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Luke 4:16

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

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ASV

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

KJV

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
ἦλθενēlthenHe cameG2064 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
ΝαζαρὰNazaraNazarethG3478 →
οὗhouwhereG3757 →
ἦνēnHe wasG1510 →
τεθραμμένος,tethrammenosraised,G5142 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenHe enteredG1525 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
εἰωθὸςeiōthosbeing customaryG1486 →
αὐτῷautōto HimG846 →
ἐνenonG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
σαββάτωνsabbatōnSabbathsG4521 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
συναγωγὴνsunagōgēnsynagogueG4864 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀνέστηanestēstood upG450 →
ἀναγνῶναι.anagnōnaito read.G314 →

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Matthew 2:23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”Matthew 13:54–55Coming 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.Mark 6:1–3Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.Acts 17:2As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,Acts 13:14–16And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.Luke 2:4So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.Acts 15:21For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”Acts 18:4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.Mark 1:21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.Mark 10:47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”Luke 6:6On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.Luke 2:39When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.Luke 4:21and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”Luke 2:42And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.Luke 4:15He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.Luke 4:23Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

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