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Luke 4:16-44

16ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesuscameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519NazarethΝαζαρὰNazaraG3478,whereοὗhouG3757He had beenἦνēnG1510brought upτεθραμμένος,tethrammenosG5142καὶkaiG2532.As wasκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτῷautōG846τὸtoG3588customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486,He enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864onἐνenG1722theτῶνtōnG3588τὴνtēnG3588Sabbathἡμέρᾳ σαββάτωνhēmera sabbatōnG4521 G2250.AndκαὶkaiG2532whenHe stood upἀνέστηanestēG450to readἀναγνῶναι.anagnōnaiG314,

17καὶkaiG2532thescroll ofβιβλίονbiblionG975theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐου·ĒsaiouG2268was handedἐπεδόθηepedothēG1929to HimαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532.UnrollingἀναπτύξαςanaptuxasG380τὸtoG3588itβιβλίονbiblionG975,He foundεὗρενheurenG2147theτὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117whereG3739it wasἦνēnG1510writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125:

18“TheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962isonἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909MeG1473,becauseεἵνεκενeinekenG1752οὗhouG3739He has anointedἔχρισένechrisenG5548MeG1473to preach good newsεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097to the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434.He has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649MeG1473to proclaimκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784libertyἄφεσινaphesinG859to the captivesαἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtoisG164andκαὶkaiG2532recovery of sightἀνάβλεψιν,anablepsinG309to the blindτυφλοῖςtuphloisG5185,to releaseἀποστεῖλαι ἐν ἀφέσει,aposteilai en apheseiG649 G1722 G859theoppressedτεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenousG2352,

19to proclaimκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784theyearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763of the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962favorδεκτόν.dektonG1184.”

20ThenκαὶkaiG2532He rolled upπτύξαςptuxasG4428theτὸtoG3588scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975,returnedἀποδοὺςapodousG591itto theτῷtōG3588attendantὑπηρέτῃhupēretēG5257, andsat downἐκάθισεν,ekathisenG2523καὶkaiG2532.TheοἱhoiG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864wereἦσανēsanG1510fixed onἀτενίζοντεςatenizontesG816Himαὐτῷ.autōG846,

21andδὲdeG1161He beganG756by sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004πρὸςprosG4314αὐτοὺςautousG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124is fulfilledπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiG4137inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τοῖςtoisG3588hearingὠσὶνōsinG3775.”

22καὶkaiG2532AllπάντεςpantesG3956spoke wellἐμαρτύρουνemarturounG3140of HimαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532marveledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296atἐπὶepiG1909theτοῖςtoisG3588graciousχάριτοςcharitosG5485τῆςtēsG3588wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056thatτοῖςtoisG3588cameἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoisG1607fromἐκekG1537HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588lipsστόματοςstomatosG4750. “Isn’tοὐχὶ ἐστινouchi estinG1510 G3780thisοὗτος;houtosG3778the sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501καὶkaiG2532?”they askedG2036.

23καὶkaiG2532JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “SurelyπάντωςpantōsG3843you will quoteG2046thisταύτην·tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588proverbπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to MeG1473: ‘Physicianἰατρέ,iatreG2395,healθεράπευσονtherapeusonG2323yourselfG4572!DoποίησονpoiēsonG4160καὶkaiG2532hereὧδεhōdeG5602inἐνenG1722YourG4771τὴνtēnG3588hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968whatὅσαhosaG3745we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thatYou didγενόμεναgenomenaG1096inεἰςeisG1519τῇtēaG3588CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ,KapharnaoumG2584.’”

24Thenδέ·deG1161He addedΕἶπενEipenG2036, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396isἐστινestinG1510acceptedδεκτόςdektosG1184inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968.

