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And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Where he had been brought up (ου ην τεθραμμενος). Past perfect passive periphrastic indicative, a state of completion in past time…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And, as his custom was, he went (John 18:20; Acts 13:14; Acts 17:2), etc. From this it appears that th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And he came to Nazareth.—The narrative that follows, remarkably interesting in itself, also has the special interest of b…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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 …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Origen of Alexandria: After the Lord overcame the tempter, power was added to Him—that is, as far as its manifestation was co…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Luke emphasizes that Jesus was in the town in which he grew up and stresses Jesus’ Jewish piety by referring to his custom of synagogue attendance.…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he came to Nazareth. The Evangelists are very careful to show by what sort of proofs Christ became known, a striking instance of which…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he came to Nazareth
After some length of time, when he had gone through all Galilee, and had acquired great cred…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the…

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