Luke 4:16

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

15 He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
KJV
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.
WEB
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
ASV
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
DARBY
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
BLB
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and according to His custom, He entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbaths, and He rose up to read.
ÅB
Og han kom til Nasaret, hvor han var oppfostret, og gikk etter sin sedvane på sabbatsdagen inn i synagogen og sto opp for å lese for dem.
OTB
Han kom til Nasaret, hvor han var oppvokst, og på sabbaten gikk han inn i synagogen, som han pleide. Han reiste seg for å lese,
B1930
Og han kom til Nasaret, hvor han var opfostret, og gikk efter sin sedvane på sabbatsdagen inn i synagogen og stod op for å lese for dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 2:23

    and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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  • Mark 6:1–3

    Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.

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  • Matthew 13:54–55

    Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

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  • Acts 13:14–16

    And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

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  • Luke 2:51

    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

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  • Acts 17:2

    As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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  • Luke 2:39

    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

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  • Luke 4:21

    and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

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