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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 4:38-44

29. Many sick people healed (Matthew 4:23-25; Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:29-39; Luke 4:38-44)Further examples of the ministry of Jesus show the presence and power of the kingdom of God in healing those afflicted by Satan (Matthew 4:23-25; Mark 1:29-34). (For the significance of the kingdom of God see earlier section, ‘Jesus and the Kingdom’.) On one occasion when Jesus was staying in Capernaum, he went outside the town to find a quiet place to pray to his Father. Peter thought he was losing... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:33

man. Greek anthropos. App-123 . spirit = Greek. pneuma. App-101 . of . Genitive of Apposition. App-17 . unclean. Occurs thirty times, of which twenty-four apply to demons. devil = demon. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:34

Let us alone = Ah! what have , &c. See note on 2 Samuel 18:10 . Jesus. Demons and Gadarenes, and His enemies could thus irreverently use this name, but His disciples with true reverence called Him" Master", or "Lord "(John 13:13 ). to destroy us. Compare James 2:19 . I know , &c. Greek oida. App-132 . Note the Singular. the Holy One of God. Compare Luke 1:35 . Psalms 16:10 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:35

Hold thy peace = Be muzzled, as in 1 Corinthians 9:9 . Compare Matthew 22:12 , Matthew 22:34 .Mark 1:25 . had thrown, &c. Greek rhipto, the medical word for convulsions. Occurs only here, Luke 17:2 .Matthew 9:36 ; Matthew 15:30 ; Matthew 27:5 ; and Acts 22:23 ; Acts 27:19 , Acts 27:29 . in = into. Greek. eis. App-104 . out of = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 . hurt. Greek. blapto. A medical word, opposed to opheleo = to benefit. Occurs only here and Mark 16:18 . not = in no... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:36

And they were all amazed = Astonishment came upon (Greek. epi. App-104 .) all. amazed . Greek thambos = astonishment. Peculiar to Luke. among = to (Greek. pros. App-104 .)one another. What a word is this! What is this word, that? with. Greek. en. App-104 . authority. Same word as power in Luke 4:6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:37

fame = noise, or ringing in the ears. Greek echos. Not the same word as in Luke 4:14 . Occurs only here, Acts 2:2 and Hebrews 12:19 . The verb echo occurs in Luke 21:25 and 1 Corinthians 13:1 . A medical word (see Colossians 4:14 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:38

And He arose , &c. Compare Matthew 8:14-17 . Mark 1:29-34 . arose out of = arose [and went] out of: taken = pressed, or oppressed. Compare Acts 28:8 . Almostpeculiar to Luke, who uses the word nine times; only three times elsewhere, Matthew 24:4 . 2 Corinthians 5:14 .Philippians 1:1 , Philippians 1:23 (being in a strait). great. Peculiar to Luke, in this connection. besought . Aorist Tense; implying a single act. Not the Imperfect, as generally used. for = concerning. Greek. peri.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:39

stood over her . A medical reference. Peculiar to Luke. rebuked. Peculiar to Luke. immediately . Greek. parachrema. See Luke 1:64 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 4:33

And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, Ah, what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.The fact of demon possession is undeniably taught in the Gospels, nor can the fact of it be rationalized out of existence by the supposition that Jesus merely accommodated himself to popular prejudice, or by supposing that the afflicted merely had such... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 4:35

And Jesus rebuked him saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt.Again from Ash:The threat of the brow of the hill (Luke 4:29) corresponds to the pinnacle of the temple; the expulsion of the demon (Luke 4:35f) to the desire of Satan for Jesus' worship; and the catch of fishes (Luke 5:6) to the bread temptation.[21]This correspondence of these wonders to the sequence of temptations endured by Jesus... read more

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