Verse 16
Nazareth = the (or, that) Nazareth thus defined. Aramaean. See App-94 .:36. See App-169 .
as His custom was = according to (Greek. kata. App-104 .) custom.
on. Greek. en. App-104 .
stood up. Being summoned by the superintendent (Luke 4:17 ). This incident (Luke 4:16-31 ) is peculiar to Luke.
to read . Greek anaginosko. Later usage = to read aloud (as here, 2 Corinthians 3:15 .Colossians 4:16 . 1 Thessalonians 5:27 ). But in the Papyri generally = to read. (See Milligan, Selections, pp 39, 112.) The Lord preached in other synagogues, but read only here in Nazareth, which shows that He owned, and was owned, to be a member of this.
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