The tone with which is spoken, just like the volume, is like a strong scratch through the attention that Jesus’ impressive appearance had received. Some manuscripts and the parallel passage in Luke 4:34 also contain the word ea (Ha!
) at the beginning of the outburst. This exclamation emphatically fails to express the awe that the rest of those present had begun to feel when Jesus began to teach. This is also apparent from the rather rude remark that follows: What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
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24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are the Holy One of God.”