They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
Parallel translations
- KJV And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
- BSB They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
- NKJV and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.
- NASB and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and brought Him to the crest of the hill on which their city had been built, so that they could throw Him down from the cliff.
- NLT Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff,
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Quick answer
The enraged crowd drives Jesus out and tries to throw Him off a cliff. Hometown admiration turns to murderous hostility.
Overview
The people of Nazareth attempt to kill Jesus, leading Him to a precipice to hurl Him down. Their violent reaction shows how deeply His message offended their pride and presumption. It is a stark early picture of the world's rejection of the Savior, anticipating Calvary.
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Cross-references · 12
- John 8:59Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.
- Acts 16:23–24When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,
- Heb 13:12Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.
- John 8:40But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
- Ps 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
- Acts 7:57–58But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
- John 8:37I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
- Num 15:35Yahweh said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.”
- Acts 21:28–32crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”
- Ps 37:32–33The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
- John 15:24–25If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
- 2 Chr 25:12The children of Judah carried away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.
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