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Luke 4:31-37

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31Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people.

32They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.

33In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,

34“Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

35“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”

37And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.

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1)       According to verse 31 what did Jesus do?

o   Jesus

§  Went down to

Ø  Capernaum. 

Ø  A town in Galilee.

§  And taught the people on the Sabbath.

 

2)       According to verse 32 what was people’s response to Jesus’ teaching?

o   They were amazed at Jesus’ teaching.

o   Because

o   His words had authority.

 

3)       According to verses 33 and 34 what was the impure spirit’s attitude toward Jesus?

o   The impure spirit was confrontational toward Jesus.

 

4)       According to verse 34 what did the impure spirit accuse Jesus of?

o   The impure spirit accused Jesus of coming to destroy them.

 

5)       According to verse 34 what identity of Jesus did the impure spirit divulge?

o   The impure spirit divulged Jesus’ identity as the Holy One of God.

 

6)       What might be the reason the impure spirit divulged the identity of Jesus of Nazareth as the Holy One of God?

o   The impure spirit was frustrating Jesus’ intention of concealing his identity.

 

7)       How specific is the identity of the Holy One of God?

o   Not very.

 

8)       Why did Jesus tell the impure spirit to be quiet?

o   Jesus did not want his identity to be more thoroughly divulged by the impure spirit.

 

9)       According to verse 35 what happened when Jesus commanded the impure spirit to  come out of the man?

o   The demon

§  Threw the man down before them all.

§  And came out without injuring him.

 

10)   According to verse 36 what was people’s response when they saw what Jesus had done?

o   They were amazed

§  That Jesus’ words had

Ø  Authority. 

Ø  And power.

§  And that impure spirits obeyed his orders.

 

11)   According to verse 37 what happened as a result?

o   News about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding area.

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Luke 4:31-37

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