Luke 4:16
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 4
“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.”Luke 4:16
What Does Luke 4:16 Mean?
Luke 4:16 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 4, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Luke 4:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 6:1“And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.”Matthew 2:23“And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.”Matthew 13:54“And 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?”Psalms 40:9“I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.”Acts 13:14“But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.”Leviticus 25:10“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”Luke 2:4“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)”Luke 2:51“And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.”Acts 17:2“And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,”Deuteronomy 31:11“When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.”Nehemiah 8:3“And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.”Acts 13:15“And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.”Nehemiah 8:5“And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:”Jeremiah 36:8“And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD’s house.”Mark 1:21“And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.”Mark 10:47“And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.”Luke 6:6“And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.”Acts 15:21“For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.”Acts 18:4“And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.”Nehemiah 13:1“On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;”
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