Commentaries:Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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Luke 4:43
I must (me dei). Jesus felt the urge to go with the work of evangelism "to the other cities also," to all, not to a favoured few.
For therefore was I sent (oti epi touto apestalhn). "A phrase of Johannine ring" (Ragg). Second aorist passive indicative of apostellw. Christ is the great Apostle of God to men.
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