Luke 4:33
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.
And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
34 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.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
- KJV
- And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
- WEB
- In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
- ASV
- And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
- DARBY
- And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice,
- BLB
- And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out in a loud voice,
- ÅB
- Og i synagogen var det en mann som var besatt av en uren ånd, og han ropte med høy røst:
- OTB
- I synagogen var det en mann besatt av en demon, en uren ånd. Han ropte høyt,
- B1930
- Og i synagogen var det en mann som var besatt av en uren ånd, og han ropte med høi røst:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 1:23
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
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