King James Version
What Does Luke 4:33 Mean?
“And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,”
Context
31
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
32
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
33
And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
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. Let: or, Away
35
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(33-37) **And in the synagogue.**—See Notes on Mark 1:23-27. The narrative, as being common to these two Gospels, and not found in St. Matthew, may be looked on as having probably been communicated by one Evangelist to the other when they met at Rome (Colossians 4:10; Colossians 4:14). See *Introduction* to St. Mark.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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