25ButδὲdeG1161I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771truthfullyἐπ᾽ ἀληθείαςep᾽ alētheiasG1909 G225thatthere wereἦσανēsanG1510manyπολλαὶpollaiG4183widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503inἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of ElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,whenὅτεhoteG3753theὁhoG3588skyοὐρανὸςouranosG3772was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808forἐπὶepiG1909threeτρίαtriaG5140andκαὶkaiG2532a halfμῆνας ἕξ,mēnas hexG1803 G3376yearsἔτηetēG2094andὡςhōsG5613greatμέγαςmegasG3173famineλιμὸςlimosG3042sweptἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956theτὴνtēnG3588landγῆν·gēnG1093.

26YetκαὶkaiG2532ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243was not sentἐπέμφθηepemphthēG3992toπρὸςprosG4314anyοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361toπρὸςprosG4314thewidowγυναῖκα χήραν.gunaika chēranG1135 G5503εἰςeisG1519of ZarephathΣάρεπταSareptaG4558τῆςtēsG3588in SidonΣιδωνίαςSidōniasG4606.

27AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἦσανēsanG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183lepersλεπροὶleproiG3015inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474in the timeἐπὶepiG1909of ElishaἘλισαίουElisaiouG1666theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396.YetκαὶkaiG2532not oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of themαὐτῶνautōnG846was cleansedἐκαθαρίσθηekatharisthēG2511—onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361NaamanΝαιμὰνNaimanG3497theὁhoG3588SyrianΣύρος.¶SurosG4948.”

28ΚαὶKaiG2532On hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191thisταῦτα·tautaG3778,allπάντεςpantesG3956the peopleinἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864were enragedἐπλήσθησαν θυμοῦeplēsthēsan thumouG4130 G2372.

29καὶkaiG2532They got upἀναστάντεςanastantesG450,droveἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544HimαὐτὸνautonG846outἔξωexōG1854ofτῆςtēsG3588thetownπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532ledἤγαγονēgagonG71HimαὐτὸνautonG846toἕωςhe'ōsG2193thebrowὀφρύοςophruosG3790of theτοῦtouG3588hillὄρουςorousG3735onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whichοὗhouG3739αὐτῶνautōnG846theἡhēG3588townπόλιςpolisG4172was builtᾠκοδόμητοōkodomētoG3618,in orderὥστεhōsteG5620to throw Him over the cliffκατακρημνίσαι αὐτόν.katakrēmnisai autonG2630 G846.

30ButδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτὸςautosG846passedδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223the crowdμέσου αὐτῶνmesou autōnG846 G3319andwent on His wayἐπορεύετο.¶eporeuetoG4198.

31ThenΚαὶKaiG2532He went downκατῆλθενkatēlthenG2718toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584,a townπόλινpolinG4172τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588Sabbathσάββασιν.sabbasinG4521He beganἦνēnG1510to teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321the peopleαὐτοὺςautousG846.

32καὶkaiG2532They were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605atἐπὶepiG1909HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322,becauseὅτιhotiG3754Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846messageλόγοςlogosG3056hadἐν ἦν ὁen ēn hoG1510 G3588 G1722authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849.

33καὶkaiG2532InἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864there wasἦνēnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444possessed byἔχωνechōnG2192thespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of an uncleanἀκαθάρτου,akathartouG169demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140καὶkaiG2532.He cried outἀνέκραξενanekraxenG349in a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,

34“Haἔα,eaG1436!WhatτίtiG5101do Youσοί,soiG4771wantκαὶkaiG2532with usG1473,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζαρηνέ;NazarēneG3479?Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622usG1473?I knowG1492whoτίςtisG5101YouσεseG4771areεἶ,eiG1510—theὁhoG3588HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40OneτοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”

35ButκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the demonαὐτῷautōG846. “Be silentφιμώθητιphimōthētiG5392!”He saidλέγων·legōnG3004καὶkaiG2532. “ComeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846!”At thisκαὶkaiG2532,theτὸtoG3588demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140threw the man downῥῖψαν αὐτὸνrhipsan autonG4496 G846beforeεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588them allμέσονmesonG3319andcame outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831ἀπ᾽ap᾽G575αὐτοῦautouG846withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmingβλάψανblapsanG984himαὐτόν.autonG846.

