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Luke 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Luke 4:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 4:1624 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
ἦλθενēlthen
He cameverbG2064
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ΝαζαράNazara
NazarethnounG3478
οὗhou
whereadverbG3756
ἦνēn
He wasverbG1510
τεθραμμένοςtethrammenos
raisedverbG5142
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
He enteredverbG1525
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸto
thearticleG3588
εἰωθὸςeiōthos
being customaryverbG1486
αὐτῷautō
to HimpronounG846
ἐνen
onprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmera
daynounG2250
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
σαββάτωνsabbatōn
SabbathsnounG4521
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
συναγωγήνsynagōgēn
synagoguenounG4864
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀνέστηanestē
stood upverbG450
ἀναγνῶναιanagnōnai
to readverbG314
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 4:16

The Lord having overcome the tempter, power was added to Him, i.e. as far as regards the manifestation of it. Hence it is said, And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit.

Origen · 3rd century

By the power of the Spirit he means showing forth of miracles.

Bede · 8th century

Now He performed miracles not from any external power, and from having as it were the acquired grace of the Holy Spirit, as other saints, but rather as being by nature the Son of God, and partaking of all things which are the Father’s, He exercises as by His own power and operation that grace which is of the Holy Spirit. But it was right that from that time He should become known, and that the mystery of His humanity should shine forth among those who were of the seed of…

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century
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Returning to Hometown
Jesus returned to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. On the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. The narrative detail that he went 'as was his custom'—he had been practicing...
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