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Luke 4

Luke 4:30

The Rejection at Nazareth · Luke 4:16–30
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Translations

Modern
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
Traditional
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
Literal
But He, having passed through their midst, went away.
Latin
Ipse autem transiens per medium illorum, ibat.

Original

Greek
English
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

Notes

Luke 4:30

Jesus passed through the crowd: The main emphasis is on the royal status and authority of Jesus. His time had not yet come. His time had not yet come (compare John 7:30, 44; 8:20, 59). This attempt to kill Jesus pointed ahead to his crucifixion. His escape also points ahead to his resurrection.

Luke 4:16–30

The sermon Jesus gave in Nazareth showed what his whole public ministry would be about. He returned to the synagogue in his hometown to announce the good news that God’s salvation had come. The people were pleased at first. But then Jesus reminded them that God also reaches out to Gentiles, not only to Jews. This made the crowd so angry that they tried to kill him.

Events

Parallels

Isaiah 61:1–11 Matthew 13:53–58 Mark 6:1–6

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Gospel Heal, Healing Incarnation Judaism Luke, Gospel of Nazareth Teacher

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Is Rejected by the People of Nazareth; Lives at Capernaum Nazareth: People of, Reject Jesus Synagogue: The Scriptures Were Read and Expounded In