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Andκαὶstandingἐπιστὰςoverἐπάνωher,αὐτῆςhe rebukedἐπετίμησενthe fever,τῷ πυρετῷandκαὶit leftἀφῆκενher;αὐτήνandδὲimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαshe got upἀναστᾶσαand began servingδιηκόνειthem.αὐτοῖς
Luke 4:39
Study it in the app“And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began serving them.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 4:39, word by word
- standingἐπιστὰςepistas
stand by
To suddenly appear beside someone.
Where else “epistas” appears- overἐπάνωepanō
above
Higher than something, or ruling it.
Where else “epanō” appears- he rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsen
rebuke
To scold sharply, even the wind or a demon.
Where else “epetimēsen” appears- the feverπυρετῷpyretōi
fever
Fever.
Where else “pyretōi” appears- it leftἀφῆκενaphēken
leave
To part from something or someone and go on without it.
Where else “aphēken” appears- immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma
immediately
Immediately, at that very moment, on the spot.
Where else “parachrēma” appears- she got upἀναστᾶσαanastasa
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastasa” appears- and began servingδιηκόνειdiēkonei
serve
To take care of others, help with their needs.
Where else “diēkonei” appears
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Luke 4:38-39
38And rising to go from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was gripped by a high fever, and they asked him about her. 39And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began serving them.
14And coming into Peter’s house, Jesus saw his mother-in-law lying in bed and sick with a fever. 15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and began to serve him.
29And at once, having gone out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and at once they tell him about her. 31And he came and raised her up, taking her by the hand; and the fever left her, and she began serving them.
The context
38And rising to go from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was gripped by a high fever, and they asked him about her.
39 · This verse (above)
40Now as the sun was setting, all who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on each one of them, was healing them.
To study Luke 4 in a group
1. What it says
How does Jesus answer the devil each time he is tempted in the wilderness? (vv. 3-13)
2. What it means
In Nazareth Jesus reads from Isaiah and says, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled.” Why do his neighbors become angry afterward? (vv. 18-29)
3. How I live it
Jesus came to bring good news to the poor and freedom to the oppressed. Who near you could you bring some of that to?