Luke 4:31

Luke 4:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.

Context of Luke 4:31

29Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, 30but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way. Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. 32There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority. 33Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an evil spirit—cried out, shouting,

Luke 4:31 word by word

Καὶ κατῆλθεν εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἦν διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• came downκατέρχομαιkaterchomai · to descendG2718
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
• a cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of Galileeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sabbath daysσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521

Cross-references for Luke 4:31

• Matthew 4:13He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Mark 1:21Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach.
• Matthew 10:23When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.
• Acts 13:50Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
• Acts 14:1The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.
• Acts 17:1Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
• Acts 18:4Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
• Acts 20:1When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia.

Commentaries on Luke 4:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Came down to Capernaum - Which it is likely he made his ordinary place of residence from this time. See on Matthew 4:13; (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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Jesus left Nazareth and made Capernaum his main base during his work in Galilee (see Mark 2:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. down to Capernaum--It lay on the Sea of Galilee (Mt 4:13), whereas Nazareth lay high.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:31

• Capernaum
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Synagogue

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Galilee
• Galilee, Galilean
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation

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