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He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
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Commentators explain that when Jesus "sat down," it was not an act of passivity. In Jewish custom, sitting was the official posture for a rabbi to teach. By doing this, Jesus was formally assuming the role of a preacher, signaling to everyone in his hometown synagogue that he was about to deliver a sermon, which created immense anticipation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he closed the book. That is, he rolled it up again. (See Barnes on Luke 4:17).
And he gave it again to the minister. Th…
He closed the book (πτυξας το βιβλιον). Aorist active participle of πτυσσω. Rolled up the roll and gave it back to the attendant w…
19th Century
Anglican
And he closed the book.—It is better understood as rolled up, describing the actual manner of closing. The description is…
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Baptist
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 t…
We now have a description of the synagogue procedure. Jesus hands back the scroll to the “attendant,” who had the sacred duty of handling the rever…
16th Century
Protestant
The eyes of all who were in the synagogue. God touched their hearts, I do not doubt, with astonishment, which made them more attentive and…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he closed the book "Or rolled it up"; and so the high priest did, after he read in the book of the law, on the d…
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…
