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Luk 4:24. Εἶπε δὲ, and He said moreover) This formula of the sacred writers, occurring in the writings of Moses, when he says, ודבר, and in the New Testament, frequently in Luke, indicates that an interval was allowed by the speaker to elapse: ch. Luk 6:39, Luk 12:16, Luk 13:20, Luk 15:11.-ἀμὴν, verily) Presently after occurs the parallel, ἐπʼ ἀληθείας, of a truth, Luk 4:25.-δεκτὸς, accepted) earnestly looked for, dear.-πατρίδι, country) In antithesis to Sidon, Luk 4:26, and the Syrian, Luk 4:27. It is on this account that the δὲ, but, is employed in verse 25. It is your own fault, saith the Lord to them, that the Physician pays less attention to you, than to those more remote.