Luke 4:36

“And they were all amazed, etc.] 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?” (See Gill on “<410127>Mark 1:27”).”

“What a word--a word from the Lord of spirits.”

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“4:36 What authority and power this man’s words possess! Magicians and exorcists often used elaborate rituals and incantations. The people were amazed that Jesus merely spoke a word on his own authority and cast out the demon.”

“They were: Mat 9:33, Mat 12:22, Mat 12:23; Mar 1:27, Mar 7:37 What: Luk 4:32, Luk 10:17-20; Mar 16:17-20; Act 19:12-16 they come: Pe1 3:22 Luke 4:37”