Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:24
No prophet is accepted - Has honor, or is acknowledged as a prophet. See the notes at Matthew 13:57. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:25
Of a truth - Truly, and therefore worthy of your credit. He calls attention to two cases where “acknowledged” prophets had so little honor in their own nation that they bestowed their favors on foreigners. So, says he, such is the want of faith in my own country, that I shall work no miracles here, but shall give the evidence of my divine mission to others.In Israel - In the land of Israel, or Judea. It was therefore the more remarkable, since there were so many in his own country whom he might... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:26
Save unto Sarepta - Sarepta was a town between Tyre and Sidon, near the Mediterranean Sea. It was not a “Jewish” city, but a Sidonian, and therefore a “Gentile” town. The word “save” in this verse does not express the meaning of the original. It would seem to imply that the city was Jewish. The meaning of the verse is this: “He was sent to none of the widows in Israel. He was not sent except to Sarepta, to a woman that was a “Sidonian.” Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 232-236)... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:27
Many lepers - For an account of the leprosy see the notes at Matthew 8:1.Time of Eliseus - Time of Elisha. The word “Eliseus” is the Greek way of writing the word Elisha, as Elias is of Elijah.Saving Naaman the Syrian - The account of his cure is contained in 2 Kings 5:0. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:28
Filled with wrath - They were enraged, probably, for the following reasons:They saw that the cases applied to themselves, because they would not receive the miraculous evidences of his mission. That he would direct his attention to others, and not to them. That the “Gentiles” were objects of compassion with God, and that God often showed more favor to a “single” Gentile than to multitudes of Jews in the same circumstances. That they might be “worse” than the Gentiles. And, That it was a part of... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:29
The brow of the hill whereon ... - The region in which Nazareth was is hilly, though Nazareth was situated “between” two hills, or in a vale among mountains. The place to which they led the Saviour is still shown, and is called the “Mount of Precipitation.” It is at a short distance to the south of Nazareth. See the notes at Matthew 2:23.Cast him down - This was the effect of a popular tumult. They had no legal right to take life on any occasion, and least of all in this furious and irregular... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:30
Passing through the midst of, them, went his way - This escape was very remarkable. It is remarkable that he should escape out of their hands when their very object was to destroy him, and that he should escape in so peaceful a manner, without violence or conflict. A similar case is recorded in John 8:59. There are but two ways of accounting for this:That “other Nazarenes,” who had not been present in the synagogue, heard what was doing and came to rescue him, and in the contest that rose... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:31-44
See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21-39. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 4:22
Luke 4:22. And all the congregation bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words, &c. By this it appears, that our Lord proved and illustrated his assertion, (that the passage he had read was that day fulfilled,) in a discourse of considerable length, the subject of which only is mentioned by Luke. And it seems also, that on this occasion he delivered his thoughts with such strength of reason, clearness of method, and, perhaps also, beauty of expression, that his townsmen, who... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:23
Physician, heal thyself - This proverb was probably in common use at that time. The meaning is this: Suppose that a man should attempt to heal another when he was himself diseased in the same manner; it would be natural to ask him first to cure himself, and thus to render it manifest that he was worthy of confidence. The connection of this proverb, here, is this: “You profess to be the Messiah. You have performed miracles at Capernaum. You profess to be able to deliver us from our maladies, our... read more