Thematic Bible: Synagogues
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Synagogues » Attendance upon
Then they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day and sat down.
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As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.
So they came to Capernaum, and as soon as the Sabbath Day came he went into the synagogue and began to teach.
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Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.
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not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near.
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Synagogues » General references to
"And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say;
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"In all the synagogues also I punished them oftentimes, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my mad fury I was pursuing them even to foreign cities.
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"But beware of men! For they will give you up to the Sanhedrin, and flog you in their synagogues.
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"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service.
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This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue.
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Synagogues » Christ and his disciples teach in
In Iconium it happened that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great number both of Jews and of Gentiles believed.
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He spoke these words while in the synagogue, while he was teaching in Capernaum.
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And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.
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When they came to Ephesus he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
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Jesus answered him. "I have spoken to all the world openly. I always taught in a synagogue and in the temple, places where all the Jews are wont to assemble, and in secret I have spoken nothing.
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Synagogues » Service of, consisted of » Reading the word of God
"For Moses from the earliest times has had his preachers in every town where he is read aloud, Sabbath after Sabbath, in the synagogues."
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Synagogues » The apostles frequently taught and preached in
Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue,
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And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.
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And he began at once to proclaim in the synagogues Jesus as the Son of God.
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He argued in the synagogues with the Jews and the devout proselytes, and also daily in the market-place with those that met him there.
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Synagogues » Offenders were often » Punished in
"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;
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"But beware of men! For they will give you up to the Sanhedrin, and flog you in their synagogues.
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"'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know that I was beating and imprisoning in synagogue after synagogue those who believed in you,
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Synagogues » Christ often » Preached and taught in
Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.
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So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons.
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Once he was teaching in one of the synagogues, on the Sabbath,
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Synagogues » Offenders were often » Expelled from
"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service.
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This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue.
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Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed on him, but did not confess in on account of the Pharisees, for fear lest they be put out of the Synagogue.
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Synagogues » Probably originated in the schools of the prophets
Synagogues » Service of, consisted of » Expounding the word of God
The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him, and he began to say to them, "Today is this scripture fulfilled in your hearing."
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Synagogues » Offenders were often » Given up to, for trial
"And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say;
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"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.
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Synagogues » Governed by » A president or chief ruler
And Crispus, the warden of the synagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his household; and many of the Corinthians from time to time listened, believed, and were baptized.
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Then they all laid hold of Sosthenes, the warden of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal; but Gallio took no notice.
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Synagogues » Governed by » Ordinary rulers
Then one of the wardens of the synagogue, named Jairus, came up, and as soon as he saw Jesus, fell at his feet, with many entreaties,
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And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it."
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Synagogues » Places in which the jews assembled for worship
Then they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day and sat down.
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And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.
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Synagogues » Service in, on the sabbath day
Then they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day and sat down.
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Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.
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Synagogues » Provided with a chazan or minister, who had charge of the sacred books
Then rolling up the papyrus, he gave it back to the attendant and sat down.
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And there was handed him the roll of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling it he found the place where it was written,
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Synagogues » Often used as courts of justice
and begged of him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any that were of the Way, either men or women, he could bind them and bring them to Jerusalem.
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Suppose a man comes into your synagogue with a gold ring and dazzling clothes, and suppose a poor man comes in, also, in shabby clothes,
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Synagogues » Sometimes several, in the same city
But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,
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and begged of him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any that were of the Way, either men or women, he could bind them and bring them to Jerusalem.
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Synagogues » Christ often » Performed miracles in
As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand. And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)
Synagogues » Revival of, after the captivity
Synagogues » Service of, consisted of » Praise and thanksgiving
Synagogues » Chief seats in, reserved for elders
"and lengthen the tassels, and are fond of the best places at banquets, and the front seats in the synagogues.
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Synagogues » Service of, consisted of » Prayer
"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.
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Synagogues » Strangers were invited to address the congregation in
And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it."
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Synagogues » Early notice of their existence
Synagogues » Had seats fro the congregation
Then they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day and sat down.
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Synagogues » Christ often » Attended
Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.
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Synagogues » The portion of scripture for the day sometimes read by one of the congregation
Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.
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Synagogues » The building of, considered a noble and meritorious work
"for he loves our nation, and himself has built a synagogue for us."
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Synagogues » Each sect had its own
But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,
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