Luke 4:36

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
were	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
all	πάντας, pantas	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural masculine
amazed	θάμβος thambos	G2285	stupefaction (by surprise) · noun — nominative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
spake	συνελάλουν sunelaloun	G4814	to talk together · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
among	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
themselves	ἀλλήλους allēlous	G240	one another · reciprocal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
saying	λέγοντες· legontes	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
What	τίς tis	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
word	λόγος logos	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — nominative singular masculine
this	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
authority	ἐξουσίᾳ exousia	G1849	privilege · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
power	δυνάμει dunamei	G1411	force (literally or figuratively) · noun — dative singular feminine
commandeth	ἐπιτάσσει epitassei	G2004	to arrange upon · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
unclean	ἀκαθάρτοις akathartois	G169	impure (ceremonially · adjective — dative plural neuter
spirits	πνεύμασιν, pneumasin	G4151	a current of air · noun — dative plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
out	ἐξέρχονται;¶ exerchontai	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Luke 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Mark 7:37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Mark 16:17-20 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Matthew 12:22-23 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and sa…
Mark 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with au…
Luke 10:17-20 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Acts 19:12-16 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out…
1 Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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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 4:36

What a word--a word from the Lord of spirits.

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:35

And hurt him not - Though he convulsed him, Mar 2:26, and threw him down in the midst of them, probably with the design to take away his life, yet our Lord permitted it not; and this appears to be the meaning of the place. The spirit was not permitted essentially to injure him at that time.

John Gill on Luke 4:36

And they were all amazed,.... The people in the synagogue; they were astonished at his doctrine before, and now at his miracles: and spake among themselves; as they were in the synagogue, what a word is this? meaning, either what sort of doctrine is this which is attended with such power and miracles; or what a word of command is this, "hold thy peace, and come out of him?" and so the Ethiopic version renders it, "what is this mandatory", or "commanding word?" to which agrees the Syriac version, rendering it with the following clause thus; "what is this word", that "with authority and power it commands the unclean spirits, and they come out?" See Gill on Mark 1:27.

John Calvin on Luke 4:31-37

The Church Fathers

Holy men were able by the word of God to cast out devils, but the Word Himself does mighty works by His own power.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Because he commands unclean spirits with authority and power, and they depart. For holy men also can expel demons, but they do so by the word of God, whereas the Word of God itself performs miracles by its own power.
— 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…
Spirit — (Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thess. 2:8 it means “breath,” and in Eccl. 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:36

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:35

John Gill on Luke 4:36

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 4:36

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:35

John Gill on Luke 4:36

John Calvin on Luke 4:31-37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 4:36