Luke 4:36

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!”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — After Jesus expels a demon in the synagogue, the surrounding crowd witnesses the event and turns to one another to question the nature of His action.

The words — θάμβος (thambos) records the astonishment that gripped the onlookers, while συνελάλουν (sunelaloun) describes their continuous mutual inquiry about the event.

The thread — The crowd’s wonder at Jesus’s authoritative word parallels the amazement at His teaching in Luke 4:32, mirrors the crowds’ reaction to healings in Mark 7:37, and aligns with the promised sign of demon expulsion in Mark 16:17.

Why it lands — The text reports that Jesus’s command carries inherent power that forces unclean spirits to obey, requiring the reader to evaluate the source of an authority that operates independently of human ritual or precedent.

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The Greek words

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.

Cross-references

Luke 4:32 They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
Mark 7:37 The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Matthew 12:22 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.
Mark 1:27 All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
Luke 10:17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
Acts 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
Matthew 9:33 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!”