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He cried out at the top of his voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an evil spirit—cried out, shouting,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out in a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There was a man in the synagogue who was possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud <i>and</i> terrible voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice,&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There in the synagogue was a man with an evil spirit. He yelled out, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil; and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the synagogue was a man possessed by a spirit, an evil demon. He shouted very loudly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the synagogue was a man who had the spirit of an evil demon in him; he screamed out in a loud voice, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In the synagogue was a man who had a demon. He screamed with a loud voice, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he shouted with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out in a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the synagogue was a man, having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the assembly was a man having the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man who had an unclean devil, and he cried out with a loud voice, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And in the synagogue, there was a man who had an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there was in the synagogue a man who had an unclean, demonic spirit, and he cried in a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And there was a man in the synagogue who had the spirit of a filthy demon in him and he cried with a loud voice<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And there was in the synagogue a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a great voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And there was in the synagogue a man, who had a spirit of an unclean devil, and he roared out with a great cry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />now there was in the synagogue a man possess'd with the spirit of an impure demon, who roar'd out, in these words, let us alone;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by the spirit of an impure demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/4-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=1597" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/4.htm">Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">In</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4864.htm" title="4864: synagōgē (N-DFS) -- From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish synagogue; by analogy, a Christian church.">synagogue</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there was</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">possessed by</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneuma (N-ANS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">the spirit</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akathartou (Adj-GNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">of an unclean</a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: daimoniou (N-GNS) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">demon.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/349.htm" title="349: anekraxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To shout aloud, cry out. From ana and krazo; to scream up.">He cried out</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalē (Adj-DFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">in a loud</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnē (N-DFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">voice,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">34</span>“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!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-23.htm">Mark 1:23-27</a></span><br />Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue: / “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!” / But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Matthew 8:28-34</a></span><br />When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. / “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?” / In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Mark 5:1-20</a></span><br />On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes. / 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. / This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22-29</a></span><br />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. / The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” / But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-11.htm">Mark 3:11</a></span><br />And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Acts 16:16-18</a></span><br />One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a></span><br />News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-17.htm">Mark 9:17-29</a></span><br />Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. / Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.” / “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-14.htm">Matthew 17:14-21</a></span><br />When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. / “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. / I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13-16</a></span><br />Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” / Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. / But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1-4</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. / By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, / and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-19.htm">James 2:19</a></span><br />You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">Matthew 9:32-34</a></span><br />As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus. / And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” / But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-34.htm">Mark 1:34</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Matthew 10:1</a></span><br />And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/1-23.htm">Mark 1:23</a></b></br> And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/4-32.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/luke/1-42.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/luke/1-42.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/mark/7-30.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/luke/4-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/1-29.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/27-32.htm">Impressed</a> <a href="/luke/1-42.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/mark/16-8.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/luke/4-19.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/luke/4-32.