Luke 4:22

The Passion Translation

Everyone was impressed by how well Jesus spoke, in awe of the beautiful words of grace that came from his lips. But they said among themselves, “Who does he think he is? Isn’t he Joseph’s son, who grew up here in Nazareth?”

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beyond the sons of men! Elegant grace pours out through every word you speak. Truly God has anointed you, his favored one, for eternity!

Psalm 45:4

In your glory and grandeur go forth in victory! Through your faithfulness and meekness the cause of truth and justice will stand. Awe-inspiring miracles are accomplished by your power, leaving everyone dazed and astonished!

Proverbs 10:32

Words that bring delight pour from the lips of the godly, but the words of the wicked are duplicitous.

Proverbs 16:21

The one with a wise heart is called “discerning,” and speaking sweetly to others makes your teaching even more convincing.

Proverbs 25:11

Winsome words spoken at just the right time are as appealing as apples gilded in gold surrounded with silver.

Song of Solomon 5:16

Most sweet are his kisses, even his whispers of love. He is delightful in every way and perfect from every viewpoint. If you ask me why I love him so, O brides-to-be, it’s because there is none like him to me. Everything about him fills me with holy desire! And now he is my beloved—my friend forever.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord Yahweh has equipped me with the anointed, skillful tongue of a teacher — to know how to speak a timely word to the weary. Morning by morning, he awakens my heart. He opens my ears to hear his voice, to be trained to teach.

Luke 2:47

All who heard Jesus speak were awestruck at his intelligent understanding of all that was being discussed and at his wise answers to their questions.

Luke 2:48

His parents were shocked to find him there, and Mary scolded him, saying, “Son, your father and I have searched for you everywhere! We have been worried sick over not finding you. Why would you do this to us?”

Luke 4:21

Then he added, “Today, these Scriptures came true in front of you.”

John 1:45

Philip went to look for his friend, Nathanael, and told him, “We’ve found him! We’ve found the One we’ve been waiting for! It’s Jesus, son of Joseph from Nazareth! He’s the One whom Moses and the prophets prophesied would come!”

John 6:42

“How can he say these things about himself? We know him, and we know his parents. How dare he say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’ ”

John 7:46

They answered, “You don’t understand—he speaks amazing things like no one else has ever spoken!”

Acts 6:10

But the Holy Spirit gave Stephen remarkable wisdom to answer them. His words were prompted by the Holy Spirit, and they could not refute what he said.

Titus 2:8

Bring a clear, wholesome message that cannot be condemned, and then your critics will be embarrassed, with nothing bad to say about us.