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

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

33In 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!”

35But 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.

36All 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!”

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

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Verse 31

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe went downκατῆλθενG2718Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionCapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμG2584Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulara townπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularin GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononἐνG1722PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralSabbathσάββασινG4521Noun - Dative Neuter PluralHe beganἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto teachδιδάσκωνG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[the people]αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 32

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοG1605Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralatἐπὶG1909PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχῇG1322Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularmessageλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhadἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐνG1722PrepositionauthorityἐξουσίᾳG1849Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 33

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionInἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsynagogueσυναγωγῇG4864Noun - Dative Feminine Singularthere wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularpossessed byἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[the] spiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof an uncleanἀκαθάρτουG169Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingulardemonδαιμονίουG1140Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe cried outἀνέκραξενG349Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin a loudμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 34

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HaἜαG1436InterjectionWhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singulardo You [want]σοίG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionwith usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularof NazarethΝαζαρηνέG3479Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularHave You comeἦλθεςG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularto destroyἀπολέσαιG622Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralI knowοἶδάG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHoly [One]ἍγιοςG40Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 35

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[But]ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrebukedἐπετίμησενG2008Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the demon]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularBe silentΦιμώθητιG5392Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person SingularHe saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionComeἔξελθεG1831Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularout ofἀπ’G575PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularAt thisκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulardemonδαιμόνιονG1140Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularthrew [the man] downῥίψανG4496Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbeforeεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularthem allμέσονG3319Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular[and] came outἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ἀπ’G575Preposition-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwithoutμηδὲνG3367Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularharmingβλάψανG984Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter SingularhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 36

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAll [the people]πάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralwere overcomeἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐπὶG1909Prepositionwith amazementθάμβοςG2285Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionaskedσυνελάλουνG4814Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-πρὸςG4314Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralWhatΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] thisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularmessageλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionWithἐνG1722PrepositionauthorityἐξουσίᾳG1849Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpowerδυνάμειG1411Noun - Dative Feminine SingularHe commandsἐπιτάσσειG2004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluraluncleanἀκαθάρτοιςG169Adjective - Dative Neuter PluralspiritsπνεύμασινG4151Noun - Dative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey come outἐξέρχονταιG1831Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 37

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthe newsἦχοςG2279Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularaboutπερὶG4012Preposition[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularspreadἐξεπορεύετοG1607Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularthroughoutεἰςG1519Preposition. . .πάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .τόπονG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularsurrounding regionπεριχώρουG4066Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular

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