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Luke 4:36

God's power and sovereigntyGod's word

34 “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

35 But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

37 And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

38 After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

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BSB
All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
KJV
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
WEB
Amazement came on all and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
ASV
And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
DARBY
And astonishment came upon all, and they spoke to one another, saying, What word [is] this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
BLB
And amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together with one another, saying, “What word [is] this, that with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out?”
ÅB
Og redsel kom over alle, og de talte med hverandre og sa: Hva er dette for et ord? for med myndighet og makt befaler han de urene ånder, og de farer ut!
OTB
Alle ble forundret og sa til hverandre: «Hva slags ord er dette! Med autoritet og kraft befaler han urene ånder, og de kommer ut!»
B1930
Og redsel kom over alle, og de talte med hverandre og sa: Hvad er dette for et ord? for med myndighet og makt byder han de urene ånder, og de farer ut!

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  • Luke 4:32

    They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

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  • Mark 16:17–20

    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

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  • Mark 7:37

    The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

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  • Luke 10:17–20

    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

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  • Mark 1:27

    All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

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  • 1 Peter 3:22

    who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

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  • Acts 19:12–16

    so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

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  • Matthew 12:22–23

    Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

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