Luke 4:22

And everyone gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”

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In The King James Version

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

In Context

21Then he began to say to them, “On this day, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

23And he said to them: “Certainly, you will recite to me this saying, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ The many great things that we have heard were done in Capernaum, do here also in your own country.”

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Cross References

Psalms 45:2Our God is our refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us.

Proverbs 10:32The lips of the just consider what is acceptable. And the mouth of the impious considers perversities.

Proverbs 25:11Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

Song of Solomon 5:16His hands are smoothed gold, full of hyacinths. His abdomen is ivory, accented with sapphires.

Matthew 13:54And arriving in his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so much so that they wondered and said: “How can such wisdom and power be with this one?

Luke 2:47But all who listened to him were astonished over his prudence and his responses.

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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