It is evident that St. Peter was married; but after his call to the apostleship, he left his wife, as St. Jerome writes, in ep. xliii. Chap. ii. ad Julianum, and lib. i. adv. Jovin. See Matthew xix. 29. read more
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 diseases. Where Christ gives a new life, in recovery from sickness, it should be a new life, spent more than ever in his service, to his glory. Our business should be to spread abroad Christ's fame in every place, to beseech him in behalf of those diseased in body or mind, and to use our influence in... read more
Luke 4 OUR CHAPTER OPENS with Him returning from His baptism, full of the Holy Ghost. But before beginning His service He must for forty days be tempted of the devil. To this testing the Spirit led Him, and here we see the glorious contrast between the Second Man and the first. When the first man was created God pronounced all to be very good, but Satan came promptly on the scene, tempted man and ruined him. The Second Man has appeared, and the Father’s voice has pronounced His excellence, so... read more
Healing of a Demoniac and Other Miracles. Luke 4:33-Acts : The healing of the demoniac at Capernaum: v. 33. And in the synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, v. 34. saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee who Thou art; the Holy One of God. v. 35. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in... read more
The healing of Peter's mother-in-law: v. 38. And He arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And. Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought Him for her. v. 39. And He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her; and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. From the synagogue Jesus went directly to the home of Simon Peter, of whose call Luke tells in the next chapter. Having lived at Bethsaida formerly, Simon had moved to... read more
B. Capernaum.—The Prophet mighty in Works and Words before God and all the People. Luke 4:31 to Luke 7:501. The first Settlement, the first miraculous Acts, the first Choice of Apostles at Capernaum.a. Arrival And Activity At Capernaum, And Excursion From Thence Into The Region Round About (Luke 4:31-44)31And [he] came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught8 them on the sabbath days. 32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was withpower. 33And in the synagogue there... read more
Luke A SABBATH IN CAPERNAUM Luk_4:33 - Luk_4:44 . There are seven references to Christ’s preaching in the synagogues in this chapter, and only two in the rest of this Gospel. Probably our Lord somewhat changed His method, and Luke, as the Evangelist of the gospel for Gentile as well as Jew, emphasises the change, as foreshadowing and warranting the similar procedure in Paul’s preaching. This lesson takes us down from the synagogue at Nazareth, among its hills, to that at Capernaum, on the... read more
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 beheld His every act and listened to every word. What a remarkable verdict was that given in Luke 4:34 ! Those who know most of evil are most certain of the ultimate woe which awaits its votaries; and they know genuine goodness when they meet it. Our Lord had overcome the prince of demons, and... read more
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 revealed in Luke's words, "When the devil had completed every temptation." Evil had nothing more to suggest. The thoroughness of the temptation was the completeness of the victory. The perfect and victorious Man now found His way back to Nazareth, and there, reading from the prophecy of Isaiah,... read more
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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 4:38-44
(38) And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house, and Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. (39) And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. (40) Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on everyone of them, and healed them. (41) And devils also came out of many, crying out, and... read more