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Luke 4:20

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,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

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

22 All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

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BSB
Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
KJV
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.
WEB
He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
ASV
And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And having rolled up the scroll, having given [it] back to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were looking intently on Him.
ÅB
Og han lukket boken og gav den til tjeneren og satte seg, og alle som var i synagogen, hadde sine øyne festet på ham.
OTB
Så rullet han sammen bokrullen, ga den tilbake til tjeneren og satte seg. Øynene til alle i synagogen var festet på ham.
B1930
Og han lukket boken og gav den til tjeneren og satte sig, og alle som var i synagogen, hadde sine øine festet på ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Luke 4:17

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

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  • John 8:2

    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.

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  • Acts 16:13

    On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

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  • Matthew 5:1–2

    When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

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  • Luke 5:3

    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

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  • Luke 19:48

    Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.

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  • Matthew 26:55

    At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

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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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