31 And He came down to Capernaum , a city of Galilee , and He was teaching them on the Sabbath ; 32 and they were amazed at His teaching , for His message was with authority .
33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon , and he cried out with a loud voice , 34 "Let us alone ! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth ? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are- the Holy One of God !" 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying , "Be quiet and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst of the people, he came out of him without doing him any harm . 36 And amazement came upon them all , and they began talking with one another saying , "What is this message ? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out." 37 And the report about Him was spreading into every locality in the surrounding district .
38 Then He got up and left the synagogue , and entered Simon's home . Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever , and they asked Him to help her. 39 And standing over her, He rebuked the fever , and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them.
40 While the sun was setting , all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them. 41 Demons also were coming out of many , shouting , "You are the Son of God !" But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak , because they knew Him to be the Christ .
42 When day came , Jesus left and went to a secluded place ; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them. 43 But He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also , for I was sent for this purpose." 44 So He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 4:31-44
Commentary on Luke 4:31-44
(Read Luke 4:31-44)
Christ's preaching much affected the people; and a working power went with it to the consciences of men. These miracles showed Christ to be a controller and conqueror of Satan, a healer of diseases. Where Christ gives a new life, in recovery from sickness, it should be a new life, spent more than ever in his service, to his glory. Our business should be to spread abroad Christ's fame in every place, to beseech him in behalf of those diseased in body or mind, and to use our influence in bringing sinners to him, that his hands may be laid upon them for their healing. He cast the devils out of many who were possessed. We were not sent into this world to live to ourselves only, but to glorify God, and to do good in our generation. The people sought him, and came unto him. A desert is no desert, if we are with Christ there. He will continue with us, by his word and Spirit, and extend the same blessings to other nations, till, throughout the earth, the servants and worshippers of Satan are brought to acknowledge him as the Christ, the Son of God, and to find redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.