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Luke 4:20 KJV
Luke · chapter 4 · verse 20 · King James Version
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.Luke 4:20 · King James Version
Luke 4:20 in context
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
Key words (Strong's)
- synagoguesynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- ministerhypēretēsservant, an underrower, subordinate rower, any one who serves with hands a servant, in…G5257 →
- fastenedatenizōto fix the eyes on, gaze upon, to look into anything, metaph. to fix one s mind on one as…G816 →
- closedptyssōto fold together, roll upG4428 →
- bookbibliona small book, a scroll, a written document, a sheet on which something has been written…G975 →
- eyesophthalmosthe eye, metaph. the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowingG3788 →
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