Lukas 4:42-44

4:42 The next morning ¹  Jesus ²  departed and went to a deserted place. Yet ³  the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them. 4:43 But Jesus ⁴  said to them, “I must ⁵  proclaim the good news of the kingdom ⁶  of God to the other towns ⁷  too, for that is what I was sent ⁸  to do.” ⁹  4:44 So ¹⁰  he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea. ¹¹ 

[4:42]  ¹ tn Grk “When it became day.”

[4:42]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:42]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate that the crowds still sought Jesus in spite of his withdrawal.

[4:43]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:43]  ⁵ tn Here δεῖ (dei, “it is necessary”) indicates divine commission (cf. Luke 2:49).

[4:43]  ⁶ sn The good news of the kingdom, the kingdom of the rule of God through the Messiah, is the topic of Jesus’ preaching.

[4:43]  ⁷ tn Or “cities.”

[4:43]  ⁸ sn Jesus was sent by God for this purpose. This is the language of divine commission.

[4:43]  ⁹ tn Grk “because for this purpose I was sent.”

[4:44]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the summarization.

[4:44]  ¹¹ tc Most mss (A D Θ Ψ Ë¹³ 33 Ï latt) have “of Galilee”; others, “of the Jews” (W). “Judea” (read by Ì⁷⁵ א B Q 579 892 pc sa, and [with minor variation] C L ˹ 1241) is probably the original reading since it is both the harder reading and supported by the best witnesses. “Galilee” is an assimilation to Mark 1:39 and Matt 4:23.