Luke 4:28

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Luke 4:28 - Amplified Bible

When they heard these things, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.

Luke 4:28 - American Standard Version

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

Luke 4:28 - Bible in Basic English

And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.

Luke 4:28 - Darby Bible

And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;

Luke 4:28 - English Standard Version

When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.

Luke 4:28 - King James Version

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

Luke 4:28 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y todos en la sinagoga se llenaron de ira cuando oyeron estas cosas,

Luke 4:28 - The Message

That set everyone in the meeting place seething with anger. They threw him out, banishing him from the village, then took him to a mountain cliff at the edge of the village to throw him to his doom, but he gave them the slip and was on his way.

Luke 4:28 - New American Standard Bible

And all {the people} in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;

Luke 4:28 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y todos en la sinagoga se llenaron de ira cuando oyeron estas cosas,

Luke 4:28 - World English Bible

They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;

Luke 4:28 - Young's Living Translation

And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,

Luke 4:28 - Additional Comments

How fickle are the emotions of the multitude.
You can tell where a person's heart lays, in that when challenged spiritually, they either respond with acceptance, or rebel with anger. This shows the depth of their faith.
Not only were they jealous of their peer Jesus being elevated to prophet, they were also jealous when Gentiles were offered the same God they had (yet, ironically, they were themselves without God!). They may have even originally expected Him to do more for them, since He was from their town.
Jesus had implied that He would not perform any miracles here. At first it might seem it was His choice, but in reality it was their choice -- they were the ones without faith, and Jesus looked for faith for performing His miracles.
Why did Jesus come to Nazareth, or to the synagogue there, and to say what He said, knowing the outcome?

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