Bible Cross References
when
Matthew 2:23
and made his home in a town named Nazareth. And so what the prophets had said came true: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Mark 6:1
Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, followed by his disciples.
Mark 6:2
On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. Many people were there; and when they heard him, they were all amazed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked. "What wisdom is this that has been given him? How does he perform miracles?
Luke 4:16-30
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Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures
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and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,
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"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed
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and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."
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Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All the people in the synagogue had their eyes fixed on him,
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as he said to them, "This passage of scripture has come true today, as you heard it being read."
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They were all well impressed with him and marveled at the eloquent words that he spoke. They said, "Isn't he the son of Joseph?"
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He said to them, "I am sure that you will quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, heal yourself.' You will also tell me to do here in my hometown the same things you heard were done in Capernaum.
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I tell you this," Jesus added, "prophets are never welcomed in their hometown.
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Listen to me: it is true that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three and a half years and a severe famine spread throughout the whole land.
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Yet Elijah was not sent to anyone in Israel, but only to a widow living in Zarephath in the territory of Sidon.
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And there were many people suffering from a dreaded skin disease who lived in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha; yet not one of them was healed, but only Naaman the Syrian."
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When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were filled with anger.
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They rose up, dragged Jesus out of town, and took him to the top of the hill on which their town was built. They meant to throw him over the cliff,
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but he walked through the middle of the crowd and went his way.
John 1:11
He came to his own country, but his own people did not receive him.
he taught
Psalm 22:22
I will tell my people what you have done; I will praise you in their assembly:
Psalm 40:9
In the assembly of all your people, LORD, I told the good news that you save us. You know that I will never stop telling it.
Psalm 40:10
I have not kept the news of salvation to myself; I have always spoken of your faithfulness and help. In the assembly of all your people I have not been silent about your loyalty and constant love.
Acts 13:46
But Paul and Barnabas spoke out even more boldly: "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we will leave you and go to the Gentiles.
Acts 28:17-29
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After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders to a meeting. When they had gathered, he said to them, "My fellow Israelites, even though I did nothing against our people or the customs that we received from our ancestors, I was made a prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
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After questioning me, the Romans wanted to release me, because they found that I had done nothing for which I deserved to die.
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But when the Jews opposed this, I was forced to appeal to the Emperor, even though I had no accusation to make against my own people.
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That is why I asked to see you and talk with you. As a matter of fact, I am bound in chains like this for the sake of him for whom the people of Israel hope."
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They said to him, "We have not received any letters from Judea about you, nor have any of our people come from there with any news or anything bad to say about you.
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But we would like to hear your ideas, because we know that everywhere people speak against this party to which you belong."
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So they set a date with Paul, and a large number of them came that day to the place where Paul was staying. From morning till night he explained to them his message about the Kingdom of God, and he tried to convince them about Jesus by quoting from the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets.
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Some of them were convinced by his words, but others would not believe.
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So they left, disagreeing among themselves, after Paul had said this one thing: "How well the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors!
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For he said, 'Go and say to this people: You will listen and listen, but not understand; you will look and look, but not see,
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because this people's minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' "
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And Paul concluded: "You are to know, then, that God's message of salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. They will listen!"
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they were
John 7:15
The Jewish authorities were greatly surprised and said, "How does this man know so much when he has never been to school?"
John 7:16
Jesus answered, "What I teach is not my own teaching, but it comes from God, who sent me.
Acts 4:13
The members of the Council were amazed to see how bold Peter and John were and to learn that they were ordinary men of no education. They realized then that they had been companions of Jesus.