Luke 4:20

And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

In Context

19to preach [the] acceptable year of [the] Lord.

21And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:1But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him;

Matthew 20:26It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

Luke 4:17And [the] book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written,

Luke 19:48and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.

Acts 3:12And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?

Acts 16:13And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.

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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