Luke 4:16

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Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

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  • Matt 2:23 : 23 He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
  • Luke 2:39 : 39 So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
  • Acts 13:14-16 : 14 Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.” 16 So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said,“Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:
  • Acts 17:2 : 2 Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,
  • Luke 2:42 : 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.
  • Luke 4:15 : 15 He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all.
  • Luke 4:21 : 21 Then he began to tell them,“Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”
  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus replied,“I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.
  • Matt 13:54-55 : 54 Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said,“Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers? 55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
  • Mark 6:1-3 : 1 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying,“Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.
  • Luke 1:26-27 : 26 Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

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  • Luke 4:17-22
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    86%

    17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

    18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

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

    20Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.

    21Then he began to tell them,“Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”

    22All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

  • Luke 4:14-15
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    79%

    14The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.

    15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all.

  • Luke 4:30-32
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    79%

    30But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

    31Ministry in Capernaum So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.

    32They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.

  • Mark 1:21
    79%

    21Jesus’ Authority Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

  • Mark 6:1-2
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    78%

    1Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

    2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying,“Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?

  • Luke 4:44
    77%

    44So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

  • Luke 13:10
    76%

    10Healing on the Sabbath Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

  • Matt 12:9
    75%

    9Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.

  • Matt 13:54
    75%

    54Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said,“Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?

  • Matt 4:13-14
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    74%

    13While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

    14so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled:

  • Luke 2:27
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    27So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,

  • Luke 2:39
    72%

    39So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • John 4:45
    72%

    45So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast(for they themselves had gone to the feast).

  • Luke 2:41-42
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    71%

    41Jesus in the Temple Now Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Feast of the Passover.

    42When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.

  • Mark 1:38-39
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    71%

    38He replied,“Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”

    39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

  • Matt 2:23
    71%

    23He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

  • John 8:2
    71%

    2Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

  • Luke 5:1
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    1The Call of the Disciples Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.

  • Luke 4:42
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    42The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

  • Mark 3:1
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    1Healing a Withered Hand Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

  • Luke 6:6
    70%

    6Healing a Withered Hand On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

  • Mark 2:13
    70%

    13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

  • Mark 1:29
    70%

    29Healings at Simon’s House Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

  • Luke 22:39
    70%

    39On the Mount of Olives Then Jesus went out and made his way, as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

  • Mark 1:9
    70%

    9The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.

  • Luke 2:51
    70%

    51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.

  • John 4:3
    70%

    3he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.

  • Matt 9:1
    70%

    1Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

  • Matt 4:23
    69%

    23Jesus’ Healing Ministry Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.

  • Mark 2:1
    69%

    1Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.

  • Luke 6:17
    69%

    17The Sermon on the Plain Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,

  • Luke 7:1
    69%

    1Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.

  • Luke 14:1
    69%

    1Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

  • Luke 1:80
    69%

    80And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

  • Mark 1:35
    69%

    35Praying and Preaching Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

  • Mark 6:5
    69%

    5He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

  • Luke 5:16
    69%

    16Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

  • Mark 1:45
    69%

    45But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.