KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
They 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.
WEB World English Bible
They 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.
ASV American Standard Version
and 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and 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,
Surrounding context — Luke 4
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
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.
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἀναστάντεςG450 · anistēmito ariseἐξέβαλονG1544 · ekballōto expelαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἔξωG1854 · exōout/outside(r)τῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλεωςG4172 · poliscityκαὶG2532 · kaiandἤγαγονG71 · agōto bringαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilὀφρύοςG3790 · ophrusbrowτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄρουςG3735 · orosmountainἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλιςG4172 · poliscityᾠκοδόμητοG3618 · oikodomeōto buildαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heὥστεG5620 · hōstesoκατακρημνίσαιG2630 · katakrēmnizōto cast downαὐτόν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
John 8:59Then 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 8:37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.John 15:24-25If 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.John 8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.Numbers 15:35And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.Hebrews 13:12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.Acts 16:23-24And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:Psalm 37:32-33The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.Acts 21:28-32Crying 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.Psalm 37:14The 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.Acts 7:57-58Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,2 Chronicles 25:12And [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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