26 Bible Verses about Synagogue

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Ezekiel 14:1

And there will come to me men from the old men of Israel, and sit before me.

Ezekiel 20:1

And it will be in the seventh year, in the fifth, in the tenth to the month, men from the old men of Israel came to seek Jehovah, and they sat before my face.

Mark 1:21

And they go into Capernaum; and quickly in the sabbaths, having entered into the synagogue, he taught.

Acts 6:9

And certain of them arose from the synagogue, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrian, and of them from Cilicia and Asia, seeking out with Stephen.

Acts 16:12-13

And thence to Philippi, which is the first city of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in that city passing certain days. And the day of the sabbaths we came out of the city by the river, where prayer was customary to be; and having sat down, we spake to the women come together.

Acts 13:15

And after reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if the word of encouragement is in you to the people, speak.

Nehemiah 8:2-8

And Ezra the priest will bring the law before the convocation, from man and even to woman, and all understanding to hear in one day to the seventh month. And he will read in it before the broad place which is before the gate of the waters, from the light even to the half of the day, before the men and the women, and those understanding; and the ears of all the people will be to the book of the law. And Ezra the scribe will stand upon a tower of wood which they made for the word; and near him will stand Mattathiah and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, upon his right hand; and his left, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, Meshullam.read more.
And Ezra will open the book before the eyes of all the people; for he was above all the people; and when he opened it all the people stood: And Ezra will praise Jehovah the great God: and all the people will answer, Amen, Amen, in lifting up their hands: and they will bow down and worship to Jehovah, with faces to the earth. And Joshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, causing the people to understand to the law: and the people upon their standing. And they will read in the book in the law of God accurately, and he set up the understanding, and they will cause to understand the reading.

Nehemiah 9:3

And they will rise up upon their standing and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God, the fourth of the day; and a fourth confessing and worshiping to Jehovah their God.

Luke 4:15-33

And he taught in their assemblies, being honoured of all. And he came to Nazareth where he was brought up, and he went in, as was the custom to him in the day of the sabbaths, into the assembly, and stood up to read. And the book of Esaias the prophet was given to him. And having unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written,read more.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me for which he anointed me to announce good news to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim a remission to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send away with remission the bruised, To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. And having folded the book and given back to the servant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the assembly were looking attentively upon him. And he began to say to them, That this day has this writing been filled up in your ears. And all bore him testimony and wondered at the words of grace going out of his mouth: and said, Is not this the son of Joseph And he said to them, Directly will ye say to me this proverb, Physician, cure thyself: what things we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. And he said; Truly I say to you, That not any prophet is acccepted in his country. And I tell you of a truth, many widows were in the days of Elias in Israel, When heaven was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine Was upon all the land; And to none of them was Elias sent, except to Sarepta, of Sidon, to a widow-woman. And many leprous were during Eliseus the prophet in Israel; and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian. And all in the assembly were filled with wrath, hearing these things, And having risen up, they cast him without the city, and they brought him to the brow of the mount upon which their city was built, to hurt him down. And he having passed through the midst of them, went away. And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and he was teaching them on the sabbaths. And they were struck with amazement at his teaching: for his word was with power. And in the assembly was a man having the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,

Mark 13:9

And see ye to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues shall ye be stripped: and shall be set before rulers and kings for my sake, for testimony to them.

John 9:22

These said his parents, for they feared the Jews: for already had the Jews agreed, that if any should acknowledge him Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

John 12:42

Yet nevertheless also many of the rulers believed in him; but on account of the Pharisees they did not acknowledge, lest they should be excluded from the synagogue:

Mark 5:22

And, behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue comes, Jairus by name; and having seen him, he fell at his feet,

Luke 4:16

And he came to Nazareth where he was brought up, and he went in, as was the custom to him in the day of the sabbaths, into the assembly, and stood up to read.

Matthew 9:35

And Jesus went about all the cities and towns, teaching in their assemblies, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every weakness in the people.

Mark 6:2

And sabbath having come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing were struck with amazement, saying, Whence to this one these things? and what this wisdom given to him, that such powers are done by his hands?

