Mark 6:2

| Mark 6 |

2 And d on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and e many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?

Mark 1:21

| Mark 1 |

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

21 j And they went into Capernaum, and immediately k on the Sabbath l he entered the synagogue and was teaching.

Luke 4:31

| Luke 4 |

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon

31 v And he w went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And x he was teaching them y on the Sabbath,

Luke 6:6

| Luke 6 |

A Man with a Withered Hand

6 On another Sabbath, a he entered the synagogue b and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

Luke 13:10

| Luke 13 |

A Woman with a Disabling Spirit

10 Now v he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

Acts 13:14

| Acts 13 |

14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And o on the Sabbath day p they went into the synagogue and sat down.

Matthew 4:23

| Matt 4 |

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

23 d And he went throughout all Galilee, e teaching in their synagogues and f proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and g healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

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Matt. 4:1–25 Jesus the Messiah Begins to Advance the Messianic Kingdom. Jesus triumphs over the devil in the wilderness (vv. 1–11), proclaims the kingdom of God (vv. 12–17), and calls disciples to follow him (vv. 18–22).

Matt. 4:12–25 Jesus the Messiah Begins His Galilean Ministry. The duration of Jesus' ministry has traditionally been thought to have been three years: a year of obscurity, a year of popularity, and a year of increasing rejection. Matthew and the other Synoptic Gospels (Mark and Luke) largely omit discussing the first, obscure year, but it is recounted in John's Gospel (cf. John 1–4).

Matt. 4:23 The Galilee region had a population of about 300,000 in 200 or more villages and towns, with no major cities in the area. Jesus' ministry included teaching disciples and those already familiar with his message, proclaiming truth to those unfamiliar with the message, and healing physical, emotional, and spiritual infirmities. Healing of every disease and every affliction gives an amazing foretaste of the age to come, where there will be no more disease (1 Cor. 15:42–43; Phil. 3:21; Rev. 21:4). Jesus combined ministry that met people's physical needs with ministry to their minds and hearts (proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom). On synagogues, see note on Luke 4:16 and The Synagogue and Jewish Worship.