“ But he passing through the midst of them went his way, ”
Passing through the midst of, them, went his way - This escape was very remarkable. It is remarkable that he should escape out of their hands when their very object was to destroy him, and that h...
Jesus in Nazareth ( Mark 1:14 f.*, Matthew 4:12-17 *, Mark 6:1-6 *, Matthew 13:53-58 *). Lk. brings Jesus to Galilee, but, anxious to make the mission begin in His own town, departs from Mk....
passing through. Doubtless the eyes of the people were holden. See Luke 24:16 . Compare John 8:59 ; John 10:39 ; John 10:40 (compare Psalms 18:29 Psalms 37:33 ). through. Greek. dia. A...
30. But he, passing through the midst of them When Luke says, that Jesus passed through the middle of the crowd, and so escaped out of their hands, he means that God rescued him, by an extra...
DISCOURSE: 1487 CHRIST ESCAPES FROM HIS BLOOD-THIRSTY PERSECUTORS Luke 4:28-30 . And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust him...
But he passing through the midst of them went his way, Passing through the midst of them - Either he shut their eyes so that they could not see him; or he so overawed them by his power as to leave th...
Passing through the midst, &c.— In the midst of the confusion our Lord escaped, probably by making himself invisible: but though we cannot certainly determine, whether the miracle lay in this,...
But he passing through the midst of them went his way, But he passing through the midst of them went his way - evidently in a miraculous manner, though perhaps quite noiselessly, leading them...
The Temptation. Nazareth. Capernaum 1-13. The Temptation ( Matthew 4:1 ; Mark 1:12 ). See on Mt.
He passing through the midst of them. — The words do not necessarily involve a directly supernatural deliverance, as though the multitude had been smitten with blindness, or our Lord had become inv...
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...
“His Own Received Him Not” Luke 4:14-30 A wide gap occurs here, embracing the important transactions of John 1:29-51 ; John 2:1-25 ; John 3:1-36 ; John 4:1-54 . What a flutter in Mary's he...
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 re...
(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 u...
But he passing through the midst of them ,.... Either in so strong and powerful a manner, and with so much swiftness, that being once out of their hands, they could not lay hold on him again; or els...
But he passing through the midst of them went his way, Ver. 30. But he passing, &c. ] Like a second Samson; his own arm saved him. This might have convinced his adversaries, except they were...
And all they in the synagogue were filled with wrath The Nazarenes, perceiving the purport of his discourse, namely, that the blessings which they despised would be offered to, and accepted by, the...
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:...
Christ in the Synagogue of Nazareth; Christ Driven from Nazareth. 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: an...
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‘But he passing through the midst of them went his way.' Their attempt to kill Him failed. We are not told why. Luke wants us to appreciate that God just would not let it happen, and that in this de...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 4:14 . Returned .— I.e. from Judæa. Galilee .—The main centre of our Lord’s ministry (cf. Acts 10:37 ; Luke 23:5 ). In the power of the Spirit .—Fresh strength gained fr...
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...
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 renova...
EXPOSITION Luke 4:1-42 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...
The attempt to kill the Lord:
Acts 12:18 ; John 10:39 ; John 18:6 ; John 18:7 ; John 8:59
Passing through the midst of them — Perhaps invisibly; or perhaps they were overawed; so that though they saw, they could not touch him.