Luke 4:20

Luke 4:20. And he closed the roll, or, ‘rolling up the roll.' How much he read is not known; the usual lesson from the prophets is said to have comprised twenty-one verses.

To the attendant, whose duty it would be to put the roll back in its place.

And sat down, to explain what He had read, that being the usual position of those making such expositions. It was our Lord's usual posture when teaching. Comp. Matthew 5:1; Mark 4:1; Mark 13:3.

And the eyes of all in the synagogue, etc. The man brought up among them was about to address them for the first time; the report from other places had preceded this visit; the passage read was remarkable, and doubtless there was something in the appearance of our Lord, especially under these circumstances, which would command unusual attention.