Luke 4
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The verses these writers stop at
- 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord rests on me, for he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce freedom to the captives and sight to the blind, to set the downtrodden free, 19
- 4:1 Jesus came back from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit, and the Spirit led him through the wilderness 9
- 4:5 Then the devil took him up high, and in a single instant he let him see every kingdom of the world. 4
- 4:26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow at Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 4
- 4:3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order this stone to turn into bread." 3
- 4:6 And the devil said to him, "I will give you power over all of them, and all their glory. It has been handed over to me, and I hand it on to whoever I please. 3
- 4:7 So if you will bow down to me in worship, all of it will belong to you." 3
- 4:14 Jesus went back to Galilee, and the power of the Spirit was with him. Word about him went out through all the country around. 3
- 4:16 Then he came to Nazareth, the town where he grew up. On the Sabbath he went to the synagogue, as he always did, and stood up to read the Scriptures. 3
- 4:19 and to announce the year when the Lord shows favor." 3
- 4:21 He began by telling them, "Today, as you have been listening, these words of Scripture have come true." 3
- 4:2 for forty days, while the devil put him to the test. He went without food the whole time, and when the days were over, he was hungry. 2
- 4:4 Jesus answered him, "It stands written, 'A person does not live on bread alone.'" 2
- 4:8 Jesus answered him, "It stands written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve no one but him.'" 2
- 4:9 Next the devil brought him to Jerusalem and set him on the high corner of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he told him, "jump down from here. 2
- 4:10 For Scripture says, 'He will give his angels orders about you, to keep you safe,' 2
- 4:11 and, 'They will hold you up in their hands, so that your foot will not strike a stone.'" 2
- 4:12 Jesus answered him, "It has been said, 'You must not test the Lord your God.'" 2
- 4:13 Once the devil had tried every kind of test, he left him to wait for a better moment. 2
- 4:15 He kept teaching in their synagogues, and all who heard him gave him praise. 2
- 4:17 Someone handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He opened it out and found the passage that says: 2
- 4:20 He rolled the scroll up again, handed it back to the attendant, and took his seat. All the eyes in the synagogue were fixed on him. 2
- 4:25 But I tell you in truth: in Elijah's day, when the sky stayed shut for three years and six months and a great famine struck the whole land, Israel had many widows. 2
- 4:34 "Ah! What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God!" 2
- 4:40 As the sun went down, all who had people at home sick with one disease or another brought them to him. He put his hands on each one and made them well. 2
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Where it is preached
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Luke 4:1
…what does this refer in the recorded life of Jesus Christ? If we turn to Luke 3:21-22 and Luke 4:1, 4, 17, 18, we will get our answer. In Luke 3:21-22, we read that after Jesus also had…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Luke 4:18
…the Holy Spirit. The answer is found in a comparison of Hebrews 1:9, with Acts 10:38 and Luke 4:18. In Acts 10:38, we read “how God anoin ted Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
What Faith Is Not cites Luke 4:1–13
…on the size of their faith. Visit them, pray with them, and simply be present. 5. Read Luke 4:1–13 slowly and notice how Jesus answers each temptation with Scripture rightly understood. A…
- The Secret of Guidance ·
The Fulness of the Spirit cites Luke iv. 1
…at the waters of baptism? With marked emphasis it was said he was filled with the Spirit (Luke iv. 1), and returned in the power of the Spirit unto Galilee (ver. 14), and stood up in the…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Luke 4:1
…the prison to those who are bound ” In Luke's record of the earthly life of our Lord in Luke 4:14, we read “And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about…
- The Big Story ·
Forty Years cites Luke 4:1–2
…led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days He was tempted by the devil” (Luke 4:1–2). Forty days for Israel’s forty years. Where Israel grumbled about bread, Jesus, hungry…
- Selected Sermons of George Whitefield ·
The Temptation of Christ cites Luke 4:1
…when he was about to show himself openly unto Israel; when he was full of the Holy Ghost (Luke 4:1); even then was he led, with a holy unconstrained violence, as a champion into the field…
- Old Paths ·
The Holy Ghost cites Luke iv. 1
…Him,” and that He was “full of the Holy Ghost.” (John i. 32; Acts x. 38; John iii. 34; Luke iv. 1.) What do you think of the vicarious sacrifice of Christ on the cross? Its value is…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Controversy cites Luke 4:3
…with real temptation. “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread” (Luke 4:3). If He had done so, His hunger would have been assuaged and He would have proved Himself…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Of Evil Angels cites Luke 4:5
…the glory of them: For that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will, I give it.” (Luke 4:5, 6, ) They are “the rulers of the darkness of this age;” (so the words are literally…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 4: The King Is Born ·
Good News in Nazareth cites Luke 4:14–30
…of the Lord rests on, sent to bring good news, freedom and sight. Read it in your Bible: Luke 4:14–30 Dear Jesus, thank you that you came to bring good news to the poor, freedom to people who…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
X. Nothing can be certainly known of the nature of religious affections by this, that they much dispose persons with their mouths to praise and glorify God cites Luke 4:15
…his people.” So we read of their glorifying Christ, or speaking exceeding highly of him: Luke 4:15, “And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.” And how did they praise…
- Knots Untied ·
Worship cites Luke iv. 16
…synagogue, as we may learn from what happened at Nazareth, and at Antioch in Pisidia. (Luke iv. 16; Acts xiii. 15.) We cannot doubt that the Christian Church was intended to honour the…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ cites Luke 4:18
