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 passed through the crowd and went on his way. 31So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people. They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. 33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34“Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they were astonishedἐκπλήσσωekplēssō · be astonishedG1605
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• doctrineὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849

Cross-references for Luke 4:32

• Luke 4:36They were all amazed and began to say to one another, “What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
• Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord, affirm it!
• Matthew 7:28When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,
• Mark 1:22The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.
• John 6:63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
• 1 Corinthians 2:4My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts 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