Luke 4:20

And having rolled up the scroll, when He had given it to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were looking intently at Him.

English Majority Text (NT)

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, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

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Cross References

Matthew 5:1And seeing the crowds, He went up into the mountain, and after He had sat down, His disciples approached Him.

Matthew 20:26Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, shall be your servant.

Luke 4:17And the book of Isaiah the prophet was given to Him. And having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it was written: 1

Luke 19:48and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

Acts 3:12So when Peter saw this, he replied to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?

Acts 16:13And on the Sabbath day we went outside the city beside a river, where prayer was customarily made; and having sat down we spoke to the women who assembled together there.

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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