Luke 8:1
1Some time ▼▼ Grk “And it happened that some time.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
afterward ▼ he went on through towns ▼▼ Or “cities.”
and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news ▼▼ The combination of preaching and proclaiming the good news is a bit emphatic, stressing Jesus’ teaching ministry on the rule of God.
of the kingdom of God. ▼ The ▼▼ Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
twelve were with him,
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