Luke 4:20
And rolling up the volume, he gave it to the attendant officer, and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were attentively fixed on him.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
19to publish the acceptable year of the Lord.”
21And he began to say to them, To day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
Cross References
Matthew 5:1THEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him:
Matthew 20:26But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;
Luke 4:17And there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah: and unrolling the volume, he found the passage where it is written,
Luke 19:48but did not discover how they could do any thing: for all the people attentively hung on his lips.
Acts 3:12Then Peter observing it, addressed himself to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why gaze ye upon us, as if by our own power or piety we had enabled this man to walk?
Acts 16:13And on the sabbath-day we went forth out of the city to the river side, where an oratory was by custom established; and sitting down, we spoke to the women who there 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 →