…to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18, 19. Henceforth all His teachings, all His works, all His miracles of power were…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Catherine Booth — The Preacher Who Took the Gospel to the Streets cites Luke 4:18–19
…for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour” (Luke 4:18–19, NIV). If Jesus had been anointed specifically to reach the poor, the prisoners, and the…
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
O Prejudice cites LUKE 4:18
…poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. LUKE 4:18 It cost her a pulpit, and it was right. Soon after, in Zanesville, the white Methodists…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in privileges cites Luke iv. 18
…David, “I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy precepts,” Ps. cxix. 45; Isa. lxi. 1; Luke iv. 18; Rom. viii. 2, 21; Gal. iv. 7, v. 1, 13; James i. 25; John viii. 32, 33, 36; Rom. vi. 18…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Luke 4:18–19
…both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.” Luke 4:18–19 — “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Magomero cites Luke 4:18
…are “to proclaim release to the captives … to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18, ASV). Christians have argued for centuries about how literally to take them. Is Jesus…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
The Punjab He Entered cites Luke 4:18
…of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor” (Luke 4:18, ASV). James asked his readers, “Did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 4:18
…Christ. He lived among them as a brother. Scriptures to revisit 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; Luke 4:18; James 2:5; Galatians 3:28. Reflection 1. Who are the despised people in your community?…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
Into the Open Fields cites LUKE 4:18
…of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. LUKE 4:18 It changed Whitefield too. He learned to speak to a crowd that could walk away. He…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
Power from on High cites LUKE 4:18
…captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. LUKE 4:18 If Jesus needed the anointing of the Spirit to do the work He was sent to do, Evans asks…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
The Least of These cites LUKE 4:18
…of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. LUKE 4:18 Simpson observed that the churches of his day were arranged, without anyone having…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Myrmidon cites Luke 4:18
…him “to proclaim release to the captives … to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18, ASV). Then he rolled up the scroll and said that the scripture had been fulfilled that…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 4:18
…a British warship, an act of justice he never forgot. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18. Reflection 1. Who has been an instrument of freedom in your life? 2. What does it mean…
- Morning by Morning ·
November cites Luke 4:18
…shall gallant ship pass thereby. November 25 “To preach deliverance to the captives.” (Luke 4:18) None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from him only. It…
- The Big Story ·
The Kingdom Is Here cites Luke 4:18
…He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind” (Luke 4:18). Then He sat down and said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke…
- With and Without Christ ·
Non-Christians without Christ cites Luke iv. 18
…strength. Hence the Lord of Love became man that He might set us free from our bondage (Luke iv. 18); and to set the world aright He uses as His instruments those whom He has saved and set…
- Christ the Healer ·
Did Jesus Redeem Us from Our Diseases When He Atoned for Our Sins? cites Luke 4:19
…of these typical atonements point to, and prefigure Calvary. Again, Jesus tells us, in Luke 4:19, that He was anointed “to preach the acceptable year of the Lord,” referring to the Old…
- Feasting at the table ·
Paul’s Prayer cites Luke 4:21
…the anointing of God, and then declared, “This day , this scripture has been fulfilled.” (Luke 4:21) If He needed such an anointing, how much more do we? Tozer said that “ dispensationalism…
- The Big Story ·
Coming Home cites Luke 4:21
…scroll of Isaiah, sat down and said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21). Ezra explained the Book. Jesus said the Book was about Him. Think about it: Esther…
- Communion with God ·
Digression I: some excellencies of Christ proposed to consideration cites Luke iv. 22
…his lips,” Ps. xlv. 2; whence men wondered or were amazed — τοῖς λόγοις τῆς χάριτος, [Luke iv. 22] — at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. So that by the lips of Christ…
- The Secret of Guidance ·
The Secret of Christ’s Indwelling cites Luke iv. 26
…life. "If any man hateth not his own life," said our Lord, "he cannot be My disciple" (Luke iv. 26). And the word translated "life" is soul, the seat and centre of the self‑life with its…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 3: Kings and Prophets ·
Elijah and the Ravens cites Luke 4:26
…time, “Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon” (Luke 4:26). She wasn’t even an Israelite! Jesus came for people from every country, too. Read it in…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 3: Kings and Prophets ·
Naaman Washes Seven Times cites Luke 4:27
…Elisha the prophet,” He said. “Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian” (Luke 4:27). God’s love reaches people in every country. Read it in your Bible: 2 Kings 5:1–16 Dear…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Salvation by Faith cites Luke 4:34
…we find him declaring, in express terms, “I know Thee who Thou art; the Holy One of God” (Luke 4:34). Nor can we doubt but that unhappy spirit believes all those words which came out of the…
- Christ the Healer ·
Is Healing for All? cites Luke 4:40
…brought them unto Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.” (Luke 4:40.) Here the unlucky ones, if there were any, were brought, and all healed the same as the…
- Christ the Healer ·
How to Appropriate the Redemptive and Covenant Blessing of Bodily Healing cites Luke 4:40
…stated throughout the Gospels, “He healed them all.” (Read Matthew 4:24; 12:15; 14:14; Luke 4:40; Acts 10:38.) He could make no exceptions. Why? Because in His coming Atonement “Himself…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
The Bottle That Did Not Fail cites Luke 4:25-26
…God was faithful. Jesus later pointed to her as an example of God’s care for outsiders (Luke 4:25-26). Corrie’s bottle belongs in that line. She gave the little she had, again and again, and…
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