Luke 4 · Verse 15

Luke 4:15

And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
Luke 4:15, King James Version

Luke 4:15 in other translations

BSBHe taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
WEBHe taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
ASVAnd he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
YLTand he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
DARBYand he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
BBEAnd he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
WebsterAnd he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

What does Luke 4:15 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. Glorified of all. Praised by all; or, all were pleased with his instructions, and admired his wisdom.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 And he taught in their synagogues - We do not find that even the persecuting Jews ever hindered Christ or his disciples from preaching in their synagogues. Is it the same in every place where even the Christian religion is established by law? Would Jesus, or his apostles, or their most Scriptural representatives, be permitted to preach in one out of a thousand churches, in certain countries, unless they were strictly conformed to their external ecclesiastical customs? Nor even then, unless their doctrine were according to the taste of the managers and of the times. Glorified of all - All felt the power of his preaching, and acknowledged the divinity of his mission. The scandal of the cross had not yet taken place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 4:14-30

Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the…

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Luke 4:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846
ἐδίδασκενedidaskenwas teachingG1321
ἐνeninG1722
ταῖςtaistheG3588
συναγωγαῖςsunagōgaissynagoguesG4864
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846
δοξαζόμενοςdoxazomenosbeing glorifiedG1392
ὑπὸhupobyG5259
πάντων.¶pantōnall.G3956

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 4:15

  • Matthew 4:23

    And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

  • Isaiah 55:5

    Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

  • Mark 1:39

    And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

  • Mark 1:45

    But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

  • Matthew 9:8

    But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

  • Mark 1:27

    And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

  • Matthew 13:54

    And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

  • Luke 13:10

    And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

  • Matthew 9:35

    And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

  • Luke 4:16

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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16; 13:10; Mt 4:23; 9:35; 13:54; Mr 1:39
being.
Isa 55:5; Mt 9:8; Mr 1:27,45

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Context

  • Luke 4:14

    And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

  • Luke 4:15

    And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

  • Luke 4:16

    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.

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Luke 4:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y enseñaba en las sinagogas de ellos, y era glorificado de todos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et lui-même enseignait dans leurs synagogues, étant glorifié par tous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er lehrte in ihren Synagogen, geehrt von allen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ipse docebat in synagogis eorum, et magnificabatur ab omnibus.