Luke 4:20

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Luke 4:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

21 and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22 All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Luke 4:17

the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

Matthew 20:26

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Matthew 20:27

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Luke 5:3

Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

Matthew 5:1

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

Matthew 5:2

and He began to teach them, saying:

Matthew 13:1

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

Matthew 13:2

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

John 8:2

Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.

Acts 13:14

And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

Acts 13:15

After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

Acts 13:16

Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!

Acts 16:13

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

Luke 19:48

Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.

Acts 3:12

And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?