Luke 4:22

Amplified Bible

And [as He continued on] they all were speaking well of Him, and were in awe and were wondering about the words of grace which were coming from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

You are fairer than the sons of men; Graciousness is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Psalm 45:4

And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly For the cause of truth and humility and righteousness; Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweet speech increases persuasiveness and learning [in both speaker and listener].

Proverbs 25:11

¶Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken at the right time. [Prov 15:23; Is 50:4]

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious and win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him;

Song of Solomon 5:16

“His mouth is full of sweetness; Yes, he is altogether lovely and desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” [Ps 92:15; Col 1:15]

Isaiah 50:4

¶The Lord God has given Me [His Servant] the tongue of disciples [as One who is taught], That I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple [as One who is taught].

Luke 2:47

All who heard Him were amazed by His intelligence and His understanding and His answers.

Luke 2:48

When they saw Him, they were overwhelmed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Listen, Your father and I have been [greatly distressed and] anxiously looking for You.”

Luke 21:15

for I will give you [skillful] words and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

Luke 4:21

He began speaking to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing and in your presence.”

John 1:45

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph [according to public record].”

John 6:42

They kept saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now [have the arrogance to] say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”

John 7:46

The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”

Acts 6:10

But they were not able to successfully withstand and cope with the wisdom and the intelligence [and the power and inspiration] of the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

Titus 2:8

sound and beyond reproach in instruction, so that the opponent [of the faith] will be shamed, having nothing bad to say about us.