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Andκαὶhe wasἦνproclaimingκηρύσσωνinεἰςthe synagoguesτὰς συναγωγὰςof Judea.τῆς Ἰουδαίας
Luke 4:44
Study it in the app“And he was proclaiming in the synagogues of Judea.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 4:44, word by word
- he wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- proclaimingκηρύσσωνkēryssōn
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssōn” appears- the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsynagōgas
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgas” appears- of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaias
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaias” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
It can be understood that here “Judea” names the whole land of the Jews, Galilee included; many manuscripts read “Galilee.”
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Luke 4:42-44
42And when day came, he went out and went to a deserted place; and the crowds were searching for him, and they came to him and were holding him back so that he would not go away from them. 43But he said to them, “I must bring the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent.” 44And he was proclaiming in the synagogues of Judea.
35And very early, while it was still night, he got up and went out and went away to a deserted place, and there he was praying. 36And Simon and those with him searched for him, 37and they found him and say to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38And he says to them, “Let us go elsewhere, into the nearby towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is why I came out.” 39And he went proclaiming in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and driving out the demons.
23And he went around in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. 24And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, the demon-possessed and the moonstruck and paralytics, and he healed them. 25And large crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.
Places in this verse
Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
The context
43But he said to them, “I must bring the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent.”
44 · This verse (above)
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?