Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 4:43:
Luke 5:1
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