36καὶkaiG2532Allπάντας,pantasG3956the peoplewere overcomeἐγένετο ἐπὶegeneto epiG1096 G1909with amazementθάμβοςthambosG2285andκαὶkaiG2532askedσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814πρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίςtisG5101ὁhoG3588isthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778messageλόγοςlogosG3056ὅτιhotiG3754?WithἐνenG1722authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004theτοῖςtoisG3588uncleanἀκαθάρτοιςakathartoisG169spiritsπνεύμασιν,pneumasinG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532they come outἐξέρχονται;¶exerchontaiG1831!”

37AndΚαὶKaiG2532the newsἦχοςēchosG2279aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusαὐτοῦautouG846spreadἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607throughoutεἰς πάντα τόπονeis panta toponG1519 G3956 G5117theτῆςtēsG3588surrounding regionπεριχώρου.¶perichōrouG4066.

38AfterδὲdeG1161Jesushad leftἈναστὰς ἀπὸAnastas apoG450 G575theτῆςtēsG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864,He wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588homeοἰκίανoikianG3614of SimonΣίμωνος.SimōnosG4613δὲdeG1161τοῦtouG3588, whoseΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613mother-in-lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994wasἦνēnG1510suffering fromσυνεχομένηsunechomenēG4912a highμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173feverπυρετῷpuretōG4446.SoκαὶkaiG2532they appealedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065toαὐτὸνautonG846JesusonπερὶperiG4012herαὐτῆς.autēsG846behalf,

39andκαὶkaiG2532He stoodἐπιστὰςepistasG2186overἐπάνωepanōG1883herαὐτῆςautēsG846andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008theτῷtōG3588feverπυρετῷ,puretōG4446,andκαὶkaiG2532it leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863herαὐτήν·autēnG846.AndδὲdeG1161she got upἀναστᾶσαanastasaG450at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916andbegan to serveδιηκόνειdiēkoneiG1247themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

40δὲdeG1161At sunsetΔύνοντος τοῦ ἡλίουDunontos tou hēliouG1416 G3588 G2246,allἅπαντες ὅσοιhapantes hosoiG537 G3745who wereεἶχονeichonG2192illἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770with variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554were broughtἤγαγον αὐτοὺςēgagon autousG71 G846toπρὸςprosG4314Jesusαὐτόν·autonG846,andδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588layingἐπιτιθεὶςepititheisG2007HisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520αὐτῶνautōnG846,He healedἐθεράπευενetherapeuenG2323themαὐτούς.autousG846.

41δὲdeG1161DemonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140alsoκαὶkaiG2532came outἐξήρχετοexērchetoG1831ofἀπὸapoG575manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183people,shoutingκραυγάζοντα καὶ λέγονταkraugazonta kai legontaG2905 G2532 G3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “YouσὺsuG4771areG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”ButκαὶkaiG2532He rebukedἐπιτιμῶνepitimōnG2008the demons andwould not allowοὐκ εἴαouk eiaG3756 G1439themαὐτὰautaG846to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492HeαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

42At daybreakΓενομένης δὲ ἡμέραςGenomenēs de hēmerasG1161 G1096 G2250, Jesuswent outἐξελθὼν ἐπορεύθηexelthōn eporeuthēG1831 G4198toεἰςeisG1519a solitaryἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπον,toponG5117,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were looking forἐπεζήτουνepezētounG1934HimαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532.They cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toἕωςhe'ōsG2193HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532tried to keepκατεῖχονkateichonG2722HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromμὴmēG3361τοῦtouG3588leavingπορεύεσθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.poreuesthai ap᾽ autōnG4198 G575 G846.

43ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesustoldεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163preach the good newsεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097of theταῖςtaisG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τὴνtēnG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316to theτοῦtouG3588otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087townsπόλεσινpolesinG4172as wellκαὶkaiG2532,becauseὅτιhotiG3754that is whyἐπὶ τοῦτοepi toutoG1909 G3778I was sentἀπεστάλην.apestalēnG649.”

44AndκαὶkaiG2532He continuedἦνēnG1510to preachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784inεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίας.¶IoudaiasG2449.

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