Luke 4, side by side

Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.

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1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

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1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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2for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.

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2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

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3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

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3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

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4Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”

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4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

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5The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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6The 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.

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6And 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.

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7If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”

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7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

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8Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’ ”

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8And 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.

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9He 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,

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9And 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:

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10for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’

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10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

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11and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

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11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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12Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

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12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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13When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.

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13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

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14Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.

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14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

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15He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

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15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

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16He 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.

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16And 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 for to read.

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17The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

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17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

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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,

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18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

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19and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

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19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

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20He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

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20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

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21He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

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21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

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22All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

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22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

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23He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’ ”

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23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

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24He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

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24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

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25But 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.

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25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

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26Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

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27There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”

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27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

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28They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.

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28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

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29They 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.

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29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

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30But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.

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30But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

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31He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,

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31And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

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32and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

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32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

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33In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

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33And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

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34saying, “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!”

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34Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

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35Jesus 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.

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35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

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36Amazement 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!”

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36And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

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37News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

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37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

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38He 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 for her.

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38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

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39He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.

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39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

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40When 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.

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40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

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41Demons 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.

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41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

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42When 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.

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42And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

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43But 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.”

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43And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

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44He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

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44And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

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