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Luke 4:16
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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.
About Luke 4:16
Luke 4:16 grounds its message of Nazareth in the Bible and The Synagogue in the Bible in the physical world of Nazareth. Readers of this New Testament gospel have long recognised the way Luke uses location to frame its spiritual teaching.
Related Verses
- 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 21:11
“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”
- Mark 1:9
“And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.”
- Luke 1:26
“And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,”
- Luke 2:39
“And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.”
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How to Apply Luke 4:16
Meditate on Luke 4:16 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Nazareth in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.