Luke 4:20
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.
KJV
καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ ἐκάθισεν, καὶ πάντων οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ.
Greek NT
Et cum plicuisset librum, reddit ministro, et sedit. Et omnium in synagoga oculi erant intendentes in eum.
Vulgate
And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
ASV
And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ — SBLGNT
- οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Acts 3:4 — And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
- Acts 11:6 — Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
- Acts 13:14 — But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
- Acts 16:13 — And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
- John 8:2 — And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- John 8:2 — And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- Luke 4:17 — And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
- Luke 5:3 — And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
- Luke 19:48 — And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
- Matt 5:1 — And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- Matt 13:1 — The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
- Matt 26:55 — In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.