Luke 4:34

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Saying	λέγω légō	G3004	properly
Let	ἔα, ea	G1436	properly · interjection
alone	ἔα éa	G1436	properly
what	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — nominative singular neuter
do	ἡμῖν hēmîn	G2254	to (or for
thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — vocative singular masculine, a proper name
Nazareth	Ναζαρηνέ; Nazarēne	G3479	a Nazarene · adjective — vocative singular masculine, a people or place name
come	ἦλθες ēlthes	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular
destroy	ἀπολέσαι apolesai	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively · verb — aorist active infinitive
us	ἡμᾶς hēmâs	G2248	us
know	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
thee	σέ sé	G4571	thee
who	τίς tis	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
art	εἶ eî	G1488	thou art
One	ἅγιος hagios	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — nominative singular masculine
God	θεοῦ. theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

Mark 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy…
Matthew 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the tim…
James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore…
Acts 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he…
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his hee…
Luke 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: f…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:31–end

When Christ was expelled Nazareth, he came to Capernaum, another city of Galilee. The account we have in these verses of his preaching and miracles there we had before, Mar 1:21, etc. Observe, I. His preaching: He taught them on the sabbath days, Luk 4:31. In hearing the word preached, as an ordinance of God, we worship God, and it is a proper work for sabbath days. Christ's preaching much affected the people (Luk 4:32); they were astonished at his doctrine, there was weight in every word he said, and admirable discoveries were made to them by it. The doctrine itself was astonishing, and not only as it came from one that had not had a liberal education. His word was with power; there was a c…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:33

DEMONIAC HEALED. (Luk 4:33-37) unclean--The frequency with which this character of impurity is applied to evil spirits is worthy of notice. cried out, &c.--(See Mat 8:29; Mar 3:11).

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:33

A spirit of an unclean devil - As demon was used both in a good and bad sense before and after the time of the evangelists the word unclean may have been added here by St. Luke, merely to express the quality of this spirit. But it is worthy of remark, that the inspired writers never use the word δαιμων, demon, in a good sense. See the whole of this case explained, Mar 1:23 (note), etc.

John Gill on Luke 4:34

Saying, let us alone,.... Not that there were more spirits in him than one, as the whole account shows; but he includes the rest of the devils in that country; See Gill on Mark 1:24.

John Calvin on Luke 4:31-37

Luke 4:31-36 Mark 1:21-28 Luke 4:31-36 21. And they entered into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbaths, entering into the synagogue, he taught. 22. And they were astonished at his doctrine; for he was teaching them, as one invested with authority, and not as the Scribes. 23. And there was in their synagogue a man liable to an unclean spirit, who cried out, 24. Saying, Ah! what have I to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold they peace, and go out of him. 26. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and had cried with a loud voice, he went out from him. 27. And all were asto…

The Church Fathers

As if he said, Abstain a while from troubling me, thou who hast no fellowship with our designs.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The devil wished also to disturb the order of things, and to deprive the Apostles of their dignity, and to incline the many to obey Him.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And he cried out with a loud voice saying: Leave us alone; what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Pause a little (he said), cease tormenting me, to whom there is no fellowship with our deceit. And indeed: For what partnership has light with darkness? Or what fellowship has Christ with Belial? (II Cor. VI.)
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Isaiah, The Book of — Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz (7-14:28), (4) the first half of Hezekiah’s reign (14:28-35), (5) the second half of Hezekiah’s…
Demons · The man in the synagogue — The man in the synagogue
Nazareth · Jesus from — Jesus from

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Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:33

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:33

John Gill on Luke 4:34

John Calvin on Luke 4:31-37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:33

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:33

John Gill on Luke 4:34

John Calvin on Luke 4:31-37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 4:34