Focused Passage

Luke 4:38-44

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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38 After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

39 and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.

40 At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

41 Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

44 And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

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References and Original Words

Verse 38

Original words

After δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] had left Ἀναστὰς G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγῆς G4864 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular He went εἰσῆλθεν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular home οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of Simon Σίμωνος G4613 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular [whose] Σίμωνος G4613 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular mother-in-law πενθερὰ G3994 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular suffering from συνεχομένη G4912 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular a high μεγάλῳ G3173 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular fever πυρετῷ G4446 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular So καὶ G2532 Conjunction they appealed ἠρώτησαν G2065 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular on περὶ G4012 Preposition her [behalf] αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction He stood ἐπιστὰς G2186 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular over ἐπάνω G1883 Preposition her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular [and] rebuked ἐπετίμησεν G2008 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular fever πυρετῷ G4446 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction it left ἀφῆκεν G863 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular her αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular And δὲ G1161 Conjunction she got up ἀναστᾶσα G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular at once παραχρῆμα G3916 Adverb [and] began to serve διηκόνει G1247 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 40

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction At sunset Δύνοντος G1416 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . ἡλίου G2246 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular all ἅπαντες G537 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . ὅσοι G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural who were εἶχον G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural ill ἀσθενοῦντας G770 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural with various ποικίλαις G4164 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural diseases νόσοις G3554 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural were brought ἤγαγον G71 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural to πρὸς G4314 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular laying ἐπιτιθεὶς G2007 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [His] τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural on each ἑκάστῳ G1538 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular one ἑνὶ G1520 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular - αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural He healed ἐθεράπευεν G2323 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 41

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Demons δαιμόνια G1140 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural also καὶ G2532 Conjunction came out ἐξήρχετο G1831 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular of ἀπὸ G575 Preposition many [people] πολλῶν G4183 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural shouting κραυγάζοντα G2905 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . λέγοντα G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction You Σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular are εἶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular But καὶ G2532 Conjunction He rebuked [ the demons ] ἐπιτιμῶν G2008 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb [and] would not allow εἴα G1439 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτὰ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural to speak λαλεῖν G2980 Verb - Present Infinitive Active because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction they knew ᾔδεισαν G1492 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural He αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular was εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστὸν G5547 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 42

Original words

vvv δὲ G1161 Conjunction vvv Γενομένης G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular At daybreak ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular [Jesus] went out ἐξελθὼν G1831 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἐπορεύθη G4198 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition a solitary ἔρημον G2048 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular place τόπον G5117 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural crowds ὄχλοι G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural were looking for ἐπεζήτουν G1934 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction They came ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to ἕως G2193 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction tried to keep κατεῖχον G2722 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [from] μὴ G3361 Adverb - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular leaving πορεύεσθαι G4198 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive . . . ἀπ’ G575 Preposition . . . αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 43

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] told εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction I με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular must δεῖ G1163 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular preach [the] good news εὐαγγελίσασθαί G2097 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle of the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular to the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural other ἑτέραις G2087 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural towns πόλεσιν G4172 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural as well Καὶ G2532 Conjunction because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction vvv ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition that is why τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular I was sent ἀπεστάλην G649 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 44

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He continued ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to preach κηρύσσων G2784 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural synagogues συναγωγὰς G4864 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR Galilee; see Mark 1:39.

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