Luke 4:42

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
was	Γενομένης Genomenēs	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, genitive singular feminine
day	ἡμέρας hēmeras	G2250	day · noun — genitive singular feminine
departed	ἐξελθὼν exelthōn	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
went	ἐπορεύθη eporeuthē	G4198	to traverse · verb — aorist passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
desert	ἔρημον erēmon	G2048	desert · adjective — accusative singular masculine
place	τόπον, topon	G5117	a spot (general in space · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
people	ὄχλοι ochloi	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — nominative plural masculine
sought	ζητέω zētéō	G2212	to seek (literally or figuratively)
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
came	ἦλθον ēlthon	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
unto	ἕως he'ōs	G2193	a conjunction · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
stayed	κατεῖχον kateichon	G2722	to hold down (fast) · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
depart	πορεύεσθαι poreuesthai	G4198	to traverse · verb — present middle or passive deponent infinitive
from	ἀπ᾽ ap᾽	G575	"off · preposition
them	αὐτῶν. autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine

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Cross-references

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Mark 1:35-38 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Matthew 14:13-14 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on fo…
Mark 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city,…
Mark 6:33-34 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
Luke 8:37-38 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear:…
Luke 24:29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

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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 4:42

JESUS SOUGHT OUT AT MORNING PRAYER, AND ENTREATED TO STAY, DECLINES FROM THE URGENCY OF HIS WORK. (Luk 4:42-44) stayed him--"were staying Him," or sought to do it. What a contrast to the Gadarenes! The nature of His mission required Him to keep moving, that all might hear the glad tidings (Mat 8:34).

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:42

And the people sought him - Rather, Sought him earnestly. Instead of εζητουν, sought, I read, επεζητουν, earnestly sought. This reading is supported by ABCDFLMS - V, and more than seventy others. Wetstein and Griesbach have both received it into the text. The people had tasted the good word of God, and now they cleave to Christ with their whole heart. Hearing the words of Christ, and feeling the influence of his Spirit upon the soul, will attract and influence the heart; and indeed nothing else can do it. And stayed him - Strove to detain him; κατειχον αυτον they caught hold of him. Thus showing their great earnestness to be farther instructed.

John Gill on Luke 4:42

And when it was day,.... The "day after", as the Persic version renders it; at the dawning, or "break of day", as the Syriac. He rose a great while before it was day, as Mark says, Mark 1:35 but did not go out till it was day, or till day was coming on, when he departed from Peter's house, and from Capernaum: and went into a desert place; for the sake of solitude, that he might be retired from company, and have an opportunity of privately praying to God: and the people sought, and came unto him: they first went to Simon's house, and not finding him there, sought for him elsewhere: and when they understood where he was, they came to him, and stayed him that he should not depart from them…

The Church Fathers

(Victor Antiochenus.) He went also into the desert, as Mark says, and prayed; not that he needed prayer, but as an example to us of good works.
— Ancient Greek Expositor ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

When "stayed" by the crowds, He said," I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also." Had He displayed His God anywhere yet? I suppose as yet nowhere.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

(ut sup.) Now when Mark says that the Apostles came to him, saying, All seek thee, but Luke, that the people came, there is no difference between them, for the people came to Him following in the footsteps of the Apostles.
— Ancient Greek Expositor ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Luke 4:42

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:42

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:42

John Gill on Luke 4:42

The Church Fathers

Luke 4:42

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:42

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:42

John Gill on Luke 4:42

The Church Fathers

John Calvin on Luke 4:38–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 4:41