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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Luke 4:20

18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, 19and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. ” He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 21Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” 22Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this 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 4:17The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:
• Matthew 20:26But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,
• Luke 5:3Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
• Matthew 5:1One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
• Matthew 13:1Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
• John 8:2but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.
• Acts 13:14But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services.
• Acts 16:13On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.
• Luke 19:48But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.
• Acts 3:12Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?

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