John Gill Commentary Luke 4:36

John Gill Commentary

Luke 4:36

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Luke 4:36

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"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." — Luke 4:36 (ASV)

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

and spoke 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 your 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?" (See Gill on Mark 1:27).