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

40While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them. 41Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ. When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them. 43But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.” 44So He kept on preaching 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

• When dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• Jesus leftἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• and wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• to a secludedἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• and the crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• were searchingἐπιζητέωepizēteō · to seek afterG1934
• for Him, and cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to Him and tried to keepκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722

Cross-references for Luke 4:42

• Luke 6:12It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
• Mark 1:35In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
• John 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
• Matthew 14:13Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
• Mark 1:37they found Him, and said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”
• Mark 6:33The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.
• John 6:24So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
• Luke 8:37And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned.
• Luke 24:29But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them.
• John 4:40So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there 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