Focused Passage

Luke 4:14-30

The Spirit-Anointed Son Tested, Rejected, and Proclaiming the Kingdom

Luke moves from the Spirit-filled Son tested in the wilderness to the Spirit-anointed Messiah proclaiming fulfillment, rejected by His hometown, exercising authority over demons and sickness, and pressing forward in kingdom proclamation.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

15 He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

21 and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22 All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

24 Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25 But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

28 On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.

29 They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.

30 But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular returned ὑπέστρεψεν G5290 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular power δυνάμει G1411 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] news φήμη G5345 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular about περὶ G4012 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular spread ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular throughout καθ’ G2596 Preposition . . . ὅλης G3650 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular surrounding region περιχώρου G4066 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction He αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular taught ἐδίδασκεν G1321 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural synagogues συναγωγαῖς G4864 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural and was glorified δοξαζόμενος G1392 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition everyone πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 16

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] came ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Nazareth Ναζαρά G3478 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular where οὗ G3757 Adverb He had been ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular brought up τεθραμμένος G5142 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction As was κατὰ G2596 Preposition His αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular custom εἰωθὸς G1486 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular He entered εἰσῆλθεν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγήν G4864 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Sabbath σαββάτων G4521 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural . . . ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular And [when] καὶ G2532 Conjunction He stood up ἀνέστη G450 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to read ἀναγνῶναι G314 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 17

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] scroll of βιβλίον G975 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular prophet προφήτου G4396 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Isaiah Ἠσαΐου G2268 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular was handed ἐπεδόθη G1929 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Unrolling ἀναπτύξας* G380 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular [it] βιβλίον G975 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular He found εὗρεν G2147 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular place τόπον G5117 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular where οὗ G3739 Adverb it was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular written γεγραμμένον G1125 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 18

Original words

[The] Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of [the] Lord [is] Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular on ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Me ἐμέ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular because εἵνεκεν G1752 Preposition - Οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular He has anointed ἔχρισέν G5548 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular to preach good news Εὐαγγελίσασθαι G2097 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle to [the] poor πτωχοῖς G4434 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural He has sent Ἀπέσταλκέν G649 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular to proclaim κηρῦξαι G2784 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active liberty ἄφεσιν G859 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to [the] captives αἰχμαλώτοις G164 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural and Καὶ G2532 Conjunction recovery of sight ἀνάβλεψιν G309 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to [the] blind τυφλοῖς G5185 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural to release Ἀποστεῖλαι G649 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἀφέσει G859 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular [the] oppressed τεθραυσμένους G2352 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives
Verse 19

Original words

to proclaim Κηρῦξαι G2784 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active [the] year ἐνιαυτὸν G1763 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of [the] Lord’s Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular favor δεκτόν G1184 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord; Isaiah 61:1–2 (see also LXX)
Verse 20

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He rolled up πτύξας G4428 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular scroll βιβλίον G975 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular returned [it] ἀποδοὺς G591 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular attendant ὑπηρέτῃ G5257 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular [and] sat down ἐκάθισεν G2523 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction The οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural eyes ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of everyone πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγῇ G4864 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural fixed on ἀτενίζοντες G816 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 21

Original words

and δὲ G1161 Conjunction He began ἤρξατο G756 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular by saying λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active - πρὸς G4314 Preposition - αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Today Σήμερον G4594 Adverb this αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Scripture γραφὴ G1124 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular is fulfilled πεπλήρωται G4137 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural hearing ὠσὶν G3775 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 22

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction All πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural spoke well ἐμαρτύρουν G3140 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural of Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction marveled ἐθαύμαζον G2296 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural gracious χάριτος G5485 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular words λόγοις G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural that τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural came ἐκπορευομένοις G1607 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural from ἐκ G1537 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular lips στόματος G4750 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Isn’t ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . Οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl this οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular the son υἱός G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of Joseph Ἰωσὴφ G2501 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they asked ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 23

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Surely Πάντως G3843 Adverb you will quote ἐρεῖτέ G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural this ταύτην G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular proverb παραβολὴν G3850 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Physician Ἰατρέ G2395 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular heal θεράπευσον G2323 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular yourself σεαυτόν G4572 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular Do ποίησον G4160 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction here ὧδε G5602 Adverb in ἐν G1722 Preposition Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular hometown πατρίδι G3968 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular what ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural we have heard [that] ἠκούσαμεν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural You did γενόμενα G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Capernaum Καφαρναοὺμ G2584 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

Then δέ G1161 Conjunction He added Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Truly Ἀμὴν G281 Hebrew Word I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction no οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular accepted δεκτός G1184 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular hometown πατρίδι G3968 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural vvv ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition truthfully [that] ἀληθείας G225 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular there were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural many πολλαὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural widows χῆραι G5503 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Israel Ἰσραήλ G2474 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural time ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural of Elijah Ἠλίου G2243 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular when ὅτε G3753 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular sky οὐρανὸς G3772 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was shut ἐκλείσθη G2808 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular for ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition three τρία G5140 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction a half ἕξ G1803 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural . . . μῆνας G3376 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural years ἔτη G2094 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural [and] ὡς G5613 Adverb great μέγας G3173 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular famine λιμὸς G3042 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular swept ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular over ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition all πᾶσαν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular land γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

Yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction Elijah Ἠλίας G2243 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was [not] sent ἐπέμφθη G3992 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition [any] οὐδεμίαν G3762 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular of them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural but εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb to πρὸς G4314 Preposition vvv γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [the] widow χήραν G5503 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - εἰς G1519 Preposition of Zarephath Σάρεπτα G4558 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular in Sidon Σιδωνίας G4606 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction there were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural many πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural lepers λεπροὶ G3015 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Israel Ἰσραὴλ G2474 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular in the time ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition of Elisha Ἐλισαίου G1666 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular prophet προφήτου G4396 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction not one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural was cleansed ἐκαθαρίσθη G2511 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular only εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb Naaman Ναιμὰν G3497 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Syrian Σύρος G4948 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
Verse 28

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction On hearing ἀκούοντες G191 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [this] ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural all [the people] πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγῇ G4864 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular were enraged ἐπλήσθησαν G4130 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural . . . θυμοῦ G2372 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 29

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction They got up ἀναστάντες G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural drove ἐξέβαλον G1544 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular out ἔξω G1854 Preposition of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular [the] town πόλεως G4172 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction led ἤγαγον G71 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular to ἕως G2193 Preposition [the] brow ὀφρύος G3790 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular hill ὄρους G3735 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular on ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition which οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular - αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular town πόλις G4172 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular was built ᾠκοδόμητο G3618 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular in order ὥστε G5620 Conjunction to throw Him over the cliff κατακρημνίσαι G2630 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 30

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular passed διελθὼν G1330 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition vvv αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural [the crowd] μέσου G3319 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular [and] went on His way ἐπορεύετο G4198 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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