Luke 4:20
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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.

and he.

Luke 4:17 And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:

Matthew 20:26-28 It shall not be so among you: but whosoever is the greater among you, let him be your minister. . . .

and sat.

Luke 5:3 And going into one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting, he taught the multitudes out of the ship.

Matthew 5:1,2 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. . . .

Matthew 13:1,2 The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side. . . .

John 8:2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple: and all the people came to him. And sitting down he taught them.

Acts 13:14-16 But they, passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and, entering into the Synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. . . .

Acts 16:13 And upon the Sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer: and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled.

And the.

Luke 19:48 And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

Acts 3:12 But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? Or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk?

Context
The Rejection at Nazareth
19To preach deliverance to the captives and sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of reward. 20And 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. 21And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears.…
Cross References
Matthew 26:55
In that same hour, Jesus said to the multitudes: You are come out, as it were to a robber, with swords and clubs to apprehend me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple: and you laid not hands on me.

Matthew 27:60
And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way.

Luke 4:17
And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:

Luke 4:21
And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears.

Lexicon
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He rolled up
πτύξας (ptyxas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4428: To fold, roll up (as a scroll). Probably akin to petannumi; to fold, i.e. Furl a scroll.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

scroll,
βιβλίον (biblion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 975: A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll.

returned [it]
ἀποδοὺς (apodous)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 591: From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.

to the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

attendant,
ὑπηρέτῃ (hypēretē)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5257: From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.

[and] sat down.
ἐκάθισεν (ekathisen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

The
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

eyes
ὀφθαλμοὶ (ophthalmoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.

of everyone
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

synagogue
συναγωγῇ (synagōgē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4864: From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.

were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

fixed on
ἀτενίζοντες (atenizontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 816: To direct my gaze, look steadily. From a compound of a and teino; to gaze intently.

Him,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

And having rolled up the scroll, having delivered it to the attendant, He sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And having folded the roll, having given it back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on him.
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