Luke 4:31-37

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+title = "Luke 4:31–37"
+date = "2022-10-31"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk4.31-37)
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+When the rabbis of Jesus's time would teach, they would refer back to what
+previous teachers had said and taught as a way to establish their credentials
+and authority on a subject. Think of it as the oral equivalent of citing
+academic papers. The people of Capernaum were shocked, then, that Jesus didn't
+do this. He said things were true because He was the one who said it. Which is
+entirely appropriate for God to do, but none of the people knew that's who
+Jesus was.
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+But the demon possessing a man at the synagogue knew who Jesus was, and decided
+to make a big deal about it. At this point in Jesus's ministry, He wasn't
+trying to announce His status as the Messiah. Therefore, Jesus commands the
+demon to be silent and come out of the man. When the people see this man in his
+right mind, they are again amazed at Jesus's authority.
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+Because of this, Jesus's fame spreads again through Galilee, and possibly
+beyond.
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+Let us see Jesus for who He truly is, and help us to respond correctly: in
+repentance and faith.