From Nave’s Topical Bible
Synagogue
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 39Passages listed
- 8Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. Primarily an assembly of Jews and God-fearersActs 13:43
- R. V.)James 2:2
- Constitutes a court of justiceLuke 12:11Acts 9:2
- Had powers
- Of criminal courtsMatthew 10:17Matthew 23:34Acts 22:19Acts 26:11
- Of religious courtsJohn 9:22John 9:34John 12:42John 16:2
- 2. A phycial place of assembly for Jews and other God-fearers. The Scriptures were read and expounded inNehemiah 8:1–8Nehemiah 9:3Nehemiah 9:5Matthew 4:23Matthew 9:35Matthew 13:54Mark 1:39Luke 4:15–33Luke 13:10John 18:20Acts 9:20Acts 13:5–44Acts 14:1Acts 15:21Acts 17:2Acts 17:10Acts 18:4Acts 18:19Acts 18:26
- In JerusalemActs 6:9
- In DamascusActs 9:2Acts 9:20
- In other citiesActs 14:1Acts 17:1Acts 17:10Acts 18:4
- One was erected by JairusLuke 7:5
- Jesus performed healing inMatthew 12:9–13Luke 13:11–14
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- Alms (charity) were given inMatthew 6:2
- Of SatanRevelation 2:9Revelation 3:9
- See Church
The passages, in Bible order (39)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Nehemiah 8:1–8
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
- Nehemiah 9:3
While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 9:5
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Commentary on Nehemiah 9:51 voice
Then the Levites, Jeshua,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Matthew 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 6:2
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Matthew 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
- Matthew 10:17
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Commentary on Matthew 10:171 voice
(Verse 17, 18.) Be therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. So that by prudence they may avoid snares, and by simplicity they may not do evil. The cleverness of the serpent is set as an example: because it hides its head with its whole body, and it protects the part where life is.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Matthew 12:9–13
Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
Commentary on Matthew 12:9–131 voice
(Verse 9.) And they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. Because he had previously defended himself and his disciples against the accusation of breaking the sabbath by a valid example, the Pharisees now want to falsely accuse him. They ask whether it is lawful to heal on the sabbath day, so that if he does not heal, they can accuse him of cruelty or weakness; but if he does heal, they can accuse him of transgression.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Matthew 13:54
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
Commentary on Matthew 13:541 voice
(Verse 53, 54.) And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that he departed from there. And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they marveled and said. After the parables that he spoke to the people, and that only the apostles understood, he went to his own country to teach more openly there. Where does this wisdom and these virtues come from? The Nazarenes marvel at where he gets his wisdom and virtue; but the error is obvious, for they suspect that he is the son of a carpenter.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Matthew 23:34
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Commentary on Matthew 23:341 voice
(Verse 34.) Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. And so upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Mark 1:39
So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
- Luke 4:15–33
He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
Commentary on Luke 4:15–331 voice
But you must not think that they only were happy, and that you are deprived of Christ's teaching. For now also throughout the world He teaches through His instruments, and is now more glorified by all men, than at that time when those only in one province were gathered together.
Origen of Alexandria· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 253Patristic
- Luke 7:5
for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
Commentary on Luke 7:52 voices
For he loves our nation, and he himself built our synagogue. Those who report the synagogue built for them by the centurion clearly show that just as we call the Church, so also they were accustomed to call the synagogue, not only the assembly of …
Bede· On the Gospel of Luke, 735Patristic
And the elders of the Jews indeed demand favours for a small sum spent in the service of the synagogue, but the Lord not for this, but a higher reason, manifested Himself, wishing in truth to beget a belief in all men by His own power, as it follows, Then Jesus went with them.
Eusebius of Caesarea· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 339Patristic
- Luke 12:11
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
Commentary on Luke 12:111 voice
I would therefore beseech you, Pammachius, as a foremost lover of learning, and Marcella, as an outstanding examplar of Roman virtue, men who are bound together by faith and blood, to lend aid to my efforts by your prayers, in order that our Lord and Savior might in His own cause and by His mind make answer through my mouth. For it is He who says to the prophet, "Open thy mouth and I will fill it" (Psalm 81:10).
Jerome· St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, Prologue, 420Patristic
- Luke 13:10
One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
Commentary on Luke 13:101 voice
He soon explained that He had been speaking of the synagogue, showing, that He truly came to it, who preached in it, as it is said, And he was teaching in one of the synagogues.
Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397Patristic
- Luke 13:11–14
and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
Commentary on Luke 13:11–141 voice
The members of the church are similar to this vine. They are planted with the root of faith and held in check by the shoots of humility.… He placed in the church a tower of apostles, prophets and doctors who are ready to defend the peace of the church. He dug around it when he had freed it from the burden of earthly anxieties. Nothing burdens the mind more than concern for the world and lust for either wealth or power.An example of this is in the Gospel.
Ambrose of Milan· The Six Days of Creation, 397Patristic