Luke 4:20

And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord."

21Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing."

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Cross References

Matthew 5:1Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,

Matthew 20:26Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant,

Luke 4:17And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

Luke 19:48But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.

Acts 3:12Peter, seeing this, spoke to the people. "Israelites," he said, "why do you wonder at this man? Or why gaze at us, as though by any power or piety of our own we had enabled him to walk?

Acts 16:13On the Sabbath we went beyond the city gate to the riverside, where we had reason to believe that there was a place for prayer; and sitting down we talked with the women who had come together.

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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