55; Acts 13:14–16; Luke 2:51
- 17 Isaiah 61:1–3; Acts 13:15; Acts 7:42; Acts 13:27; Luke 20:42
- 18 Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 11:5; Psalm 146:7–8; Acts 10:38; Luke 7:22
- 19 Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 63:4; Luke 19:42; Leviticus 25:50–54; Leviticus 25:8–13
- 20 Luke 4:17; John 8:2; Acts 16:13; Matthew 5:1–2; Luke 5:3
- 21 John 4:25–26; Acts 3:18; Matthew 13:14; Luke 10:23–24; Acts 2:16–18
- 22 Matthew 13:54–56; Psalm 45:2; John 6:42; Acts 6:10; Mark 6:2–3
- 23 Matthew 11:23–24; John 4:46–53; John 2:3–4; Mark 2:1–12; Romans 2:21–22
- 24 Matthew 13:57; John 4:44; Mark 6:4–5; Acts 22:3; Acts 22:18–22
- 25 James 5:17; 1 Kings 17:1; Matthew 20:15; 1 Kings 18:1–2; Mark 7:26–29
- 26 1 Kings 17:9–24; Matthew 11:21; Obadiah 20
- 27 2 Kings 5:1–27; John 17:12; Matthew 12:4; 1 Kings 19:19–21; Job 36:23
- 28 Acts 7:54; Acts 22:21–23; Jeremiah 37:15–16; Luke 6:11; Luke 11:53–54
- 29 John 8:59; John 8:37; Acts 21:28–32; John 15:24–25; Hebrews 13:12
- 30 John 10:39; John 8:59; John 18:6–7; Acts 12:18
- 31 Mark 1:21–28; Matthew 4:13; Acts 17:1–3; Acts 13:50–14:2; Matthew 10:23
- 32 Luke 4:36; Matthew 7:28–29; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; Hebrews 4:12–13; Titus 2:15
- 33 Mark 1:23
- 34 Mark 1:24; James 2:19; Matthew 8:29; Revelation 3:7; Luke 1:35
- 35 Luke 4:41; Luke 4:39; Matthew 8:26; Revelation 12:12; Mark 9:26
- 36 Luke 4:32; Mark 16:17–20; Mark 7:37; Luke 10:17–20; Mark 1:27
- 37 Mark 1:45; Luke 4:14; Isaiah 52:13; Matthew 9:26; Matthew 4:23–25
- 38 Matthew 8:14–15; Mark 1:29–31; James 5:14–15; John 11:22; Luke 7:3–4
- 39 Luke 4:41; Luke 4:35; Luke 8:24; Luke 8:2–3; 2 Corinthians 5:14–15
- 40 Mark 1:32–34; Matthew 8:16–17; Mark 5:23; Acts 19:12; Mark 3:10
- 41 Mark 1:34; James 2:19; Acts 16:17–18; John 20:31; Luke 4:34–35
- 42 Luke 6:12; Mark 1:35–38; John 4:34; Mark 1:45; John 6:24
- 43 Mark 1:38–39; 2 Timothy 4:2; John 6:38–40; John 20:21; Mark 1:14–15
- 44 Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:39; Luke 4:15
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