Luke 4:42

Luke 4:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
• New International Version (NIV)At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them;

Context of Luke 4:42

40At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them. 41Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ. At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving. 43But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.” 44And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

Luke 4:42 word by word

Γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας ἐξελθὼν ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἔρημον τόπον, καὶ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐπεζήτουν αὐτὸν καὶ ἦλθον ἕως αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεῖχον αὐτὸν τοῦ μὴ πορεύεσθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

• At daybreakδέde · thenG1161
• At daybreakγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• At daybreakἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• went outπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a solitaryἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• were looking forἐπιζητέωepizēteō · to seek afterG1934
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• They cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• tried to keepκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• leavingἀπόapo · away fromG575

Cross-references for Luke 4:42

• Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
• Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
• John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
• Matthew 14:13When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
• Mark 1:37and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
• Mark 6:33But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
• John 6:24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
• Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
• Luke 24:29But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
• John 4:40So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

Commentaries on Luke 4:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42And the people sought him - Rather, Sought him earnestly. Instead of , sought, I read, , earnestly sought. This reading is supported by ABCDFLMS - V, and more than seventy others. Wetstein and Griesbach have both received it into the text. The people had tasted the good word of God, and now they cleave to Christ with their whole heart. Hearing the words of Christ, and feeling the influence of his Spirit upon the soul, will attract and influence the heart…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-44Verses 31-44 See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21-39.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-44Verses 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…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. stayed him--"were staying Him," or sought to do it. What a contrast to the Gadarenes! The nature of His mission required Him to keep moving, that all might hear the glad tidings (Mt 8:34).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:42

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• preach, preaching, preacher, proclaim, proclamation

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings