Luke 4:34

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The demon shouted, 'What do we have to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγων, Ἔα· τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ Ναζαρηνέ; ἦλθες ἀπολέσαι ἡμᾶς; οἶδά σε τίς εἶ· ὁ Ἅγιος τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Transliteration

Legōn, Ea; what to us and to you, Iēsou Nazarēne? ēlthes apolesai us? oida you who ei; the Hagios of Theou.

Grammar Details

• *Legōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
• *Ea*: interjection - ah/ha/let be
• *Iēsou*: vocative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Nazarēne*: vocative, masculine, singular - Nazarene
• *ēlthes*: aorist, active, indicative, 2nd singular - you came
• *apolesai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to destroy
• *oida*: perfect, active, indicative, 1st singular - I know
• *ei*: present, active, indicative, 2nd singular - you are
• *Hagios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Holy One
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God

Word Meanings

• *Ea*: ah/ha/let be [exclamation]
• *ēlthes*: you came/have you come
• *apolesai*: to destroy/ruin/kill
• *oida*: I know/understand/perceive

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  saying, Let us alone; what do we have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the Holy One of God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Ah! what{G5101} have we to do{G2254} with thee,{G4671} Jesus{G2424} thou Nazarene?{G3479} art thou come{G2064} to destroy{G622} us?{G2248} I know{G1492} thee{G4571} who{G5101} thou art,{G1488} the Holy One{G40} of God.{G2316}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Let us alone{G1436}; what{G5101} have we to do{G2254} with thee{G4671},{G2532} thou Jesus{G2424} of Nazareth{G3479}? art thou come{G2064}{(G5627)} to destroy{G622}{(G5658)} us{G2248}? I know{G1492}{(G5758)} thee{G4571} who{G5101} thou art{G1488}{(G5748)}; the Holy One{G40} of God{G2316}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  sayinge: let me alone what hast thou to do with vs thou Iesus of Nazareth? Arte thou come to destroye vs? I knowe the what thou arte eve the holy of God.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde: Let me alone, what haue we to do wt the thou Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroye vs? I knowe ye who thou art, euen the Holy of God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Saying, Oh, what haue we to doe with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy vs? I know who thou art, euen the holy one of God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Saying: Oh what haue we to do with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy vs? I knowe who thou art, euen the holy one of God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  saying, `Away, what -- to us and to thee, Jesus, O Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art -- the Holy One of God.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God.”

Referenced Verses

• Mark 1:24 : 24 '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!'
• Matt 8:29 : 29 Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'
• Jas 2:19 : 19 You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
• Rev 3:7 : 7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write: These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one can open.
• Acts 3:14 : 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
• Luke 1:35 : 35 The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'
• Luke 4:41 : 41 Demons also came out of many people, crying out, 'You are the Son of God!' But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
• Luke 8:28 : 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!"
• Luke 8:37 : 37 Then the whole crowd from the region of the Gadarenes begged Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with great fear. So He got into the boat and returned.
• Acts 2:27 : 27 because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
• Mark 1:34 : 34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not let the demons speak, because they knew who he was.
• Mark 5:7 : 7 Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'
• Gen 3:15 : 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
• Ps 16:10 : 10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your faithful one to see decay.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Acts 4:27 : 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.'
• Acts 16:39 : 39 So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.
• Heb 2:14 : 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil.
• Rev 20:2 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: to destroy the works of the devil.