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Luke 4 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, rejected in Nazareth after reading from Isaiah, then heals and casts out demons in Capernaum. Below is a research summary for Luke 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 19
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Luke 4 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| συναγωγή | synagōgḗ | G4864 | 7 | assembly, congregation, synagogue |
| ἐξέρχομαι | exérchomai | G1831 | 6 | come, depart, escape, get out |
| πνεῦμα | pneûma | G4151 | 6 | ghost, life, spirit, mind |
| διάβολος | diábolos | G1228 | 4 | false accuser, devil, slanderer |
| ἄγω | ágō | G71 | 4 | be, bring, carry, go |
| ἀνίστημι | anístēmi | G450 | 4 | arise, lift up, raise up, rise |
| ἡμέρα | hēméra | G2250 | 5 | age, alway, day ), for ever |
How preachers through history handled this text
19 public-domain excerpts on Luke 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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 diseases. Where Christ gives a new life, in recovery from sickness, it should be a new life, spent more than ever in his service, to his glory. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 4:31–50 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jordan— Luke 4:1
- Galilee 1— Luke 4:14
- Nazareth— Luke 4:16
- Capernaum— Luke 4:23
- Sidon— Luke 4:26
- Zarephath— Luke 4:26
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