Luke 4:16

Luke 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So 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 to read.

Context of Luke 4:16

14Jesus returned to Galilee. The power of the Spirit was with him, and the news about him spread throughout the surrounding country. 15He taught in the synagogues, and everyone praised him. Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As usual he went into the synagogue on the day of rest—a holy day. He stood up to read the lesson. 17The attendant gave him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened it and found the place where it read: 18“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,

Luke 4:16 word by word

Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρὰ οὗ ἦν τεθραμμένος, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν καὶ ἀνέστη ἀναγνῶναι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• he had beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• brought upτρέφωtrephō · to feedG5142
• asκατάkata · according toG2596
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• custom wasἔθωethō · to have a customG1486
• he wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• stood upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• for to readἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō · to readG314

Cross-references for Luke 4:16

• Luke 1:26Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee.
• Luke 2:39After doing everything the Lord’s Teachings required, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee.
• Matthew 2:23and made his home in a city called Nazareth. So what the prophets had said came true: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
• Matthew 13:54Jesus went to his hometown and taught the people in the synagogue in a way that amazed them. People were asking, “Where did this man get this wisdom and the power to do these miracles?
• Mark 6:1Jesus left that place and went to his hometown. His disciples followed him.
• Luke 4:15He taught in the synagogues, and everyone praised him.
• Luke 2:42When he was 12 years old, they went as usual.
• John 18:20Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly for everyone to hear. I have always taught in synagogues or in the temple courtyard, where all the Jews gather. I haven’t said anything in secret.
• Acts 17:2As usual, Paul went into the synagogue. On three consecutive days of rest—holy days, he had discussions about Scripture with the synagogue members.
• Acts 13:14Paul and Barnabas left Perga and arrived in Antioch, a city near Pisidia. On the day of rest—a holy day, they went into the synagogue and sat down.

Commentaries on Luke 4:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16To Nazareth, where he had been brought up - It is likely that our Lord lived principally in this city till the 30th year of his age; but, after he entered on his public ministry, his usual place of residence was at the house of Peter, in Capernaum. As his custom was - Our Lord regularly attended the public worship of God in the synagogues; for there the Scriptures were read: other parts of the worship were very corrupt; but it was the best at that time to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And, as his custom was, he went … - From this it appears that the Saviour regularly attended the service of the synagogue. In that service the Scriptures of the Old Testament were read, prayers were offered, and the Word of God was explained. See the notes at Matthew 4:23. There was great corruption in doctrine and practice at that time, but Christ did not on that account keep away from the place of public worship. From this we may learn: 1.That it is our…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The sermon Jesus gave in Nazareth showed what his whole public ministry would be about. He returned to the synagogue in his hometown to announce the good news that God’s salvation had come. The people were pleased at first. But then Jesus reminded them that God also reaches out to Gentiles, not only to Jews. This made the crowd so angry that they tried to kill him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16(See on Mt 4:1-11.) Note.--A large gap here occurs, embracing the important transactions in Galilee and Jerusalem which are recorded in Joh 1:29-4:54, and which occurred before John's imprisonment (Joh 3:24); whereas the transactions here recorded occurred (as appears from Mt 4:12, 13) after that event. The visit to Nazareth recorded in Mt 13:54-58 (and Mr 6:1-6) we take to be not a later visit, but the same with this first one; because we cannot think…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:16

• Instruction
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law
• Nazareth
• Sabbath
• Synagogue
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Nazareth
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• Capernaum
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• Gracious
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• Jesus
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Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings