Luke 4:44

Luke 4:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
• New International Version (NIV)And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Context of Luke 4:44

42Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them. 43But he replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.” So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea.

Luke 4:44 word by word

καὶ ἦν κηρύσσων εἰς τὰς συναγωγὰς τῆς Ἰουδαίας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he preachedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the synagoguesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056

Cross-references for Luke 4:44

• Luke 4:15He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
• Matthew 4:23Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
• Mark 1:39So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons.
• Luke 9:1One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.
• Luke 9:2Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
• Luke 2:19but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

Commentaries on Luke 4:44

• 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. 44Luke likely used the word Judea in a broad sense, meaning “the land of the Jews.” At that time, Jesus was ministering in Galilee in the north (see 5:1), not in Judea in the south.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:44

• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Galilee, Galilean
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

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