Sign in
Luke 4:20 — King James Version← Study notes

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.


Luke 4:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 4:2018 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
πτύξαςptyxas
having rolled upverbG4428
τὸto
thearticleG3588
βιβλίονbiblion
scrollnounG975
ἀποδοὺςapodous
having delivered itverbG591
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
ὑπηρέτῃhypēretē
attendantnounG5257
ἐκάθισενekathisen
He sat downverbG2523
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πάντωνpantōn
of alladjectiveG3956
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoi
eyesnounG3788
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
συναγωγῇsynagōgē
synagoguenounG4864
ἦσανēsan
wereverbG1510
ἀτενίζοντεςatenizontes
fixed uponverbG816
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 4:20

The Lord having overcome the tempter, power was added to Him, i.e. as far as regards the manifestation of it. Hence it is said, And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit.

Origen · 3rd century

By the power of the Spirit he means showing forth of miracles.

Bede · 8th century

Now He performed miracles not from any external power, and from having as it were the acquired grace of the Holy Spirit, as other saints, but rather as being by nature the Son of God, and partaking of all things which are the Father’s, He exercises as by His own power and operation that grace which is of the Holy Spirit. But it was right that from that time He should become known, and that the mystery of His humanity should shine forth among those who were of the seed of…

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century
Read all 31 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!