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/mark/15-38.htm">Top</a> <a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-36.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/luke/7-13.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/9-7.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-13.htm">Impressed</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/luke/4-36.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Top</a> <a href="/luke/4-36.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-1.htm">The fasting and temptation of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm">He begins to preach.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">The people of Nazareth marvel at words, but seek to kill him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-33.htm">He cures one possessed of a demon,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Peter's mother-in-law,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-40.htm">and various other sick persons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-41.htm">The demons acknowledge Jesus, and are reproved for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-42.htm">He preaches through the cities of Galilee.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the synagogue</b><br>The synagogue was a central place of worship and community gathering for Jewish people, especially during the time of Jesus. It served as a place for teaching, prayer, and reading of the Scriptures. Jesus often taught in synagogues, which highlights His role as a teacher and His engagement with Jewish religious life. The presence of a demon-possessed man in the synagogue underscores the spiritual battle taking place even in places of worship.<p><b>there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon.</b><br>Demon possession in the New Testament is often characterized by the presence of an "unclean spirit," indicating a spiritual impurity and opposition to God. The term "unclean" reflects Jewish purity laws, where anything unclean was considered unfit for worship or community life. This possession demonstrates the reality of spiritual warfare and the presence of evil even among God's people. The man's condition also sets the stage for Jesus' authority over demonic forces, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, which speaks of liberation for the captives.<p><b>He cried out in a loud voice,</b><br>The loud cry of the demon-possessed man signifies the demon's recognition of Jesus' authority and power. Throughout the Gospels, demons often react to Jesus' presence with fear and agitation, acknowledging His divine authority. This reaction is consistent with <a href="/james/2-19.htm">James 2:19</a>, which states that even demons believe in God and shudder. The loud voice also serves to draw attention to the confrontation between Jesus and the forces of evil, highlighting the power struggle and the ultimate victory of Christ over demonic powers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum, demonstrating His authority over spiritual forces.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_possessed.htm">The Man Possessed</a></b><br>An individual in the synagogue who is under the influence of an unclean demon, representing the spiritual bondage that Jesus came to break.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_unclean_demon.htm">The Unclean Demon</a></b><br>A spiritual entity opposed to God, demonstrating the reality of spiritual warfare and the presence of evil in the world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_synagogue.htm">The Synagogue</a></b><br>A place of Jewish worship and teaching, where Jesus often taught and performed miracles, signifying His mission to the Jewish people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>A town in Galilee where Jesus performed many miracles and taught, serving as a base for His ministry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus has ultimate authority over all spiritual forces. Believers can trust in His power to deliver and protect them from evil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The presence of the unclean demon in the synagogue serves as a reminder of the ongoing spiritual battle. Christians are called to be vigilant and equipped with the armor of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_freedom.htm">Deliverance and Freedom</a></b><br>Jesus' interaction with the possessed man demonstrates His mission to set captives free. Believers are encouraged to seek Jesus for deliverance from any form of bondage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_presence.htm">The Power of Jesus' Presence</a></b><br>The demon's reaction to Jesus highlights the transformative power of His presence. Inviting Jesus into our lives brings light and dispels darkness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/engagement_in_community_worship.htm">Engagement in Community Worship</a></b><br>The setting in the synagogue emphasizes the importance of gathering for worship and teaching, where believers can experience God's power and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_unfailing_love.htm">What are the different types of demons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_you_separate_yourself_from_them.htm">What miracles did Jesus perform according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_spirits.htm">What does the Bible say about seeing spirits and demons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_demons_moved_to_pigs.htm">Mark 5:1–13: How can demons scientifically or historically be transferred from a possessed man into a herd of pigs? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33-37) <span class= "bld">And in the synagogue.</span>--See Notes on <a href="/context/mark/1-23.htm" title="And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,">Mark 1:23-27</a>. The narrative, as being common to these two Gospels, and not found in St. Matthew, may be looked on as having probably been communicated by one Evangelist to the other when they met at Rome (<a href="/colossians/4-10.htm" title=" Aristarchus my fellow prisoner salutes you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom you received commandments: if he come to you, receive him;)">Colossians 4:10</a>; <a href="/colossians/4-14.htm" title=" Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.">Colossians 4:14</a>). See <span class= "ital">Introduction</span> to St. Mark.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil.