Luke 4:16

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he entered the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

In Context

15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

17And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was given to him: and when he had unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:54And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Luke 1:26And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Luke 2:42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast.

Luke 4:15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

John 18:20Jesus answered him: I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews come together, and in secret I have spoken nothing.

Acts 17:2And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and, for three sabbath-days, he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:15-31

Christ in the Synagogue of Nazareth; Christ Driven from Nazareth. 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he… Read the whole commentary →

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