King James Version
What Does Luke 4:14 Mean?
“And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.”
Context
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And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said , Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
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And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
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And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
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And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(14) **Returned in the power of the Spirit.**—The phrase, which meets us again in Romans 15:13, indicates a new phase of the life of the Son of Man, a change from its former tenor as striking as that which passed over the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, when new powers of thought and utterance were developed which had before been latent.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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