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NASB | Luke 4:16 ¶ And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 4:16 ¶ So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. |
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Bible Answer: Dear Cogito, ...ergo sum? :-) Welcome to the forum! Literacy was a problem for the Samaritans more than the Jews. Every Jewish child was taught to read Hebrew in Synagogue. Anyone who wanted to do any kind of business would know Greek -- it was the Terra Lingua of the time. Even the Romans used it with their subjugated peoples -- Latin tended to be used for the internal business of Rome. There are some good arguments that Jesus sometimes taught in Greek -- nothing perfectly definitive, though. Jewish scribes were not the kind you imagine. A scribe was a doctor of the Law, known for their expertise and precision. Pharisees, on the other hand, were known for their careful and close obedience to the Law. In Him, Doc |
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