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 Living Translation (NLT)There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority.

Context of Luke 4:32

30Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. 31Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. 33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, 34saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did 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 4:36Then 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.”
• Jeremiah 23:28“The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.
• Matthew 7:28And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,
• Mark 1:22And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
• John 6:63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
• 1 Corinthians 2:4And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is 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