Luke 4:43-44

4:43 But Jesus ¹  said to them, “I must ²  proclaim the good news of the kingdom ³  of God to the other towns ⁴  too, for that is what I was sent ⁵  to do.” ⁶  4:44 So ⁷  he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea. ⁸ 

Matthew 9:35

Workers for the Harvest

9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns ⁹  and villages, teaching in their synagogues, ¹⁰  preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness. ¹¹ 

Mark 6:6

6:6 And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then ¹²  he went around among the villages and taught.

Acts 10:38

10:38 with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, ¹³  that ¹⁴  God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He ¹⁵  went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, ¹⁶  because God was with him. ¹⁷ 

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Here δεῖ (dei, “it is necessary”) indicates divine commission (cf. Luke 2:49).

³ sn The good news of the kingdom, the kingdom of the rule of God through the Messiah, is the topic of Jesus’ preaching.

⁴ tn Or “cities.”

⁵ sn Jesus was sent by God for this purpose. This is the language of divine commission.

⁶ tn Grk “because for this purpose I was sent.”

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the summarization.

⁸ tc Most mss (A D Θ Ψ Ë¹³ 33 Ï latt) have “of Galilee”; others, “of the Jews” (W). “Judea” (read by Ì⁷⁵ א B Q 579 892 pc sa, and [with minor variation] C L ˹ 1241) is probably the original reading since it is both the harder reading and supported by the best witnesses. “Galilee” is an assimilation to Mark 1:39 and Matt 4:23.

⁹ tn Or “cities.”

¹⁰ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

¹¹ tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹³ sn The somewhat awkward naming of Jesus as from Nazareth here is actually emphatic. He is the key subject of these key events.

¹⁴ tn Or “how.” The use of ὡς (Jws) as an equivalent to ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect or even direct discourse is well documented. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5 lists Acts 10:28 in this category.

¹⁵ tn Grk “power, who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the pronoun “he,” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

¹⁶ tn The translation “healing all who were oppressed by the devil” is given in L&N 22.22.

¹⁷ sn See Acts 7:9.