Luke 4 · Verse 29

Luke 4:29

And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Luke 4:29, King James Version

Luke 4:29 in other translations

BSBThey got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
WEBThey rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
ASVand they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
YLTand having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built--to cast him down headlong,
DARBYand rising up they cast him forth out of the city, and led him up to the brow of the mountain upon which their city was built, so that they might throw him down the precipice;
BBEAnd they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
WebsterAnd rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

What does Luke 4:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:28-29

28-29. when they heard these things--these allusions to the heathen, just as afterwards with Paul (Ac 22:21, 22).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 29. The brow (2) of the hill whereon, &c. The region in which Nazareth was is hilly, though Nazareth was situated between two hills, or in a vale among mountains. The place to which they led the Saviour is still shown, and is called the Mount of Precipitation. It is at a short distance to the south of Nazareth. Mt 2:23.

Cast him down. This was the effect of a popular tumult. They had no legal right to take life on any occasion, and least of all in this furious and irregular manner. The whole transaction shows--

1st. That the character given of the Galileans elsewhere as being peculiarly wicked was a just one.

2nd. To what extremities the wickedness of the heart will lead men when it is acted out. And,

3rd. That men are opposed to the truth, and that they would do anything, if not restrained, to manifest their opposition.

(2) or "edge" (y) "that they might cast him down" Ps 37:32,33

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 The brow of the hill - Mr. Maundrel tells us that this is still called "the Mountain of the Precipitation, and is half a league southward of Nazareth. In going to it, you cross first over the vale in which Nazareth stands; and then going down two or three furlongs, in a narrow cleft between the rocks, you there clamber up a short but difficult way on the right hand; at the top of which you find a great stone standing on the brink of a precipice, which is said to be the very place where our Lord was destined to be thrown down by his enraged neighbors." Maundrel's Journey, p. 116. Edit. 5th. 1732.

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 4:29 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
ἀναστάντεςanastanteshaving risen upG450
ἐξέβαλονexebalonthey castG1544
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
ἔξωexōoutG1854
τῆςtēsof theG3588
πόλεωςpoleōscityG4172
καὶkaiandG2532
ἤγαγονēgagonledG71
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
ἕωςhe'ōsuntoG2193
ὀφρύοςophruosbrowG3790
τοῦtouof theG3588
ὄρουςoroushillG3735
ἐφ᾽eph᾽uponG1909
οὗhouwhichG3739
ἡhētheG3588
πόλιςpolistownG4172
ᾠκοδόμητοōkodomētohad been builtG3618
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846
ὥστεhōstein orderG5620
κατακρημνίσαιkatakrēmnisaito throw overG2630
αὐτόν.autonhim.G846

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Cross references for Luke 4:29

  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

  • John 8:37

    I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

  • Acts 21:28-32

    Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. …

  • John 15:24-25

    If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

  • Hebrews 13:12

    Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

  • Acts 16:23-24

    And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

  • Psalms 37:32-33

    The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

  • Numbers 15:35

    And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.

  • Acts 7:57-58

    Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.

  • Psalms 37:14

    The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

  • John 8:40

    But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:12

    And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

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and thrust.
Joh 8:37,40,59; 15:24,25; Ac 7:57,58; 16:23,24; 21:28-32
brow. or, edge. that.
2Ch 25:12; Ps 37:14,32,33

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Context

  • Luke 4:28

    And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

  • Luke 4:29

    And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

  • Luke 4:30

    But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

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Luke 4:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y levantándose, le echaron fuera de la ciudad, y le llevaron hasta la cumbre del monte sobre el cual la ciudad de ellos estaba edificada, para despeñarle.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et s’étant levés, ils le chassèrent hors de la ville, et le menèrent jusqu’au bord escarpé de la montagne sur laquelle leur ville était bâtie, de manière à l’en précipiter.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie standen auf und stießen ihn zur Stadt hinaus und führten ihn bis an den Rand des Berges, auf welchem ihre Stadt erbaut war, um ihn so hinabzustürzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et surrexerunt, et ejecerunt illum extra civitatem: et duxerunt illum usque ad supercilium montis, super quem civitas illorum erat ædificata, ut præcipitarent eum.