Luke 4:16

Rejection at Nazareth

4:16 Now53 Jesus54 came to Nazareth,55 where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue56 on the Sabbath day, as was his custom.57 He58 stood up to read,59

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53	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
54	tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
55	sn Nazareth was Jesus’ hometown (which is why he is known as Jesus of Nazareth) about 20 miles (30 km) southwest from Capernaum. map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.
56	sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.
57	tn Grk “according to his custom.”
58	tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
59	sn In normative Judaism of the period, the OT scripture was read and discussed in the synagogue by the men who were present. See the Mishnah, m. Megillah 3–4; m. Berakhot 2. First came the law, then the prophets, then someone was asked to speak on the texts. Normally one stood up to read out of respect for the scriptures, and then sat down (v. 20) to expound them.