Passage

Luke 4.31-37

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"29. and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. 30. But he passing through the midst of them went his way."

"31. And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day: 32. and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority. 33. And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, 34. Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 35. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt. 36. And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. 37. And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about."

"38. And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them." (Luke 4:29-39, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"29. They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff. 30. But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way."

"31. He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day, 32. and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority. 33. In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34. saying, “Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!” 35. Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36. Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37. News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region."

"38. He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her. 39. He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them." (Luke 4:29-39, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"29. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. ^{brow: or, edge} 30. But he passing through the midst of them went his way,"

"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. 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. 37. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about."

"38. And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them." (Luke 4:29-39, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"29. and having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, to cast him down headlong, 30. and he, having gone through the midst of them, went away."

"31. And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbaths, 32. and they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with authority. 33. And in the synagogue was a man, having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice, 34. saying, 'Away, what, to us and to thee, Jesus, O Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.' 35. And Jesus did rebuke him, saying, 'Be silenced, and come forth out of him;' and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nought; 36. and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, 'What [is] this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?' 37. and there was going forth a fame concerning him to every place of the region round about."

"38. And having risen out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, and the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed with a great fever, and they did ask him about her, 39. and having stood over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her, and presently, having risen, she was ministering to them." (Luke 4:29-39, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Capernaum Synagogue

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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