And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
Parallel translations
- WEB He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
- BSB He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
- NKJV And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
- NASB And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.
- NLT He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
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Jesus teaches in the synagogues and is praised by all. His early ministry meets with wide acclaim.
Overview
Jesus' teaching in the synagogues wins widespread admiration in this opening phase. The favorable reception sets the stage for the dramatic turn at Nazareth that follows. Luke shows that genuine authority marked Jesus' word from the start.
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Cross-references · 10
- Matt 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
- Matt 9:8But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
- Isa 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
- Mark 1:27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
- Luke 13:10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
- Matt 9:35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
- Mark 1:45But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
- Matt 13:54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Mark 1:39And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
- Luke 4:16And 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.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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