Luke 4:36

Luke 4:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
• New International Version (NIV)All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”

Context of Luke 4:36

34He said, ‘Jesus from Nazareth, leave us alone! Do not destroy us! I know who you are. You are God's Holy One!’ 35Jesus said to the spirit, ‘Be quiet! Come out of the man!’ Then the bad spirit caused the man to fall to the ground in front of the people. It came out of the man but it did not hurt him. All the people were very surprised and they said to each other, ‘Listen to what this man says! He has power and authority. He tells bad spirits to come out of people, and they come out.’ 37So they began to tell everyone about Jesus. Because of this, people in all the places near Capernaum heard the news about Jesus. 38Jesus then left the meeting place and he went to Simon's home. The mother of Simon's wife was ill and her body was very hot. So they asked Jesus to make her well.

Luke 4:36 word by word

καὶ ἐγένετο θάμβος ἐπὶ πάντας, καὶ συνελάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες· τίς ὁ λόγος οὗτος ὅτι ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ καὶ δυνάμει ἐπιτάσσει τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις πνεύμασιν, καὶ ἐξέρχονται;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• amazedθάμβοςthambos · amazementG2285
• spakeσυλλαλέωsullaleō · to talk withG4814
• amongπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themselvesἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• a wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• he commandethἐπιτάσσωepitassō · to commandG2004
• the uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• they come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831

Cross-references for Luke 4:36

• Matthew 9:33Jesus made the bad spirit go out of the man and leave him. Then the man began to speak again. Everybody there was very surprised. They said, ‘Nobody has seen anything like this happen in Israel before.’
• Matthew 12:22After that, some people brought a man to Jesus. The man had a bad spirit in him. Because of this, he was blind and he could not speak. Jesus caused the man to become well again. The man could speak again and he could see.
• Mark 1:27All the people were very surprised and they said to each other, ‘This is very strange. This man Jesus is teaching us something new and he speaks with authority. He can tell bad spirits what they must do. Then they do it.’
• Mark 7:37The people were very surprised about everything that Jesus did. They said, ‘Jesus has done everything well. If people cannot hear, Jesus makes them able to hear. If people cannot speak, Jesus makes them able to speak.’
• Luke 4:32The people were very surprised at the things that Jesus taught them. He spoke with authority.
• Luke 10:17Later, the 72 disciples that Jesus had sent out returned to him. They were very happy. ‘Master,’ they said, ‘even bad spirits obey us. When we use your name, they do what we say.’
• Mark 16:17These miracles will happen when people believe in me. On my behalf, they will send bad spirits out of people. They will speak new languages.
• Acts 19:12Because of this, people were taking pieces of cloth and clothes that Paul gave to them. Paul had used these things, and people took them to those who were ill. After they touched these cloths, the sick people would become well again. Bad spirits also left them.
• 1 Peter 3:22After that, Jesus went into heaven. Now he is sitting at God's right side. He rules over angels and over everything that has authority and power.

Commentaries on Luke 4:36

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36With authority and power He commands: Magicians and exorcists often used long rituals and special spoken formulas (incantations). The people were amazed that Jesus simply spoke a word with his own authority and drove out the demon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. What a word--a word from the Lord of spirits. (See on Mt 8:14-17.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:36

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

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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