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Luke 4:35
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a demon-possessed man in a synagogue, immediately after the spirit declares him to be the Holy One of God. He commands the spirit to cease speaking and to exit the man.
The words — The Greek ἐπετίμησεν (epetimēsen) denotes a formal rebuke, while φιμωθήτι (phimōthēti) commands the spirit to be silenced. These terms describe authoritative decrees rather than persuasive speech.
The thread — This pattern of rebuking unclean spirits appears in Luke 4:39 and Luke 4:41, where Jesus similarly silences demons and commands them out. Matthew 8:26 records a parallel use of rebuke when Jesus addresses the wind and sea.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus exercising direct authority over hostile spiritual forces without negotiation or delay. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine command alone accomplishes deliverance and demands immediate compliance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
Cross-references
- Luke 4:39 and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
- Luke 4:41 Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
- Matthew 8:26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
- Mark 3:11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
- Mark 9:26 After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
- Acts 16:17 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!”
- Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
- Psalms 50:16 To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
- Zechariah 3:2 And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
- Luke 8:24 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.