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Murdock Translation

Luke 4:36

And wonder seized every one, and they talked together, and said: What a word is this! For, with authority and efficiency, he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Astonishment;   The Topic Concordance - Power;   Uncleanness;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Power;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Demon;   Heal, Health;   Power;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Worship of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Isaiah, the Book of;   Spirit;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Luke, Gospel of;   Power;   Synagogue;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Capernaum;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Activity;   Amazement;   Attributes of Christ;   Authority in Religion;   Creator (Christ as);   Dominion (2);   Eschatology (2);   Guide;   Lunatic;   Multitude;   Reality;   Sabbath ;   Word (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Lunatics;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Authority in Religion;   Psychology;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Amazement came over them all, and they were saying to one another, “What is this message? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”
King James Version (1611)
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselues, saying, What a word is this? for with authoritie and power hee commaundeth the vncleane spirits, and they come out.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
New American Standard Bible
And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another, saying, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
New Century Version
The people were amazed and said to each other, "What does this mean? With authority and power he commands evil spirits, and they come out."
Amplified Bible
They were all astonished and in awe, and began saying to one another, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another saying, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out."
Legacy Standard Bible
And amazement came upon them all, and they were talking with one another saying, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out."
Berean Standard Bible
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!"
Contemporary English Version
They all were amazed and kept saying to each other, "What kind of teaching is this? He has power to order evil spirits out of people!"
Complete Jewish Bible
They were all astounded and said to one another, "What kind of teaching is this? Why, he gives orders with power and authority to the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people were amazed. They said to each other, "What does this mean? With authority and power he commands evil spirits and they come out."
Geneva Bible (1587)
So feare came on them all, and they spake among themselues, saying, What thing is this: for with authoritie and power he commaundeth the foule spirits, and they come out?
George Lamsa Translation
And every man was seized with amazement, and spoke among themselves, saying, What kind of word is this, that he commands unclean spirits with authority and power, and they go out!
Good News Translation
The people were all amazed and said to one another, "What kind of words are these? With authority and power this man gives orders to the evil spirits, and they come out!"
Lexham English Bible
And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"
Literal Translation
And astonishment came on all. And they spoke with one another, saying, What word is this, that He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out?
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.
Hebrew Names Version
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!"
International Standard Version
Amazement came on all of them, and they kept saying to one another, "What kind of statement is this? For with authority and power he tells the unclean spirits what to do, and they come out!"
Etheridge Translation
And wonder seized on every man, and they spake with each other and said, What thing is this ? for with authority and with power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go forth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And feare came on them all, and they spake among them selues, saying: What maner a thyng is this? For with auctoritie and power he commaundeth the foule spirites, and they come out.
English Revised Version
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.
World English Bible
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!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!
Weymouth's New Testament
All were astonished and awe-struck; and they asked one another, "What sort of language is this? For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they come out."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And drede was maad in alle men, and thei spaken togider, and seiden, What is this word, for in power and vertu he comaundith to vnclene spiritis, and thei gon out?
Update Bible Version
And 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
New English Translation
They were all amazed and began to say to one another, "What's happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
New King James Version
Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, "What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
New Living Translation
Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man's words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!"
New Life Bible
The people were all surprised. They asked each other, "What kind of word is this? He speaks to the demons with power and they come out!"
New Revised Standard
They were all amazed and kept saying to one another, "What kind of utterance is this? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and out they come!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And amazement came upon all, and they began to converse one with another, saying - What is this word, that, with authority and power, he giveth orders unto the impure spirits, and they go forth?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there came fear upon all; and they talked among themselves, saying: What word is this, for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go out?
Revised Standard Version
And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And feare came on them all and they spake amonge them selves sayinge: what maner a thinge is this? For with auctorite and power he commaundeth the foule spretes and they come out?
Young's Literal Translation
and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, `What [is] this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there came a feare ouer the all, and they spake amonge themselues, and sayde: What maner of thinge is this? He commaundeth the foule spretes with auctorite and power, and they departe out.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and they were all amazed, and said to one another, what's the meaning of this? with authority and power he commands the impure spirits, and they come out!
THE MESSAGE
That set everyone back on their heels, whispering and wondering, "What's going on here? Someone whose words make things happen? Someone who orders demonic spirits to get out and they go?" Jesus was the talk of the town.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Everyone started talking about these things. "What kind of cowboy can whip evil spirits?"

Contextual Overview

31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee; and taught them on sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was authoritative. 33 And there was in the synagogue a man, in whom was an unclean demon: and he cried out, with a loud voice, 34 and said: Let me alone: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarean? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him, and said: Shut thy mouth; and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having not harmed him at all. 36 And wonder seized every one, and they talked together, and said: What a word is this! For, with authority and efficiency, he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out 37 And his fame went out into all the surrounding region. 38 And when Jesus went out of the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of Simon was afflicted with a severe fever: and they besought him in her behalf . 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. And immediately she arose and ministered to them. 40 And when the sun was set, all those that had sick persons, afflicted with divers diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hand on every one of them, and healed them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

They were: Matthew 9:33, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:23, Mark 1:27, Mark 7:37

What: Luke 4:32, Luke 10:17-20, Mark 16:17-20, Acts 19:12-16

they come: 1 Peter 3:22

Reciprocal: Psalms 29:4 - powerful Isaiah 52:14 - many Matthew 8:9 - Go Matthew 17:18 - rebuked Mark 4:41 - What Luke 2:18 - wondered Luke 5:9 - he Luke 7:7 - but Luke 9:43 - amazed Acts 3:10 - they were Titus 2:15 - with

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they were all amazed,.... The people in the synagogue; they were astonished at his doctrine before, and now at his miracles:

and spake among themselves; as they were in the synagogue,

what a word is this? meaning, either what sort of doctrine is this which is attended with such power and miracles; or what a word of command is this, "hold thy peace, and come out of him?" and so the Ethiopic version renders it, "what is this mandatory", or "commanding word?" to which agrees the Syriac version, rendering it with the following clause thus; "what is this word", that "with authority and power it commands the unclean spirits, and they come out?" :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21-39.


 
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