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42 The next morning[a] Jesus[b] departed and went to a deserted place. Yet[c] the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

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  1. Luke 4:42 tn Grk “When it became day.”
  2. Luke 4:42 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Luke 4:42 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate that the crowds still sought Jesus in spite of his withdrawal.

43 But Jesus[a] said to them, “I must[b] proclaim the good news of the kingdom[c] of God to the other towns[d] too, for that is what I was sent[e] to do.”[f]

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  1. Luke 4:43 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Luke 4:43 tn Here δεῖ (dei, “it is necessary”) indicates divine commission (cf. Luke 2:49).
  3. Luke 4:43 sn The good news of the kingdom, the kingdom of the rule of God through the Messiah, is the topic of Jesus’ preaching.
  4. Luke 4:43 tn Or “cities.”
  5. Luke 4:43 sn Jesus was sent by God for this purpose. This is the language of divine commission.
  6. Luke 4:43 tn Grk “because for this purpose I was sent.”