Luke 4:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

All the people started talking about Jesus and were amazed at the wonderful things he said. They kept on asking, “Isn't he Joseph's son?”

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

No one is as handsome as you! Your words are always kind. That is why God will always bless you.

Psalm 45:4

and ride out in splendour! Win victories for truth and mercy and justice. Do fearsome things with your powerful arm.

Proverbs 10:32

If you obey the Lord, you will always know the right thing to say. But no one will trust you if you tell lies.

Proverbs 16:21

Good judgment proves that you are wise, and if you speak kindly, you can teach others.

Proverbs 25:11

The right word at the right time is like precious gold set in silver.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

If you talk sensibly, you will have friends; if you talk foolishly, you will destroy yourself.

Song of Solomon 5:16

His kisses are sweet. I desire him so much! Young women of Jerusalem, he is my lover and friend.

Isaiah 50:4

The LORD God gives me the right words to encourage the weary. Each morning he awakens me eager to learn his teaching;

Luke 2:47

Everyone who heard him was surprised at how much he knew and at the answers he gave.

Luke 2:48

When his parents found him, they were amazed. His mother said, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been very worried, and we have been searching for you!”

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to know what to say. None of your enemies will be able to oppose you or to say that you are wrong.

Luke 4:21

Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”

John 1:45

Philip then found Nathanael and said, “We have found the one that Moses and the Prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”

John 6:42

They were asking each other, “Isn't he Jesus, the son of Joseph? Don't we know his father and mother? How can he say that he has come down from heaven?”

John 7:46

They answered, “No one has ever spoken like that man!”

Acts 6:10

But they were no match for Stephen, who spoke with the great wisdom that the Spirit gave him.

Titus 2:8

Use clean language that no one can criticize. Do this, and your enemies will be too ashamed to say anything against you.