Luke 4:31–37

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4:31 The demon-possessed man

(Mark 1:21-28)

31 After that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went to Kafarnaoum (Capernaum), another town in Galil, and taught in the meeting hall there on the Rest Days. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because he presented his message with authority.[ref] 33 One week there was a man at the Jewish meeting hall with a demon spirit and he yelled out, 34 “Ha! What do we have in common with you, Yeshua the man from Nazaret (Nazareth)? Did you come here to destroy us? I know who you are—you’re the holy one from God.”

35 Yeshua rebuked the demon, saying, “Be quiet! Now come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man to the floor right in the middle of them, and came out of him, and left him feeling perfectly fine.

36 That amazed everyone and they started asking each other, “What is this command that has such authority and power that he orders evil spirits around and they come out?” 37 After that, the reports of what he’d done were passed around to every part of the surrounding region.

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31 And he _came _down to Kafarnaʼoum, a_city of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl).
And he _was teaching them on the days _of _rest.

32 And they _were _being _astonished at the teaching of _him, because the message of _him was with authority.

33 And in the synagogue was a_man having a_spirit of_an_ unclean _demon, and he _cried _out with_a_ loud _voice,

34 Ha.
What to _us and to _you, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) Nazaraʸnos?
Came _you to _destroy us?
I _have _known who you are, the holy one of_ the _god.

35 And the Yaʸsous gave _rebuke to _it saying:
Be _silenced, and come _out from him.
And the demon having _thrown_ him _down into the midst, came _out from him, nothing having _harmed him.

36 And amazement became on all, and they _were _conversing _with to one _another saying:
What is the this message, that with authority and power he _is _commanding to _the unclean spirits, and they _are _coming _out?

37 And the_report concerning him was _going _out into every place of _the surrounding _region.

4:32: Mat 7:28-29.

Mark 1:21–28

1:21 Yeshua drives out a demon

(Luke 4:31-37)

21 They went on into Kafarnaoum (Capernaum) where as soon as a rest day started, he would go into the Jewish meeting hall (Grk. synagogue) and teach there. 22 The congregation was amazed at his teaching, because he taught like someone with authority, not like the regular teachers there.[ref]

23 Then a demon-possessed man in the meeting hall suddenly yelled out, 24 “What are we to you, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) of Nazaret (Nazareth)? You’ve come to destroy us. I know that you’re God’s holy one.”

25 But Yeshua scolded it,[fn] saying, “Keep quiet!”, and, “Come out of him!”

26 Then the demon threw the man into a convulsion, cried out loudly, and left him. 27 Everyone was astounded and asked each other, “What just happened? We haven’t heard anything like this before—he has authority to command demons, and they obey him!” 28 So then the news about Yeshua spread all over that entire Galil region.

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21 And they _are _entering _in into Kafarnaʼoum.
And immediately on _the days _of _rest, having _come _in into the synagogue, he _was _teaching.

22 And they _were _being _astonished at the teaching of _him, because/for he _was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

23 And immediately a_man with an_ unclean _spirit was in the synagogue of _them, and he _cried _out

24 saying:
What to _us and to _you, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) Nazaraʸnos?
You _came to _destroy us?
I _have _known who you are, the holy one of_ the _god.

25 And the Yaʸsous gave _rebuke to _him saying:
Be _silenced and come _out out _of him.

26 And the the unclean spirit having _convulsed him and having _called with_a_ loud _voice, it _came _out from him.

27 And all were _amazed, so _as to _be _debating them saying:
What is this?
A_ new _teaching, he _is _commanding even to _the the unclean spirits with authority, and they _are _submitting to _him.

28 And the report of _him came _out immediately everywhere into all the surrounding _region of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl).

1:25 The Greek pronoun is masculine, implying that the man was the one being scolded, yet “Come out of him!” implies that the spirit is being spoken to.

1:22: Mat 7:28-29.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section LUKE 4:31

The demon-possessed man

Luke 4:31–37

Mark 1:21–28

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