Focused Passage

Luke 4:31-37

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.

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31 Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

32 They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

34 “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

35 But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

36 All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

37 And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He went down κατῆλθεν G2718 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Capernaum Καφαρναοὺμ G2584 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular a town πόλιν G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular in Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction on ἐν G1722 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Sabbath σάββασιν G4521 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural He began ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to teach διδάσκων G1321 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [the people] αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 32

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction They were astonished ἐξεπλήσσοντο G1605 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχῇ G1322 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular message λόγος G3056 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition authority ἐξουσίᾳ G1849 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 33

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction In ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγῇ G4864 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular there was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular possessed by ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [the] spirit πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of an unclean ἀκαθάρτου G169 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular demon δαιμονίου G1140 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He cried out ἀνέκραξεν G349 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in a loud μεγάλῃ G3173 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular voice φωνῇ G5456 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 34

Original words

Ha Ἔα G1436 Interjection What τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular do You [want] σοί G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction with us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular of Nazareth Ναζαρηνέ G3479 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Have You come ἦλθες G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular to destroy ἀπολέσαι G622 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural I know οἶδά G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular You σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular are εἶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Holy [One] Ἅγιος G40 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 35

Original words

[But] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular rebuked ἐπετίμησεν G2008 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the demon] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Be silent Φιμώθητι G5392 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular He said λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Come ἔξελθε G1831 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular out of ἀπ’ G575 Preposition him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular At this καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular demon δαιμόνιον G1140 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular threw [the man] down ῥίψαν G4496 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular . . . αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular before εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular them all μέσον G3319 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular [and] came out ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ἀπ’ G575 Preposition - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular without μηδὲν G3367 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular harming βλάψαν G984 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 36

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction All [the people] πάντας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural were overcome ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition with amazement θάμβος G2285 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction asked συνελάλουν G4814 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - πρὸς G4314 Preposition one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural - λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural What Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [is] this οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular message λόγος G3056 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction With ἐν G1722 Preposition authority ἐξουσίᾳ G1849 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction power δυνάμει G1411 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular He commands ἐπιτάσσει G2004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural unclean ἀκαθάρτοις G169 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural spirits πνεύμασιν G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they come out ἐξέρχονται G1831 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 37

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction the news ἦχος G2279 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular about περὶ G4012 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular spread ἐξεπορεύετο G1607 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular throughout εἰς G1519 Preposition . . . πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . τόπον G5117 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular surrounding region περιχώρου G4066 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular

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