Luke 4:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus returns to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him runs through the whole surrounding region.
What Does Luke 4:14 Mean?
The wilderness did not drain him; he comes out stronger than he went in. Luke threads the story on one line: full of the Holy Spirit, led by the Spirit, and now returning in the power of the Spirit as the Galilean ministry opens.
Testing precedes power in the order of this chapter, and the order is instruction. The fame now spreading is unsought; it follows a man who days earlier refused glory offered as a shortcut. What Satan held out falsely, renown and influence, begins to arrive truly, in the Spirit's power, along the plain road of obedience. God is able to give honestly everything the tempter can only counterfeit.
Luke 4:14 in the Original Language
dynamis (δύναμις), 'power' -- inherent might, effective strength.
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What does Luke 4:14 mean?
Jesus returns to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him runs through the whole surrounding region.