Luke 4:44

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Matt 4:23 : 23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
Mark 1:39 : 39 And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
Luke 4:15 : 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 1:38-39
2 verses
84%
38And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.
39And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
Luke 4:42-43
2 verses
82%
42And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.
43But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.
Luke 4:14-17
4 verses
80%
14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about.
15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
16And 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.
17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
Matt 4:23-25
3 verses
79%
23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
24And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.
25And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and [from] beyond the Jordan.
Mark 1:14-15
2 verses
77%
14Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of {G932} God,
15and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.
Luke 4:30-31
2 verses
76%
30But he passing through the midst of them went his way.
31And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:
Mark 1:21
75%
21And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
Acts 10:37
75%
37that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
Luke 4:19-21
3 verses
74%
19To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
20And 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.
21And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
Matt 4:12-15
4 verses
74%
12Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;
13and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:
14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
Matt 9:35
74%
35And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
Luke 8:1
74%
1And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through {G2596} cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve,
John 4:3
74%
3he left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
Mark 1:28-29
2 verses
74%
28And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.
29And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mark 4:1-2
2 verses
73%
1And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.
2And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
Luke 9:6
72%
6And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.
Matt 4:17
72%
17From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matt 11:1
72%
1And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.
Acts 8:4
72%
4They {G3303} therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.
Luke 13:10
72%
10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.
John 4:45
72%
45So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
Acts 14:7
71%
7and there they preached the gospel.
Mark 2:13
71%
13And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
Luke 4:37
71%
37And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.
Luke 13:22
71%
22And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying {G4197} on unto Jerusalem.
Mark 1:45
71%
45But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
Luke 3:18
71%
18With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;
Matt 12:9
71%
9And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:
Luke 9:2
70%
2And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
John 4:43
70%
43And after the two days he went forth from {G2532} thence into Galilee.
Matt 10:7
70%
7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Luke 17:11
70%
11And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
Mark 6:2
69%
2And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and [what] [mean] such mighty works wrought by his hands?
Mark 1:35
69%
35And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.