Luke 4:32

Luke 4:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
• New International Version (NIV)They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.

Context of Luke 4:32

30but he, passing through the midst of them, went his way, 31and descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths. And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was with authority. 33And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice, 34saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy [One] of God.

Luke 4:32 word by word

καὶ ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ ἦν ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• astonishedἐκπλήσσωekplēssō · be astonishedG1605
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849

Cross-references for Luke 4:32

• Luke 4:36And astonishment came upon all, and they spoke to one another, saying, What word [is] this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
• Jeremiah 23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.
• Matthew 7:28And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his doctrine,
• Mark 1:22And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
• John 6:63It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.
• 1 Corinthians 2:4and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of [the] Spirit and of power;
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple [person] come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;
• 2 Corinthians 4:2But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according to God to [the] overthrow of strongholds;
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5For our glad tidings were not with you in word only, but also in power, and in [the] Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sakes:
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God [is] living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to [the] division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of [the] heart.

Commentaries on Luke 4:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32His word was with power - ͅ, With authority. He assumed the tone and manner of a new Lawgiver; and uttered all his doctrines, not in the way of exhortation or advice, but in the form of precepts and commands, the unction of the Holy Spirit accompanying all he said. See on Mark 1:22; (note).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

Topics related to Luke 4:32

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law
• Power
• Synagogue

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Keep
• Luke, Gospel according to
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Authority in Religion
• Doctrine

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