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Luke 4:20

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

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.

21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

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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.

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  • Luke 4:17

    And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

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  • John 8:2

    And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

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  • Acts 16:13

    And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

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  • Matthew 5:1–2

    And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

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  • Luke 5:3

    And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

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  • Luke 19:48

    And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

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  • Matthew 26:55

    In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

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  • Acts 13:14–16

    But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

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