Luke 4:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Luke 4:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.”
Luke 4:20 — World English Bible
Luke 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Luke 4:20 — American Standard Version
Luke 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And having folded the roll, having given <FI>it<Fi> back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on him.”
Luke 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him. ”
Luke 4:20 — Darby Translation
Luke 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee closed the booke, and gaue it againe to the minister, and sate downe: and the eyes of all that were in the Synagogue were fastened on him.”
Luke 4:20 — Geneva Bible
Luke 4:20 in Context — Luke 4
18 The 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,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
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.
21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And 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?
What Does Luke 4:20 Mean?
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