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  • Luke 4:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 20 With that he rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were intently fixed on him.

  • Luke 4:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 20 καὶ And πτύξας having rolled up τὸ the βιβλίον scroll ἀποδοὺς having given back τῷ to the ὑπηρέτῃ subordinate ἐκάθισεν· he sat down; καὶ and πάντων of all οἱ the ὀφθαλμοὶ eyes ἐν in τῇ the συναγωγῇ synagogue ἦσαν were ἀτενίζοντες looking intently αὐτῷ. to him.

  • Luke 4:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 20 With that he rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were intently fixed upon him.

  • Luke 4:20
    The Bible in Living English
    • 20 And he closed the book and gave it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him;

  • Luke 4:20
    American Standard Version
    • 20 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
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 20 And folding up the scroll he handed it to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were intently fixed upon him;

  • Luke 4:20
    King James Version
    • 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.

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 4:20 w66 6; yb66 8; w61 694

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 4:20

      and sat down: Jesus thereby signaled that he was about to speak. It was the custom in the synagogue that the one who read before the congregation did not go back to his former seat but sat down to teach where “all in the synagogue” could see him.​—Compare study note on Mt 5:1.

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