Luke 4:22

Rejected At Nazareth

²¹ And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." ²² And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?" ²³ And he said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable: 'Physician, heal yourself!' Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!"

Bearing Witness

Joseph

Luke

John 6:42

and they were saying, "Is this one not Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"

Psalm 45:2

You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Psalm 45:4

And [in] your majesty {ride victoriously}, because of truth and humility [and] righteousness. And let your right hand teach you awesome deeds.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise of heart is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.

Proverbs 25:11

Apples of gold in a setting of silver is a matter spoken at its proper time.

Ecclesiastes 12:10-11

The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and he wrote what is upright--truthful words.

Song of Songs 5:16

{His mouth} [is] sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This [is] my beloved; this [is] my friend, {O young women of Jerusalem}.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord Yahweh has given me [the] tongue of pupil, to know how to help [the] weary [with] a word. He awakens {morning by morning}, awakens an ear for me to listen as [do] the pupils.

Matthew 13:54-56

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

Mark 6:2-3

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

Luke 2:47

And all who heard him were amazed at his insight and [his] answers.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.

John 7:46

The officers replied, "Never has a man spoken like this!"

Acts 6:10

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

Titus 2:8

sound message beyond reproach, in order that {an opponent} may be put to shame, [because he] has nothing bad to say concerning us.