Luke 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 4:16 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 4:16 — KJV
“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 4:16 (KJV)
Luke 4:16 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 4:16
“In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:16: where, brought, into
“But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:16: came, went, into
“And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:16: came, went, into
“And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:16: went, into, synagogue
“The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;”
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