Luke 4:14
ESV
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.
NIV
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
NASB
And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region.
CSB
Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity.
NLT
Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region.
KJV
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.
NKJV
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.
What does Luke 4:14 mean?
Jesus has recently endured forty days of fasting in the wilderness, including severe temptations from Satan himself (Luke 4:1–13). Shortly before then, He had been baptized by John the Baptist (Luke 3:21–22). Upon His return, Jesus sets to preaching and teaching (Luke 4:15). This results in a great deal of publicity and word-of-mouth news. Luke will detail how Jesus' preaching is rejected in His hometown (Luke 4:16, 28–29).Luke does not explicitly untangle the timeline involved. Ancient writers often grouped events by theme, rather than by time, unless the order of events was crucial to the message. Jesus' public preaching begins shortly before John the Baptist is arrested by Herod (Luke 3:18–20; Mark 1:14). This is primarily in Judea, with Jesus returning to Galilee after John's arrest (Matthew 4:12).
