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.
- 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.
Commentary on Matthew 4:231 voice
An example of life for doctors; that they should not be inactive, they are instructed in these words, And Jesus went about. That they should not be acceptors of persons the preachers are instructed in what follows, the whole of Galilee. That they should not go about empty, by the word teaching. That they should seek to benefit not few but many, in what follows, in their synagogues. That they should not preach error nor fable, but sound doctrine, is inculcated in the words, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom.
Remigius of Rheims· Catena Aurea by AquinasPatristic
- 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.
Commentary on Matthew 6:21 voice
Is it to please the brethren, or God Himself? If God Himself, He is as capable of beholding whatever is done in secret, as He is just to remunerate what is done for His sole honour. In fine, He enjoins us not to trumpet forth any one of those things which will merit reward in His sight, nor get compensation for them from men.
Tertullian· On the Veiling of VirginsPatristic
- 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.
Commentary on Matthew 9:351 voice
(Verse 35.) And Jesus went about all the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing all illness and every infirmity. You see that He preached the Gospel equally to both villages and cities, that is, to both large and small, so that He would not consider the power of the nobles, but the salvation of the believers. He went through the cities, having this work that the Father had commanded: and this hunger, to save the unbelievers with His teaching.
Jerome· Commentary on MatthewPatristic
- Matthew 10:17
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- 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 MatthewPatristic
- 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
As the case stood, however, it was actually the ordinary condition of His terrene flesh which made all things else about Him wonderful, as when they said, "Whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works? " Thus spake even they who despised His outward form.
Tertullian· On the Flesh of ChristPatristic
- 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.
- Mark 1:39
So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Commentary on Mark 1:392 voices
He also mingled action with teaching, for whilst employed in preaching, He afterwards put to flight devils. For there follows: And casting out devils. For unless Christ showed forth miracles, His teaching would not be believed; so do thou also, after teaching, work, that thy word be not fruitless in thyself.
Theophylact of Ohrid· Catena Aurea by AquinasPatristic
(Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) Luke however says, that crowds came to Christ, and spoke what Mark here relates that the Apostles said, adding, And when they came to him, they said to him, All seek thee. (Luke 4:42) But they do not contradict each other; for Christ received after the Apostles the multitude, breathlessly anxious to embrace His feet. He received them willingly, but chose to dismiss them, that the rest also might be partakers of His doctrine, as He was not to remain long in the world.
Pseudo-Chrysostom· Catena Aurea by AquinasPatristic
- Luke 4:15–33
He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
- Luke 7:5
for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
Commentary on Luke 7:52 voices
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 AquinasPatristic
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 LukePatristic
- Luke 12:11
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
- 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 AquinasPatristic
- 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.