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Luke 4:16
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.
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.
Verse Luke 4:16. _TO NAZARETH, WHERE HE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP_] It is likely that our Lord lived principally in this city till the 30th year of his age; but, after he entered on his public ministry, his...
AND, AS HIS CUSTOM WAS, HE WENT ... - From this it appears that the Saviour regularly attended the service of the synagogue. In that service the Scriptures of the Old Testament were read, prayers were...
III. THE MINISTRY IN GALILEE -- CHAPTER 4:14-9:50 CHAPTER 4:14-44 _ 1. In the Synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4:14)_ 2. Unbelief and Rejection of Christ. (Luke 4:22) 3. A Demon Cast Out in Capernaum ...
JESUS IN NAZARETH (Mark 1:14 f.*, Matthew 4:12 *, Mark 6:1 *, Matthew 13:53 *). Lk. brings Jesus to Galilee, but, anxious to make the mission begin in His
THE BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION (Luke 4:1-13)...
So Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been brought up; and, as was his habit, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read the lesson. The roll of the prophet Isaiah was giv...
NAZARETH. the (or, that) Nazareth thus defined. Aramaean. See App-94.:36. See App-169. AS HIS CUSTOM WAS. according to (Greek. _kata._ App-104.) custom. ON. Greek. _en._ App-104. STOOD UP. Being sum...
_And he came to Nazareth_ This is probably the visit related in unchronological order in Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6, since after so violent and decisive a rejection as St Luke narrates, it is unlike...
Jesus returns to Nazareth and preaches there 14. _And Jesus returned_ St Luke here omits that series of occurrences which is mainly preserved for us by the Apostle who recorded the Judaean ministry St...
ΝΑΖΑΡΈΤ. The reading of אB, Ti[91] W.H[92] is Ναζαρά. [91] Ti. Tischendorf. [92] W.H. Westcott and Hort. 16. ΚΑῚ ἮΛΘΕΝ ΕἸΣ ΝΑΖΑΡΈΤ. This is probably the visit related in unchronological order in Matt...
JESUS RETURNS TO NAZARETH AND PREACHES THERE...
Ver 14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all....
ΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить, идти, ΤΕΘΡΑΜΜΈΝΟΣ _perf. pass. part. (adj.) от_ ΤΡΈΦΩ (G5142) питать, растить, воспитывать, ΕΊΣΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) входи...
HE WENT INTO THE SYNAGOGUE ON THE SABBATH-DAY, &C.— They who are acquainted with Jewish literature know, that the five books of Moses have long ago been divided in such a manner, that by reading a sec...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Visitation of the Son of Man in Time (Luke 4:14-30) 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the s...
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. AND HE CAME TO NAZARETH, WHERE HE HAD BEEN BR...
8 "It is written" is the sword of the spirit, that destroys the insinuations of the Slanderer. And if he counters with a passage (for error is best supported by an appeal to Holy Writ), the only defen...
AS HIS CUSTOM WAS] When living at Nazareth, Jesus had been accustomed to read the lessons as an ordinary member of the congregation. Even boys under age were allowed to do this. STOOD UP FOR TO READ]...
VISIT TO NAZARETH. See Matthew 13:53; Mark 6:1. It must remain doubtful whether this visit to Nazareth, which Lk places at the beginning of the Galilean ministry, is identical with that placed conside...
THE TEMPTATION. NAZARETH. CAPERNAUM 1-13. The Temptation (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS AND THE DEVIL 4:1-13 V1-2 Jesus returned from the river Jordan. He was full of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit led him into the desert for 4...
AND HE CAME TO NAZARETH. — The narrative that follows, signally interesting in itself, has also the special interest of being peculiar to St. Luke. We may naturally think of it as having come to him f...
CHAPTER 8 THE GOSPEL OF THE JUBILEE. IMMEDIATELY after the Temptation Jesus returned "in the power of the Spirit," and with all the added strength of His recent victories, to Galilee. Into what parts...
κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς : the reference most probably is, not to the custom of Jesus as a boy during His private life, but to what He had been doing since He began His ministry. He used the synagogue as one of...
_Jesus in Nazareth_ (Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6 a). Though Lk. uses an editorial discretion in the _placing_ of this beautiful story, there need be no suspicion as to the historicity of its main fea...
“HIS OWN RECEIVED HIM NOT” Luke 4:14-30 A wide gap occurs here, embracing the important transactions of John 1:29-51; John 2:1-25; John 3:1-36; John 4:1-54. What a flutter in Mary's heart when she s...
As man Jesus was tempted. All the words with which He rebutted the attacks of Satan were quotations from the divine law for the government of human life. The exhaustive nature of the temptation is rev...
(3) 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. (3) Who Christ is and for what reason he ca...
JESUS REJECTED AT NAZARETH, MIGRATES TO CAPERNAUM Luke 4:16-31; Matthew 4:13-16. “He came into Nazareth, where he was brought up, and according to the custom to Him on the Sabbath-day, He came into th...
1. _Visit to Nazareth: Luke 4:14-30_. This portion opens with a general glance at the commencement of the active labours of Jesus in Galilee: Luke 14:14-15. Then, resting on this foundation, but separ...
FIRST CYCLE: VISITS TO NAZARETH AND TO CAPERNAUM, LUKE 4:14-44. The following narratives are grouped around two names _ Nazareth_ (Luke 4:14-30) and _Capernaum_ (Luke 4:31-44)....
THIRD PART: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE, LUKE 4:14 TO LUKE 9:50. The three Synoptics all connect the narrative of the Galilaean ministry with the account of the temptation. But the narrations of...
