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The Rejection at Nazareth

Luke 4:20

In 9 translations

BSB
Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
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.
WEB
He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
ASV
And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
LSV
And having folded the scroll, having given [it] back to the officer, He sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on Him.
YLT
And having folded the roll, having given [it] back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on him.
DBY
And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
DRC
And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
GNV
And hee closed the booke, and gaue it againe to the minister, and sate downe: and the eyes of all that were in the Synagogue were fastened on him.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐν elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τῇ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place συναγωγῇ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ ἐκάθισεν· καὶ πάντων οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ.
RP2018
Καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον, ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ, ἐκάθισεν· καὶ πάντων ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον, ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ, ἐκάθισε· καὶ πάντων ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ.
SCR1894
και πτυξας το βιβλιον αποδους τω υπηρετη εκαθισεν και παντων εν τη συναγωγη οι οφθαλμοι ησαν ατενιζοντες αυτω

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◆ Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 4:17the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
  • John 8:2Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  • Luke 5:3Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  • Matthew 5:1–2When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, and He began to teach them, saying:
  • Luke 19:48Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
  • Acts 16:13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
  • Matthew 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
  • Acts 13:14–16And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them:…
  • Matthew 13:1–2That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
  • Acts 3:12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  • Matthew 20:26–28It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served,…

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