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Luke 4:16

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Rejection at Nazareth

4:16Now53 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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Footnotes

  1. 53 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  2. 54 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 55 Nazareth was Jesus’ hometown (which is why he is known as Jesus of Nazareth) about 20 miles (30 km) southwest from Capernaum. For location see ; ; ; ; .
  4. 56 See the note on synagogues in .
  5. 57 Grk “according to his custom.”
  6. 58 Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  7. 59 In normative Judaism of the period, the OT scripture was read and discussed in the synagogue by the men who were present. See the , Megillah 3–4; 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As usual, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

NLTNew Living Translation

When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and according to his custom he entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and stood up to read.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.