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Text -- Luke 4:27-44 (NET)
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4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha , yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian .”
4:28 When they heard this , all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage .
4:29 They got up , forced him out of the town , and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built , so that they could throw him down the cliff .
4:30 But he passed through the crowd and went on his way .
Ministry in Capernaum
4:31 So he went down to Capernaum , a town in Galilee , and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people .
4:32 They were amazed at his teaching , because he spoke with authority .
4:33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon , and he cried out with a loud voice ,
4:34 “Ha ! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene ! Have you come to destroy us ? I know who you are – the Holy One of God .”
4:35 But Jesus rebuked him : “Silence ! Come out of him !” Then , after the demon threw the man down in their midst , he came out of him without hurting him .
4:36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another , “What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits , and they come out !”
4:37 So the news about him spread into all areas of the region .
4:38 After Jesus left the synagogue , he entered Simon’s house . Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever , and they asked Jesus to help her .
4:39 So he stood over her , commanded the fever , and it left her . Immediately she got up and began to serve them .
4:40 As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus . He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them .
4:41 Demons also came out of many , crying out , “You are the Son of God !” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak , because they knew that he was the Christ .
4:42 The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place . Yet the crowds were seeking him , and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them .
4:43 But Jesus said to them , “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too , for that is what I was sent to do.”
4:44 So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Jonah, Book of |
Isaiah, The Book of |
Nazareth |
Capernaum |
Synagogue |
Miracles |
Law |
Naaman |
Demons |
TRINITY, 1 |
DEMON; DEMONIAC; DEMONOLOGY |
Elisha |
John |
PALESTINE, 3 |
Intercession |
Persecution |
Reproof |
Peter |
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NET Notes -> Luk 4:27; Luk 4:27; Luk 4:27; Luk 4:28; Luk 4:29; Luk 4:29; Luk 4:29; Luk 4:29; Luk 4:30; Luk 4:30; Luk 4:31; Luk 4:31; Luk 4:31; Luk 4:31; Luk 4:31; Luk 4:32; Luk 4:32; Luk 4:32; Luk 4:32; Luk 4:33; Luk 4:33; Luk 4:33; Luk 4:34; Luk 4:34; Luk 4:35; Luk 4:35; Luk 4:35; Luk 4:35; Luk 4:35; Luk 4:36; Luk 4:36; Luk 4:36; Luk 4:36; Luk 4:37; Luk 4:37; Luk 4:37; Luk 4:38; Luk 4:38; Luk 4:38; Luk 4:39; Luk 4:39; Luk 4:39; Luk 4:39; Luk 4:39; Luk 4:39; Luk 4:40; Luk 4:40; Luk 4:40; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:41; Luk 4:42; Luk 4:42; Luk 4:42; Luk 4:43; Luk 4:43; Luk 4:43; Luk 4:43; Luk 4:43; Luk 4:43; Luk 4:44; Luk 4:44
NET Notes: Luk 4:27 The reference to Naaman the Syrian (see 2 Kgs 5:1-24) is another example where an outsider and Gentile was blessed. The stress in the example is the m...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:29 The attempt to throw him down the cliff looks like “lynch law,” but it may really be an indication that Jesus was regarded as a false prop...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:30 The verb πορεύομαι (poreuomai) in Luke often suggests divine direction, “to go in a led direction...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:31 Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Luk 4:32 Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim (with authority). A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:33 Grk “having an unclean, demonic spirit,” that is, an evil spirit. This is the only place Luke uses this lengthy phrase. Normally he simply...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:34 The confession of Jesus as the Holy One here is significant, coming from an unclean spirit. Jesus, as the Holy One of God, who bears God’s Spiri...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:35 The departure of the evil spirit from the man without hurting him shows Jesus’ total deliverance and protection of this individual.
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NET Notes: Luk 4:36 The phrase with authority and power is in an emphatic position in the Greek text. Once again the authority of Jesus is the point, but now it is not ju...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:38 Grk “they asked him about her.” It is clear from the context that they were concerned about her physical condition. The verb “to hel...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:40 Or “laid.” The participle ἐπιτεθείς (epiteqei") has been translated as a finite verb du...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:41 Note how Luke associates Son of God with Messiah (Christ) in this context, a regal connection with OT roots (Ps 2:7). Also, see the note on Christ in ...
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NET Notes: Luk 4:42 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate that the crowds still sought Jesus in spite of his withdrawal.
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