Luke 4:23-30

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 4:14-30

After Christ had vanquished the evil spirit, he made it appear how much he was under the influence of the good Spirit; and, having defended himself against the devil's assaults, he now begins to act offensively, and to make those attacks upon him, by his preaching and miracles, which he could not resist or repel. Observe, I. What is here said in general of his preaching, and the entertainment it met with in Galilee, a remote part of the country, distant from Jerusalem; it was a part of... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 4:16-30

4:16-30 So Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been brought up; and, as was his habit, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read the lesson. The roll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He opened the roll and found the passage where it is written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:23

And he said unto them, ye will surely say unto me this proverb ,.... Or "parable"; for any pithy sentence, or proverbial expression, was, by the Jews, called a parable: physician heal thyself ; and which was a proverb in use with the Jews; and which is sometimes expressed thus, זיל אסי נפשך , "go heal thyself" F13 Zohar in Exod. fol. 31. 2. ; and sometimes in this form, אסיא אסי חגרתך , "physician, heal thy lameness" F14 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 23. fol. 20. 4. : the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:24

And he said, verily I say unto you ,.... Another proverb in use among them, the meaning of which was well known to them, and was very appropriate to the present case: no prophet is accepted in his own country; See Gill on Matthew 13:57 read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:25

But I tell you of a truth ,.... Or in truth: it answers to באמת , a phrase often used by the Jewish writers F15 Misn. Sabbat, c. 1. sect. 3. Trumot, c. 2. sect. 1. ; and, which, they say F16 T. Hieros. Sabbat, fol. 3. 2. & 12. 1. Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Trumot, c. 3. sect. 1. , wherever, and of whatsoever it is spoken, it signifies a tradition of Moses from Mount Sinai, and so that which is most true, sure, and firm, and to be depended on; and such is what our Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:26

But unto none of them was Elias sent ,.... That is, to none of the poor widows in the land of Israel was the prophet sent, to supply them with food, and relieve them in their famishing circumstances, as might most reasonably have been expected: save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon ; which in 1 Kings 17:10 is called "Zarephath"; and by the Septuagint there, "Sarepta of Sidon", as here. Pliny F18 L. 5. c. 19. speaks of it by the same name, and reckons it to Sidon: unto a woman... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:27

And many lepers were in Israel ,.... The leprosy was a disease very common among the Jews; hence those laws concerning it in Leviticus 13:1 and it seems by this account, that it was very prevalent, in the time of Eliseus the prophet ; that is, the prophet Elisha; who, by the Septuagint, in 1Ki 19:16 and, in other places, is called "Elisaie": and none of them was cleansed; from their leprosy, by any direction of the prophet, saving Naaman, the Syrian : or but Naaman, who was not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:28

And all they in the synagogue ,.... The ruler and minister, and the whole multitude of the common people that were met together there for worship; and who before were amazed at his eloquence, and the gracefulness of his delivery; and could not but approve of his ministry, though they could not account for it, how he should come by his qualifications for it: when they heard these things ; these two instances of Elijah and Elisha, the one supplying the wants of a Sidonian woman, and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:29

And rose up ,.... In great wrath, and, in a noisy and tumultuous manner, before the service was well over, and without being regularly dismissed: and thrust him out of the city ; first out of the synagogue, and then out of their city, as unworthy to be in it, though an inhabitant of it; and as if he had done something deserving of death; and therefore to be punished as a malefactor without the city: and led him unto the brow of the hill ; the edge of it, where it run out, and hung... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:30

But he passing through the midst of them ,.... Either in so strong and powerful a manner, and with so much swiftness, that being once out of their hands, they could not lay hold on him again; or else he put on another form, or made himself invisible to them; or he held their eyes that they could not see him, or know him, as in Luke 24:16 however it was, he made use of, and showed his divine power; and which he did, because his time to die was not yet come, nor was he to die such a death:... read more

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