4:30

But: There is a contrast between 4:29 and 4:30. In 4:29, the people of Nazareth tried to kill Jesus, but 4:30 explains that they did not succeed. English versions indicate this contrast by translating the Greek conjunction at the beginning of the verse as But.

In your translation, indicate the contrast between these two verses in the way that is natural in your language.

Jesus passed through the crowd: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Jesus passed through the crowd is literally “having gone through the middle of them.” Jesus passed through the middle of the crowd of people who were trying to push him over the cliff. The people did not hurt him as he moved through the crowd and then went away.

Some other ways to translate this are:

he walked through the middle of the crowd (Good News Translation)
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he passed right through the crowd (New Living Translation (2004))
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Jesus slipped through the crowd (Contemporary English Version)

Some scholars think that this was a miracle. Others think that Jesus was simply able to “slip away” or “escape” from the people. Luke did not say how Jesus was able to do this or why the people were unable to harm him.

In your translation, you may need to say first that “He/Jesus turned around,” so that the readers will know that he walked away from the cliff (see 4:30 in the Display).

went on His way: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates here as went on His way may also be translated as:

walked away (New Jerusalem Bible)
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went away (God’s Word)
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got away (Contemporary English Version)
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escaped

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