_The Reading._ Luke 4:16. Καί. “And in these itinerancies He came _also._ ” John (John 2:12) and Matthew (Matthew 4:13) refer to this time the transfer of the residence of Jesus (and also, according t...
2 _d. Luke 4:16-30_. Jesus did not begin by preaching at Nazareth. In His view, no doubt, the inhabitants of this city stood in much the same relation to the people of the rest of Galilee as the inhab...
(14) And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. (15) And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. (1...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
16._And he came to Nazareth _The Evangelists are very careful to show by what sort of proofs Christ became known, a striking instance of which is here related by Luke. By explaining a passage in Isaia...
The unknown Son of God on earth, Jesus, is led (chapter 4) into the wilderness by the Holy Ghost, with whom He had been sealed, to undergo the temptation of the enemy, beneath which Adam fell. But Jes...
AND HE CAME TO NAZARETH,.... After some length of time, when he had gone through all Galilee, and had acquired great credit and reputation by his ministry and miracles; he came to the place, WHERE HE...
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. Ver. 16. _Where he had been brought up_] The Je...
_Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee_ Being more abundantly strengthened after his conflict; and prepared to exercise his ministry with success, and to confirm his doctrine by mirac...
TO READ; portions of the Old Testament were read in the synagogues each Sabbath. Followers of Christ, by imitating his example in habitually attending the public worship of God on the Sabbath, will fi...
TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL (vs.1-13) The Father having pronounced His delight in His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. In Mark 1:12 it...
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...
We heard before, LUKE 2:39,51, that Christ was brought up at Nazareth; we read of him at Nazareth, MATTHEW 13:54. But I must confess I doubt whether Matthew there, and Luke here, speak of the same tim...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV But to Christ the title Nazarene was destined to become a suitable one, from the hiding-place of His infancy, for which He went down and dwelt at Nazareth,[201]...
Luke 4:16 So G2532 came G2064 (G5627) to G1519 Nazareth G3478 where G3757 been G2258 (G5713) up...
‘And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up.' This incident took place some time after Jesus commenced preaching, as in fact Luke 4:15 make clear. (Some argue that we find it in Mark 6:1 (v...
JESUS REVEALS HIMSELF AS THE SPIRIT ANOINTED PROPHET OF ISAIAH (4:16-21). In this next passage Jesus reveals that the fulfilment of the prophecy of Isaiah concerning the coming anointed Prophet is to...
CHRONOLOGY. A number of events occurred in Judea before the ministry in Galilee spoken of in Luke 4:14-15, according to Andrews the whole of the first year. (See notes on Matthew 4:12; comp. John 1:35...
Luke 4:16. NAZARETH, WHERE HE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP. Comp. chap. Luke 2:40; Luke 2:51-52. AS HIS CUSTOM WAS. This refers only to His going into the synagogue; probably in this case the place of worship...
WHERE HE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP (ου ην τεθραμμενος). Past perfect passive periphrastic indicative, a state of completion in past time, from τρεφω, a common Greek verb. This visit is before that recorde...
CAME TO NAZARETH Our Lord visited Nazareth twice after beginning His public ministry. See (Matthew 13:54); (Mark 6:1)....
We will read, from the Revised Version, two passages which record attempts made to kill our Lord before his time had come. You will see, from the sermon, why we read them. Luke 4:16. And he came to N...
We will read three short passages of Scripture, all relating to Christ's service. The first concerns the ministry of the Lord Jesus himself. Luke 4:16. And he came to Nazareth, where lie had been, br...
Luke 4:14. _And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:_ Ah, dear brethren, if our Lord Jesus needed «the power of the Spirit», how much more do you and I need it! We have no power of...
CONTENTS: Temptation of Jesus. Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth. Casting of demons out of man at Capernaum. Healing of Peter's wife's mother and others. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, Josep...
Luke 4:2. _Being tempted forty days he afterward hungered._ During this space he lived like Moses on the mount, conversing with the Father in all the glories of his kingdom. His humanity was renovated...
HE WENT AS USUAL TO THE SYNAGOGUE. All religious Jews went to the Sabbath worship. This was a "ready made" opportunity for Jesus to teach. Compare Matthew 13:53-58 and see notes there. Matthew probabl...
_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_ THE TIDES OF THE SPIRIT The moment was overcharged with a certain sad i...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 4:16 The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee. Except for Luke 8:26, this next section of Luke takes place in Galilee....
CHAPTER 4 VER. 1. _And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan_, having been there baptized by John a little time before, and having _visibly_ received the Holy Spirit, whose fulness...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 4:14. RETURNED.—_I.e._ from Judæa. GALILEE.—The main centre of our Lord’s ministry (cf. Acts 10:37; Luke 23:5). IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.—Fresh strength gained from His victory...
EXPOSITION LUKE 4:1 THE TEMPTATION. The consecration of our Lord in his baptism was immediately followed by what is known as his temptation. It is, perhaps, the most mysterious and least understood...
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan (Luke 4:1), Now He was at Jordan where He was baptized by John, and He returned from Jordan. and was led by the Spirit into the wildernes...
Acts 13:14; Acts 17:2; John 18:20; Luke 1:26; Luke 1:27;...
Nazareth. With the article; that Nazareth where he had been brought up. Stood up. Not as a sign that he wished to expound, but being summoned by the superintendent of the synagogue. To read [α ν α γ...
CHRIST, THE LOVER OF MEN Luke 4:14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The endeavor in this study will be to seek the heart of the Saviour, discovering His attitude toward different classes of men among whom He liv...
He stood up — Showing thereby that he had a desire to read the Scripture to the congregation: on which the book was given to him. It was the Jewish custom to read standing, but to preach sitting. Matt...