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

40As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41Demons also came out of many, crying out, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them. 43But Jesus said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do.” 44So he continued to preach 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when it wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• he departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• and wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a desertἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• stayedκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• that he should notμήmē · notG3361
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575

Cross-references for Luke 4:42

• Luke 6:12Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
• Mark 1:35Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.
• John 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
• Matthew 14:13Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
• Mark 1:37When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
• Mark 6:33But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.
• John 6:24So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
• Luke 8:37Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left.
• Luke 24:29but they urged him, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.
• John 4:40So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. 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