Luke 3:23-4:30
Skip Heitzig
| Luke 3 (NKJV™) | |
| 23 | Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, |
| 24 | the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, |
| 25 | the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, |
| 26 | the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, |
| 27 | the son of Joannas, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, |
| 28 | the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, |
| 29 | the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, |
| 30 | the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, |
| 31 | the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
| 32 | the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, |
| 33 | the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, |
| 34 | the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, |
| 35 | the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, |
| 36 | the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, |
| 37 | the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, |
| 38 | the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. |
| Luke 4 (NKJV™) | |
| 1 | Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, |
| 2 | being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. |
| 3 | And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." |
| 4 | But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'" |
| 5 | Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. |
| 6 | And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. |
| 7 | "Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours." |
| 8 | And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.'" |
| 9 | Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. |
| 10 | "For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,' |
| 11 | "and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.'" |
| 12 | And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.'" |
| 13 | Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. |
| 14 | Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. |
| 15 | And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. |
| 16 | So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. |
| 17 | And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: |
| 18 | "The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; |
| 19 | To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD." |
| 20 | Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. |
| 21 | And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." |
| 22 | So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, "Is this not Joseph's son?" |
| 23 | He said to them, "You will surely say this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.'" |
| 24 | Then He said, "Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. |
| 25 | "But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; |
| 26 | "but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. |
| 27 | "And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian." |
| 28 | So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, |
| 29 | and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. |
| 30 | Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. |
New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Gospel of Luke, written for those with a gentile background, emphasizes Jesus as the Son of Man. Skip Heitzig shows how Luke reflects on the humanity and compassion of Jesus Christ.
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