Luke 4:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

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  • Matt 2:23 : 23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.
  • Luke 2:39 : 39 And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.
  • Acts 13:14-16 : 14 But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and were seated. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on. 16 And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear.
  • Acts 17:2 : 2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,
  • Luke 2:42 : 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;
  • Luke 4:15 : 15 And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
  • Luke 4:21 : 21 Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.
  • Matt 13:54-55 : 54 And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power? 55 Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
  • Mark 6:1-3 : 1 And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him. 2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands? 3 Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.
  • Luke 1:26-27 : 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Luke 4:17-22
    6 verses
    86%

    17And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

    18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

    19To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

    20And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

    21Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

    22And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

  • Luke 4:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

    15And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

  • Luke 4:30-32
    3 verses
    79%

    30But he came through them and went on his way.

    31And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

    32And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

  • Mark 1:21
    79%

    21And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.

  • Mark 6:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.

    2And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

  • Luke 4:44
    77%

    44And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

  • Luke 13:10
    76%

    10And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:9
    75%

    9And he went from there into their Synagogue:

  • Matt 13:54
    75%

    54And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?

  • Matt 4:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

    14So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

  • Luke 2:27
    73%

    27And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

  • Luke 2:39
    72%

    39And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • John 4:45
    72%

    45So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.

  • Luke 2:41-42
    2 verses
    71%

    41And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

    42And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

  • Mark 1:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

    38And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

    39And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

  • Matt 2:23
    71%

    23And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

  • John 8:2
    71%

    2And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

  • Luke 5:1
    70%

    1Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

  • Luke 4:42
    70%

    42And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

  • Mark 3:1
    70%

    1And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.

  • Luke 6:6
    70%

    6And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

  • Mark 2:13
    70%

    13And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

  • Mark 1:29
    70%

    29And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

  • Luke 22:39
    70%

    39And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him.

  • Mark 1:9
    70%

    9And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

  • Luke 2:51
    70%

    51And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

  • John 4:3
    70%

    3He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.

  • Matt 9:1
    70%

    1And he got into a boat and went across and came to his town.

  • Matt 4:23
    69%

    23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.

  • Mark 2:1
    69%

    1And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.

  • Luke 6:17
    69%

    17And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

  • Luke 7:1
    69%

    1After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

  • Luke 14:1
    69%

    1And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

  • Luke 1:80
    69%

    80And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

  • Mark 1:35
    69%

    35And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

  • Mark 6:5
    69%

    5And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.

  • Luke 5:16
    69%

    16But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.

  • Mark 1:45
    69%

    45But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.