Luke 4:30
New International Version
But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

New Living Translation
but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.

English Standard Version
But passing through their midst, he went away.

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

Berean Literal Bible
But He, having passed through their midst, went away.

King James Bible
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

New King James Version
Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.

New American Standard Bible
But He passed through their midst and went on His way.

NASB 1995
But passing through their midst, He went His way.

NASB 1977
But passing through their midst, He went His way.

Legacy Standard Bible
But passing through their midst, He went on His way.

Amplified Bible
But passing [miraculously] through the crowd, He went on His way.

Christian Standard Bible
But he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He passed right through the crowd and went on His way.

American Standard Version
But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

Contemporary English Version
But Jesus slipped through the crowd and got away.

English Revised Version
But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Jesus walked right by them and went away.

Good News Translation
but he walked through the middle of the crowd and went his way.

International Standard Version
But he walked right through the middle of them and went away.

Majority Standard Bible
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

NET Bible
But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

New Heart English Bible
But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.

Webster's Bible Translation
But he passing through the midst of them, went away,

Weymouth New Testament
but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.

World English Bible
But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and He, having gone through the midst of them, went away.

Berean Literal Bible
But He, having passed through their midst, went away.

Young's Literal Translation
and he, having gone through the midst of them, went away.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he having passed through the midst of them, went away.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he passing through the midst of them, went his way.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But passing through their midst, he went away.

New American Bible
But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

New Revised Standard Version
But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he passed through the midst of them and he departed.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But he passed through the midst of them, and went away.

Godbey New Testament
and He having passed through the midst of them went away.

Haweis New Testament
but he passing through the midst of them, went away.

Mace New Testament
but he pass'd thro' the midst of them and went away.

Weymouth New Testament
but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.

Worrell New Testament
but He, passing through their midst, was going His way.

Worsley New Testament
But He passed through the midst of them, and went away.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Rejection at Nazareth
29They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. 30But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way. 31Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.…

Cross References
John 8:59
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

Matthew 12:14-15
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. / Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

John 7:30
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

John 7:44
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

John 18:6
When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Matthew 26:55
At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

Mark 11:18
When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

John 11:54
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

Acts 9:25
One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

Acts 12:17
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

Acts 14:6
they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

Acts 17:10
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

Acts 17:14
The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

2 Kings 6:18-20
As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. / And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria. / When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.


Treasury of Scripture

But he passing through the middle of them went his way,

John 8:59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

John 10:39
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

John 18:6,7
As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground…

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Luke 4
1. The fasting and temptation of Jesus.
14. He begins to preach.
16. The people of Nazareth marvel at words, but seek to kill him.
33. He cures one possessed of a demon,
38. Peter's mother-in-law,
40. and various other sick persons.
41. The demons acknowledge Jesus, and are reproved for it.
42. He preaches through the cities of Galilee.














But Jesus
This phrase highlights the central figure of the Gospel, Jesus Christ, whose actions and teachings are the focus of the New Testament. The name "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew name "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." This emphasizes His divine mission to bring salvation to humanity. In the context of Luke 4, Jesus has just declared His messianic mission in the synagogue, and His identity as the Messiah is being revealed through His actions and words.

passed through the crowd
The Greek word for "passed through" is "dielthon," which implies moving through or going across. This phrase suggests a miraculous or divinely empowered action, as the crowd intended to harm Him, yet He moved through them unharmed. This demonstrates Jesus' divine authority and control over the situation, reinforcing His identity as the Son of God. Historically, this event occurs in Nazareth, where Jesus faced rejection from those who knew Him from His youth, highlighting the theme of a prophet not being accepted in His hometown.

and went on His way
The phrase "went on His way" indicates Jesus' purposeful continuation of His mission. The Greek word "eporeueto" suggests a journey or travel, emphasizing that Jesus was not deterred by opposition or danger. This reflects His unwavering commitment to His divine mission, as prophesied in the Old Testament. Scripturally, this moment foreshadows the many challenges and rejections Jesus would face throughout His ministry, yet He remains steadfast, fulfilling the will of the Father.

(30) He passing through the midst of them.--The words do not necessarily involve a directly supernatural deliverance, as though the multitude had been smitten with blindness, or our Lord had become invisible. We have no right to insert miracles in the Gospel records. Calmness, silence, the moral power of self-possessed righteousness have in themselves a power, often proved, to baffle the fury of an angry mob.

Verse 30. - But he passing through the midst of them went his way. Not necessarily a miracle. There is nothing hinted here that our Lord rendered himself invisible, or that he smote his enemies with a temporary blindness. He probably quietly overawed these angry men with his calm self-possession, so that they forbore their cruel purpose, and thus he passed through their midst, and left Nazareth - as far as we know - forever. The foregoing is probably the same visit very briefly alluded to by St. Matthew (Matthew 13:54-58) and by St. Mark (Mark 6:1-6), in both Gospels related in unchronological order. Most likely they were aware of the incident, but ignorant of the exact place it held among the early events of the Master's life. St. Luke, who gives it with far greater detail, inserts it evidently in its right place. Is it not at least probable that St. Luke derived his accurate knowledge of this Nazareth incident from Mary, or from some of her intimate circle, from whom he procured the information which he embodied in the earlier chapters of his Gospel? She, and others of her friends, would be likely to have preserved some accurate memories of this painful visit of Jesus to his old home.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus]
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

passed
διελθὼν (dielthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1330: To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.

through
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

[the crowd]
μέσου (mesou)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3319: Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun).

[and] went on His way.
ἐπορεύετο (eporeueto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.


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