Luke 4:42-43

4:42 The next morning ¹  Jesus ²  departed and went to a deserted place. Yet ³  the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them. 4:43 But Jesus ⁴  said to them, “I must ⁵  proclaim the good news of the kingdom ⁶  of God to the other towns ⁷  too, for that is what I was sent ⁸  to do.” ⁹ 

[4:42]  ¹ tn Grk “When it became day.”

[4:42]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:42]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate that the crowds still sought Jesus in spite of his withdrawal.

[4:43]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:43]  ⁵ tn Here δεῖ (dei, “it is necessary”) indicates divine commission (cf. Luke 2:49).

[4:43]  ⁶ sn The good news of the kingdom, the kingdom of the rule of God through the Messiah, is the topic of Jesus’ preaching.

[4:43]  ⁷ tn Or “cities.”

[4:43]  ⁸ sn Jesus was sent by God for this purpose. This is the language of divine commission.

[4:43]  ⁹ tn Grk “because for this purpose I was sent.”