Luke 4:20

Luke 4:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently.

Context of Luke 4:20

18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Luke 4:20 word by word

καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ ἐκάθισεν, καὶ πάντων οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he closedπτύσσωptussō · to roll upG4428
• the bookὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• and he gaveἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• to the ministerὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• and sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• the eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• of all themπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• were fastenedἀτενίζωatenizō · to gazeG816
• on himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 4:20

• Luke 4:17And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
• Matthew 20:26Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
• Luke 5:3Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
• Matthew 5:1And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
• Matthew 13:1On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
• John 8:2Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.
• Acts 13:14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
• Acts 16:13And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.
• Luke 19:48and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.
• Acts 3:12So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

Commentaries on Luke 4:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Were fastened on him - Were attentively fixed on him. The proper import of ͅ .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20And he closed the book - That is, he rolled it up again. See the notes at Luke 4:17. And he gave it again to the minister - That is, to the one in the synagogue who had charge of the books. The word means “servant,” and the office was not much unlike that of a sexton now. It was his duty, among other things, to take charge of the books, to hand them to the reader of the law, and then return them to their place. And sat down - This was usual in speaking in…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. 2020. the minister--the chazan, or synagogue-officer. all eyes ... fastened on Him--astounded at His putting in such claims.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:20

• Instruction
• Jesus, the Christ
• Nazareth
• Preaching
• Synagogue
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Book
• Capernaum
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Keep
• Minister
• Rebuke
• Synagogue

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