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See also Luke 4:31 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 31. _CAME DOWN TO CAPERNAUM_] Which it is likely he made his ordinary place of residence from this time. Matthew 4:13, Matthew 4:13....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    III. THE MINISTRY IN GALILEE -- CHAPTER 4:14-9:50 CHAPTER 4:14-44 _ 1. In the Synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4:14)_ 2. Unbelief and Rejection of Christ. (Luke 4:22) 3. A Demon Cast Out in Capernaum ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    A CASE OF EXORCISM (Mark 12:1 *). Lk. brings Jesus at once to Capernaum and so postpones the call of the first disciples (Mark 1:16) to ch. 5. The narrative keeps close to Mk., but note the phrase spi...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION (Luke 4:1-13)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Jesus came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and he was teaching them on the Sabbath day; and they were astonished at his teaching because his speech was with authority. There was in the synagogue...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND, &c. Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) in verses: Luke 4:31. Compare Mark 1:21. CAPERNAUM. The second place of His ministry. See the Structure (E2, p. 1442). See App-169. GALILEE. See App-...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Healing of a Demoniac 31. _came down to Capernaum_ St Matthew (Matthew 4:13-16) sees in this the fulfilment of Isaiah 9:1-2, omitting the first part which should be rendered "At the former time he...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΚΑΤΗ͂ΛΘΕΝ ΕἸΣ ΚΑΦΑΡΝΑΟΎΜ. St Matthew (Matthew 4:13-16) sees in the locality of Christ’s Ministry the fulfilment of Isaiah 9:1-2, omitting the first part, which should be rendered, “At the former time...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    THE HEALING OF A DEMONIAC...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 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 wa...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΚΑΤΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2718) спускаться, ΔΙΔΆΣΚΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΔΙΔΆΣΚΩ (G1321) учить. Part, с _impf._ ΗΝ в перифр. обороте, выражающем длительное или повторяющееся дейст...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    TO CAPERNAUM,— Capernaum is no where mentioned in the Old Testament, either by its own name, or by any other. Probably it was one of those towns which the Jews built after their return from Babylon. I...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Validation of the Son of Man's Authority (Luke 4:31-44) 31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath; 32 and they were ast...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. For the exposition of this section-embracing, as appears, the first recorded transactions of our Lord on the Sabb...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    31-32 Compare Mat_4:13-17; Mar_1:21-22. 31 His rejection in "His own country" led to His making Capernaum "His own city". From this as a base, He circled about on His evangelistic tours, returning th...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MIGRATION TO CAPERNAUM. See on Matthew 4:13. 31B-37. DEMONIAC HEALED IN THE SYNAGOGUE. Mark 1:23. See on Mark 1:21....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TEMPTATION. NAZARETH. CAPERNAUM 1-13. The Temptation (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12). See on Mt....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS AND THE DEVIL 4:1-13 V1-2 Jesus returned from the river Jordan. He was full of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit led him into the desert for 4...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND CAME DOWN TO CAPERNAUM. — See Note on Matthew 4:13. St. Luke, it will be noticed, gives, what St. Matthew does not give, the reason of the removal....

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 9 A SABBATH IN GALILEE. WE should naturally expect that our physician-Evangelist would have a peculiar interest in Christ's connection with human suffering and disease, and in this we are no...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _In Capernaum; the demoniac_ (Mark 1:21-28). κατῆλθεν εἰς Κ. He went down from _Nazareth_, not from _heaven_, as suggested in Marcion's Gospel, which began here: “Anno quinto-decimo principatus Tiberi...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    HEALER AND PREACHER Luke 4:31-44 In after years the evil spirit cried out, “Jesus I know,” Acts 19:15. Evidently our Lord was not only “seen of angels,” but closely watched by the fallen spirits, who...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    As man Jesus was tempted. All the words with which He rebutted the attacks of Satan were quotations from the divine law for the government of human life. The exhaustive nature of the temptation is rev...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Although Christ was well acquainted with the obduracy of the Jews, nevertheless, like a good physician, he condescends to pay them another visit, and try what a fresh medicine might effect in this the...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    JESUS REJECTED AT NAZARETH, MIGRATES TO CAPERNAUM Luke 4:16-31; Matthew 4:13-16. “He came into Nazareth, where he was brought up, and according to the custom to Him on the Sabbath-day, He came into th...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    THIRD PART: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE, LUKE 4:14 TO LUKE 9:50. The three Synoptics all connect the narrative of the Galilaean ministry with the account of the temptation. But the narrations of...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    1 _st. Luke 4:31-32_. The term, _He went down_, refers to the situation of Capernaum on the sea-shore, in opposition to that of Nazareth on the high land. We have to do here with a permanent abode; c...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    FIRST CYCLE: VISITS TO NAZARETH AND TO CAPERNAUM, LUKE 4:14-44. The following narratives are grouped around two names _ Nazareth_ (Luke 4:14-30) and _Capernaum_ (Luke 4:31-44)....

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    2. _Residence at Capernaum: Luke 4:31-44_. Five sections: 1 _st._ A general survey (Luke 4:31-32); 2 _d._ The healing of a demoniac (Luke 4:33-37); 3 _d._ That of Peter's mother-in-law ...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (23) And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. (24) And he said, Verily I say un...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The unknown Son of God on earth, Jesus, is led (chapter 4) into the wilderness by the Holy Ghost, with whom He had been sealed, to undergo the temptation of the enemy, beneath which Adam fell. But Jes...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND CAME DOWN TO CAPERNAUM,.... Which was, as Dr. Lightfoot thinks, sixteen miles or more from Nazareth; and Christ may be said to "come down" to it, because of the situation of Nazareth, which was up...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. Ver. 31. _And came down to Capernaum_] Contempt drives away Christ. And woe be unto you if I forsake you,Hosea 9:12...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And came down to Capernaum_ And dwelt there, entirely quitting his abode at Nazareth, in consequence of the rude treatment which he met with from his townsmen. Here let it be observed, that by settli...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND CAME DOWN TO CAPERNAUM, A CITY OF GALILEE, AND TAUGHT THEM ON THE SABBATH-DAYS....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The attempt to kill the Lord:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL (vs.1-13) The Father having pronounced His delight in His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. In Mark 1:12 it...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    31-44 Christ's preaching much affected the people; and a working power went with it to the consciences of men. These miracles showed Christ to be a controller and conqueror of Satan, a healer of dise...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Ver. 31,32. Capernaum was a city in the other Galilee, under the jurisdiction of Philip, whither Matthew and Mark mention our Saviour's motion upon the report of the imprisonment of John. Philip is no...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 4:31 Then G2532 down G2718 (G5627) to G1519 Capernaum G2584 city G4172 Galilee G1056 and G2532 teaching...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ANOINTED PROPHET MINISTERS IN CAPERNAUM AND ELSEWHERE (4:31-44). In this passage the work of the Spirit Anointed Prophet is seen as coming to fulfilment. Here we are given the essence of His acti...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    TEACHING WITH AUTHORITY, PROCLAIMING THE GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR (4:31-32)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day.' Having left Nazareth in a hurry Jesus now ‘came down' (from the mountainside to the lakeside) to Capern...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 4:31. CAME DOWN TO CAPERNAUM, which was situated on the lake, Nazareth being higher on the hills. A CITY OF GALILEE. This explanation made by Luke, and the close connection with the occurrence a...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    CHRONOLOGY. A number of events occurred in Judea before the ministry in Galilee spoken of in Luke 4:14-15, according to Andrews the whole of the first year. (See notes on Matthew 4:12; comp. John 1:35...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    CAME DOWN (κατηλθεν). Mark 1:21 has the historical present,THEY GO INTO (εισπορευοντα). Capernaum (Tell Hum) is now the headquarters of the Galilean ministry, since Nazareth has rejected Jesus. Lu...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 4:14. _And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:_ Ah, dear brethren, if our Lord Jesus needed «the power of the Spirit», how much more do you and I need it! We have no power of...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Temptation of Jesus. Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth. Casting of demons out of man at Capernaum. Healing of Peter's wife's mother and others. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, Josep...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 4:2. _Being tempted forty days he afterward hungered._ During this space he lived like Moses on the mount, conversing with the Father in all the glories of his kingdom. His humanity was renovated...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    THEN JESUS WENT TO CAPERNAUM. Nazareth was in the hills; Capernaum was in the concavity of Lake Galilee....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath_ NAZARETH; OR, JESUS REJECTED BY HIS FRIENDS I. WHO WERE THESE REJECTORS OF CHRIST? They have their types and rep...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 4:16 The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee. Except for Luke 8:26, this next section of Luke takes place in Galilee....

  • The Gospels Compared

    JESUS TEACHES WITH GREAT AUTHORITY MARK 1:21-28; LUKE 4:31-37; MARK 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught....

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 4 VER. 1. _And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan_, having been there baptized by John a little time before, and having _visibly_ received the Holy Spirit, whose fulness...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 4:31. CAME DOWN.—Capernaum being situated on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth being higher on the hills. TAUGHT THEM ON THE SABBATH DAYS.—Rather, “He was teaching them...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 4:1 THE TEMPTATION. The consecration of our Lord in his baptism was immediately followed by what is known as his temptation. It is, perhaps, the most mysterious and least understood...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan (Luke 4:1), Now He was at Jordan where He was baptized by John, and He returned from Jordan. and was led by the Spirit into the wildernes...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Taught [η ν δ ι δ α σ κ ω ν]. Correctly, as Rev., was teaching. The finite verb and participle denoting continuance. On the Sabbath - days [τ ο ι ς σ α β β α σ ι ν]. Rev., day. The word is often used...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    He came down to Capernaum — And dwelt there, entirely quitting his abode at Nazareth. Mark 1:21....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Our blessed Saviour being driven out of Nazareth by the fury of his countrymen, departs to Capernaum, where he entered their synagogues, and taught. Who can declare the pains that our Saviour took, an...

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