John Trapp Complete Commentary
Luke 4:32
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Ver. 32. For his word was with power] He preached not frigide et trepide, as the scribes; but uttered oracles, and did miracles.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Ver. 32. For his word was with power] He preached not frigide et trepide, as the scribes; but uttered oracles, and did miracles.
Verse 32. _HIS WORD WAS WITH POWER._] εν εξουσια, _With authority_. He assumed the tone and manner of a new Lawgiver; and uttered all his _doctrines_, not in the way of exhortation or advice, but in t...
See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21....
III. THE MINISTRY IN GALILEE -- CHAPTER 4:14-9:50 CHAPTER 4:14-44 _ 1. In the Synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4:14)_ 2. Unbelief and Rejection of Christ. (Luke 4:22) 3. A Demon Cast Out in Capernaum ...
A CASE OF EXORCISM (Mark 12:1 *). Lk. brings Jesus at once to Capernaum and so postpones the call of the first disciples (Mark 1:16) to ch. 5. The narrative keeps close to Mk., but note the phrase spi...
Jesus came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and he was teaching them on the Sabbath day; and they were astonished at his teaching because his speech was with authority. There was in the synagogue...
THE BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION (Luke 4:1-13)...
ASTONISHED. Compare Matthew 7:28. DOCTRINE. teaching. with. Greek. _en.App-104._ POWER. authority, as in Luke 4:6....
The Healing of a Demoniac 31. _came down to Capernaum_ St Matthew (Matthew 4:13-16) sees in this the fulfilment of Isaiah 9:1-2, omitting the first part which should be rendered "At the former time he...
_they were astonished_ The word expresses more sudden and vehement astonishment than the more deeply seated -amaze" of Luke 4:36. _at his doctrine_ Rather, AT HIS TEACHING, referring here to the _man...
THE HEALING OF A DEMONIAC...
ἘΞΕΠΛΉΣΣΟΝΤΟ. The word expresses more sudden and vehement astonishment than the more deeply-seated ‘amaze’ of Luke 4:36. ἘΠῚ ΤΗ͂Ι ΔΙΔΑΧΗ͂Ι ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂. ‘At His teaching,’ referring here to the _manner_ H...
Ver 31. And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. 33. And in the synagogue there wa...
ΈΞΕΠΛΉΣΣΟΝΤΟ _impf. ind. pass. от_ ΕΚΠΛΉΣΣΩ (G1605), _pass._ быть пораженным, изумленным, исполняться изумления, быть очень удивленным (LN, 1:312-13). _Impf._ изображает повторяющееся действие в прошл...
THEY WERE ASTONISHED— _They were powerfully struck,_ or _much affected._ See ch. Luke 2:47....
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Validation of the Son of Man's Authority (Luke 4:31-44) 31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath; 32 and they were ast...
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. For the exposition of this section-embracing, as appears, the first recorded transactions of our Lord on the Sabb...
31-32 Compare Mat_4:13-17; Mar_1:21-22. 31 His rejection in "His own country" led to His making Capernaum "His own city". From this as a base, He circled about on His evangelistic tours, returning th...
THE TEMPTATION. NAZARETH. CAPERNAUM 1-13. The Temptation (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS AND THE DEVIL 4:1-13 V1-2 Jesus returned from the river Jordan. He was full of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit led him into the desert for 4...
AT HIS DOCTRINE. — Better, _His teaching,_ as elsewhere. The form and manner was what amazed men. HIS WORD WAS WITH POWER. — The word used is the same as the “authority” of Matthew 7:29. There was no...
CHAPTER 9 A SABBATH IN GALILEE. WE should naturally expect that our physician-Evangelist would have a peculiar interest in Christ's connection with human suffering and disease, and in this we are no...
I ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ : no reference to the scribes by way of contrast, as in Mk., whereby the characterisation loses much of its point....
_In Capernaum; the demoniac_ (Mark 1:21-28). κατῆλθεν εἰς Κ. He went down from _Nazareth_, not from _heaven_, as suggested in Marcion's Gospel, which began here: “Anno quinto-decimo principatus Tiberi...
HEALER AND PREACHER Luke 4:31-44 In after years the evil spirit cried out, “Jesus I know,” Acts 19:15. Evidently our Lord was not only “seen of angels,” but closely watched by the fallen spirits, who...
As man Jesus was tempted. All the words with which He rebutted the attacks of Satan were quotations from the divine law for the government of human life. The exhaustive nature of the temptation is rev...
2. _Residence at Capernaum: Luke 4:31-44_. Five sections: 1 _st._ A general survey (Luke 4:31-32); 2 _d._ The healing of a demoniac (Luke 4:33-37); 3 _d._ That of Peter's mother-in-law ...
1 _st. Luke 4:31-32_. The term, _He went down_, refers to the situation of Capernaum on the sea-shore, in opposition to that of Nazareth on the high land. We have to do here with a permanent abode; c...
