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Luke 4:34 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Luke 4:34Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 4:3418 words
GreekMeaning
ἜαEa
HaparticleG1436
τίti
WhatpronounG5100
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σοίsoi
to YoupronounG4771
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ΝαζαρηνέNazarēne
of Nazareth?adjectiveG3479
ἦλθεςēlthes
Are You comeverbG2064
ἀπολέσαιapolesai
to destroyverbG622
ἡμᾶςhēmas
us?pronounG1473
οἶδάoida
I knowverbG6063
σεse
YoupronounG4771
τίςtis
whopronounG5100
εἶei
areverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
ἅγιοςhagios
Holy OneadjectiveG40
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 4:34

Neither indignation at their treatment, nor displeasure at their wickedness, caused our Lord to abandon Judea, but unmindful of His injuries, and remembering mercy, at one time by teaching, at another by healing, He softens the hearts of this unbelieving people, as it is said, And he went down to Capernaum.

Ambrose · 4th century

For although He knew that they were disobedient and hard of heart, He nevertheless visits them, as a good Physician tries to heal those who are suffering from a mortal disease. But He taught them boldly in the synagogues, as Esaias said, I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth. On the sabbath day also He disputed with them, because they were at leisure. They wondered therefore at the mightiness of His teaching, His virtue, and His power, as it follows, And…

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

The word of the teacher is with power, when he performs that which he teaches. But he who by his actions belies what he preaches is despised.

Bede · 8th century
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