</span> After the general picture of Jesus' life and work in Capenaum, St. Luke proceeds to give a detailed account of the way in which one sabbath day was spent, no doubt intending us to understand it as a specimen of the ordinary sabbath-day work of the Master. We meet with here, for the first time in our Gospel, one of those unhappy persons described as either "having a spirit of an unclean devil," or as "possessed with a devil" or "devils," or in similar terms, generally signifying "demoniacs," men or women - apparently a class by themselves, directly under the influence of some evil spirit. Who, now, were these unhappy beings with whom Jesus in his ministry of mercy seems often to have come in contact? Many of these "demoniacs" mentioned in the Gospels would nowadays certainly be classed under the ordinary category of the "sick." They seem to have been simply afflicted with disease of one kind or other; for instance, the epileptic child mentioned by St. Luke (<a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Luke 9:39</a>), or dumbness again (<a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">Matthew 9:32</a>), blindness (<a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22</a>), and insanity, among other instances, are ascribed to demoniac agency. Are we, then, simply to regard these cases, not as exceptional displays of diabolical power, but as instances of sickness and disease which still exist among us? and to suppose that our Lord, in speaking of devils possessing these sick ones, accommodated himself to the popular belief, and spoke of these afflicted persons in the way men were able to understand? for it is disputable that Judaism in the days of Jesus of Nazareth ascribed to "demons," or "devils," much of the suffering and woe with which men are afflicted under the common name of disease. The Talmud, which well represents the Jewish teaching of that time, has endless allusions to evil spirits, or devils, who were permitted to work evil and mischief on the bodies and even on the souls of men. Josephus, the contemporary historian, narrates that a lamb grew at Machaerus, the wool of which had the power of expelling devils; and he toils how he was the eye-witness of the cure of a man possessed of a devil by means of a ring containing a root which had similar properties; this, he says, took place in the presence of the Emperor Vespasian ('Ant.,' 8:02, 5; 'Bell. Jud.,' 7:06, 3). Many believed that these demons, or devils, were the souls of the wicked who returned to earth after death, and sought a new home for themselves in the bodies of the living. This popular belief in demoniacal agency is mentioned by Justin Martyr ('Apol.,' 1.), and even seems to have lingered in some parts as late as Chrysostom. But such a theory - which represents Jesus in his miraculous cures accommodating himself to popular belief, and speaking of the sufferers as possessed by devils which really had no existence save in imagination - is not only quite foreign to the transparently truthful character of all the Master's words and works, but is perfectly incompatible with the narratives given us by the evangelists of the cures in question. In these, in several instances, the devils are not only spoken to, but they speak themselves - they answer questions, they even prefer requests. Jesus, too, gives his own power to cast out devils (<a href="/luke/9-1.htm">Luke 9:1</a>), and to tread on all the power of the enemy (<a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a>). He even, in St. Mark (<a href="/mark/9-29.htm">Mark 9:29</a>), is represented as distinguishing a special class of devils over whom a mastery could be obtained alone through prayer and fasting. Evidently the Holy Spirit, who guided the writers of those memoirs of the apostles we call the Gospels, intended that a marked distinction should be impressed upon the readers of the apostolic memoirs as existing between ordinary maladies of the flesh and those terrible and various scourges which the presence of devils inflicted upon those hapless beings in whose bodies, for some mysterious reason, they had been permitted to take up their habitation. The whole question is fraught with difficulties. Dean Plumptre suggests that perhaps we possess not the data for an absolutely certain and exhaustive answer. It seems, on the whole - while not denying the possible presence of these evil spirits at different times of the world's history occupying the bodies and distracting the souls of men - best to assume that these devils possessed special and peculiar power over men at that period when Jesus walked among us. By this means, as Godet well says, Jesus could be proclaimed externally and visibly as the Conqueror of the enemy of men (and of his legions of evil messengers). That period, when the Lord taught among us, was a time when, it is generally conceded, moral and social evil had reached its highest point of development. Since that age the power of these unhappy spirits of evil has been, if not destroyed, at least restrained by the influence - greater, perhaps, than men choose to acknowledge - of the Master's religion or by the direct command of the Master himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/4-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">In</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῇ</span> <span class="translit">(tē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">synagogue</span><br /><span class="grk">συναγωγῇ</span> <span class="translit">(synagōgē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there was</span><br /><span class="grk">ἦν</span> <span class="translit">(ēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνθρωπος</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">possessed by</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχων</span> <span class="translit">(echōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] spirit</span><br /><span class="grk">πνεῦμα</span> <span class="translit">(pneuma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, spirit. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of an unclean</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκαθάρτου</span> <span class="translit">(akathartou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">demon.</span><br /><span class="grk">δαιμονίου</span> <span class="translit">(daimoniou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> </span><span class="str2">An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He cried out</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνέκραξεν</span> <span class="translit">(anekraxen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shout aloud, cry out. From ana and krazo; to scream up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a loud</span><br /><span class="grk">μεγάλῃ</span> <span class="translit">(megalē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> </span><span class="str2">Large, great, in the widest sense. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">voice,</span><br /><span class="grk">φωνῇ</span> <span class="translit">(phōnē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/4-33.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 4:33 In the synagogue there was a man (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/4-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 4:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 4:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/4-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 4:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 4:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>