Luke 4:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then 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.

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  • Luke 4:17 : 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
  • Luke 19:48 : 48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.
  • John 8:2 : 2 Early 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.
  • Matt 26:55 : 55 At that moment Jesus said to the crowd,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.
  • Acts 3:12 : 12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
  • 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 16:13 : 13 On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.
  • Luke 5:3 : 3 He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
  • Matt 5:1-2 : 1 The Beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to teach them by saying:
  • Matt 13:1-2 : 1 The Parable of the Sower On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake. 2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
  • Matt 20:26-28 : 26 It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave– 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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  • Luke 4:21-23
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    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?”

    23Jesus said to them,“No doubt you will quote to me the proverb,‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and say,‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown too.’”

  • Luke 4:14-19
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    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.

    16Rejection 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,

    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.”

  • Luke 4:28-32
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    28When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.

    29They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

    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 6:1-2
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    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?

  • Mark 1:21
    71%

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

  • Luke 13:10
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    10Healing on the Sabbath Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

  • Luke 7:1
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    1Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.

  • Luke 4:44
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    44So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

  • Matt 13:54
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    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 12:9
    69%

    9Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.

  • Neh 8:5
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    5Ezra opened the book in plain view of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, all the people stood up.

  • Mark 2:13
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    13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

  • Luke 20:45
    68%

    45Jesus Warns the Disciples against Pride As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,

  • Matt 12:17
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    17This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

  • Luke 18:43
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    43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

  • Mark 7:34-35
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    34Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh,“Ephphatha”(that is,“Be opened”).

    35And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.

  • Matt 20:33-34
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    33They said to him,“Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

    34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

  • John 12:40-41
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    68%

    40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.”

    41Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.

  • Luke 19:48
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    48but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

  • Luke 5:26
    68%

    26Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying,“We have seen incredible things today.”

  • Acts 13:15
    68%

    15After 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.”

  • Luke 13:17
    68%

    17When he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, but the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.

  • Luke 7:21
    68%

    21At that very time Jesus cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who were blind.

  • Matt 15:31
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    31As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

  • Luke 8:40
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    40Restoration and Healing Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

  • Acts 8:32
    67%

    32Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:“He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

  • Mark 1:39
    67%

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

  • Matt 13:14-16
    3 verses
    67%

    14And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

    15For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

    16“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

  • Luke 20:1
    67%

    1The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

  • Luke 4:40
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    40As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them.

  • Luke 6:10
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    10After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled:

  • Mark 6:5
    67%

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