Luke 4:33 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 4:33

In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

BSB

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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,

KJV

And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A spirit of an unclean devil - As demon was used both in a good and bad sense before and after the time of the evangelists the word unclean may have been added here by St. Luke, merely to express the quality of this spirit. But it is worthy of remark, that the inspired writers never use the word δαιμων, demon, in a good sense. See the whole of this case explained, Mar 1:23 (note), etc.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We should notice, in this passage — the clear religious knowledge possessed by the devil and his agents. Twice in these verses we have proof of this. "I know you who you are — the holy one of God!" was the language of an demon in one case. "You are Christ the son of God," was the language of many demons in another case. Yet this knowledge was a knowledge unaccompanied by faith, or hope, or charity. Those who possessed it were miserable evil beings — full of bitter hatred both against God and man.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
συναγωγῇ	sunagōgēa	synagogue	G4864 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	a man	G444 →
ἔχων	echōn	having	G2192 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	a spirit	G4151 →
δαιμονίου	daimoniou	of a demon	G1140 →
ἀκαθάρτου,	akathartou	unclean,	G169 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀνέκραξεν	anekraxen	he cried out	G349 →
φωνῇ	phōnēa	in a voice	G5456 →
μεγάλῃ·	megalē	loud;	G3173 →

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The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 1:23
Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
leads to
- Mark 9:25
  When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
- Mark 5:2
  As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
- Mark 7:25
  Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
- Luke 4:33–37
  In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
- Mark 1:34
  And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.