THIRD PART: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE, LUKE 4:14 TO LUKE 9:50. The three Synoptics all connect the narrative of the Galilaean ministry with the account of the temptation. But the narrations of...
FIRST CYCLE: VISITS TO NAZARETH AND TO CAPERNAUM, LUKE 4:14-44. The following narratives are grouped around two names _ Nazareth_ (Luke 4:14-30) and _Capernaum_ (Luke 4:31-44)....
(23) And 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. (24) And he said, Verily I say un...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
_THE POWER BEHIND_ ‘His word was with power.’ Luke 4:32 Christ’s word was with power, and it was the consciousness of this that enabled the first Christians, with all their knowledge of human weakn...
The unknown Son of God on earth, Jesus, is led (chapter 4) into the wilderness by the Holy Ghost, with whom He had been sealed, to undergo the temptation of the enemy, beneath which Adam fell. But Jes...
AND THEY WERE ASTONISHED AT HIS DOCTRINE,.... At the matter of it, as well as the manner in which it was delivered, it being so different from the Scribes and Pharisees, they had been used to: FOR HI...
_And came down to Capernaum_ And dwelt there, entirely quitting his abode at Nazareth, in consequence of the rude treatment which he met with from his townsmen. Here let it be observed, that by settli...
AND THEY WERE ASTONISHED AT HIS DOCTRINE; FOR HIS WORD WAS WITH POWER. Up to this point the congregation had listened to Jesus, though with growing indignation, since He dared to expose and flay their...
The attempt to kill the Lord:...
TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL (vs.1-13) The Father having pronounced His delight in His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. In Mark 1:12 it...
31-44 Christ's preaching much affected the people; and a working power went with it to the consciences of men. These miracles showed Christ to be a controller and conqueror of Satan, a healer of dise...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV But "they were all astonished at His doctrine." Of course they were; "for, says (St. Luke), "His word was with power[177] Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV aston...
Luke 4:32 And G2532 astonished G1605 (G5712) at G1909 His G846 teaching G1322 for G3754 His G846 word...
‘And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.' And as the people listened to Him they were astonished at His teaching because His word was with authority. He spoke with p...
THE ANOINTED PROPHET MINISTERS IN CAPERNAUM AND ELSEWHERE (4:31-44). In this passage the work of the Spirit Anointed Prophet is seen as coming to fulfilment. Here we are given the essence of His acti...
TEACHING WITH AUTHORITY, PROCLAIMING THE GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR (4:31-32)...
Luke 4:32. AT HIS TEACHING. Not simply at the manner, as in Nazareth. FOR HIS WORD WAS WITH AUTHORITY. The same idea is expressed in Matthew 7:28-29. The comparison with the astonishment in Nazareth...
CHRONOLOGY. A number of events occurred in Judea before the ministry in Galilee spoken of in Luke 4:14-15, according to Andrews the whole of the first year. (See notes on Matthew 4:12; comp. John 1:35...
Rest of the sentence as in Mark, which see, except that Luke omits "and not as their scribes" and uses οτ ην instead of ως εχων....
Luke 4:14. _And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:_ Ah, dear brethren, if our Lord Jesus needed «the power of the Spirit», how much more do you and I need it! We have no power of...
CONTENTS: Temptation of Jesus. Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth. Casting of demons out of man at Capernaum. Healing of Peter's wife's mother and others. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, Josep...
Luke 4:2. _Being tempted forty days he afterward hungered._ During this space he lived like Moses on the mount, conversing with the Father in all the glories of his kingdom. His humanity was renovated...
_For His word was with power_ THE WORD AND POWER Witness the ministry of Chalmers. It is said that Professor Young, who occupied the chair of Greek in the university, on one occasion “was so electri...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 4:16 The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee. Except for Luke 8:26, this next section of Luke takes place in Galilee....
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 4:32 HIS WORD POSSESSED AUTHORITY. The rabbis merely cited other rabbis’ opinions; Jesus’ teachings had authority of their own (see Matthew 5:22)....
JESUS TEACHES WITH GREAT AUTHORITY MARK 1:21-28; LUKE 4:31-37; MARK 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught....
CHAPTER 4 VER. 1. _And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan_, having been there baptized by John a little time before, and having _visibly_ received the Holy Spirit, whose fulness...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 4:31. CAME DOWN.—Capernaum being situated on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth being higher on the hills. TAUGHT THEM ON THE SABBATH DAYS.—Rather, “He was teaching them...
EXPOSITION LUKE 4:1 THE TEMPTATION. The consecration of our Lord in his baptism was immediately followed by what is known as his temptation. It is, perhaps, the most mysterious and least understood...
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan (Luke 4:1), Now He was at Jordan where He was baptized by John, and He returned from Jordan. and was led by the Spirit into the wildernes...
1 Corinthians 14:24; 1 Corinthians 14:25; 1 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Corinthians 2:5;...
They were astonished [ε ξ ε π λ η σ σ ο ν τ ο]. See on Matthew 7:28....