John 6:59

He said these, teaching in the synagogue, in Capernaum.

Acts 9:19-20

And having taken food, he was strong. And Saul was in Damascus with the disciples certain days. And quickly in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

Acts 14:1-2

And it was in Iconium according to the same, went they into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude of the Jews and also of Greeks believed. And the unbelieving Jews excited and trained up the souls of the nations against the brethren.

Acts 17:2

And according to custom to Paul, he went in to them, and upon three sabbaths discussed with them from the writings,

Luke 24:53

And they were always in the temple, praising and extolling God. Amen.

Acts 19:8-9

And having come into the synagogue, he spake freely, discoursing for three months, and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. And when certain were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he separated the disciples, discoursing in the day in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

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Crispus » Leader » Synagogue » Corinth

1 Corinthians 1:14

I thank God that I immersed none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Had powers » Of criminal courts

Matthew 23:34

Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and the wise, and scribes: and of them shall ye kill and crucify; and of them shall ye chastise in your assemblies, and drive out from city to city,

Acts 26:11

And in all the synagogues, many times punishing them, I compelled to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I drove out even also to cities without.

Acts 22:19

And I said, Lord, these know that I was imprisoning and skinning in the synagogues them believing on thee:

Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Had powers » Of religious courts

John 9:34

They answered and said to him, In sins wert thou wholly born, and teachest thou us? And they cast him without.

John 9:22

These said his parents, for they feared the Jews: for already had the Jews agreed, that if any should acknowledge him Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

John 12:42

Yet nevertheless also many of the rulers believed in him; but on account of the Pharisees they did not acknowledge, lest they should be excluded from the synagogue:

Synagogue » Jesus » healed in

Matthew 12:9-13

And having passed from thence, he went into their assembly; And, behold, there was a man having the hand withered. And they asked him saying, Is it lawful to cure in the sabbaths? that they might expose him. And he said to them, Which of you shall be the man who shall have one sheep, and if this should fall into a pit in the sabbaths, will he not take hold of it, and raise it up? read more.
How much then does a man surpass a sheep? So that it is lawful to do well in the sabbaths. Then says he to the man, Stretch out thy hand; and he stretched it out; and it was restored, sound as the other.

Luke 13:11-14

And, behold, there was a woman having a spirit of weakness eighteen years, and was bent together, and not able wholly to lift up the head. And having seen her, Jesus called to, and said to her, Woman, thou hest been loosed from thy weakness. And he put his hands on her: and immediately she was set upright, and honoured God. read more.
And the ruler of the assembly having answered, feeling pain because Jesus cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd, Six days there are in which they ought to work; in those therefore, coming, be ye cured, and not the day of the sabbath.

Synagogue » other cities

Acts 14:1

And it was in Iconium according to the same, went they into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude of the Jews and also of Greeks believed.

Acts 17:1

And having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

Acts 17:10

And the brethren quickly sent out both Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who arriving went away to the synagogue of the Jews.

Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers

Acts 13:43

And the synagogue having been dissolved, many of the Jews and strangers worshipping, followed Paul and Barnabas: who speaking to them, persuaded them to remain in the grace of God.

James 2:2

For if there come into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings on is fingers, in brilliant clothing, and there come in also a beggar in filthy clothing;

Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Constitutes a court of justice

Acts 9:2

He asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he find certain men being of the way, and also women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Synagogue » Of satan

Revelation 2:9

I know thy works, and pressure, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and the blasphemy of them saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but the synagogue of the adversary.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but they lie; behold, I will make them that they come and worship before thy feet, and they should know that I have loved thee.

Synagogue » Damascus

Acts 9:2

He asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he find certain men being of the way, and also women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:20

And quickly in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

Synagogue » Charity » given in

Synagogue » erected » Jairus

Luke 7:5

For he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.

Synagogue » In jerusalem

Acts 6:9

And certain of them arose from the synagogue, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrian, and of them from Cilicia and Asia, seeking out with Stephen.

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