Synagogues
43 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
27 sections
- Chief Seats In, Reserved for Elders
- Christ often: Attended
- Christ often: Performed Miracles In
- Christ often: Preached and Taught In
- Each Sect had Its Own
- Early Notice of Their Existence
- Governed by a President or Chief Ruler
- Governed by Ordinary Rulers
- had Seats Fro the Congregation
- Offenders Were often: Expelled From
- Offenders Were often: Given up To, for Trial
- Offenders Were often: Punished In
- Often Used As Courts of Justice
- Places in Which the Jews Assembled for Worship
- Probably Originated in the Schools of the Prophets
- Provided with a Minister, Who had Charge of the Sacred Books
- Revival of, After the Captivity
- Service In, on the Sabbath Day
- Service of, Consisted of Expounding the Word of God
- Service of, Consisted of Praise and Thanksgiving
- Service of, Consisted of Prayer
- Service of, Consisted of Reading the Word of God
- Sometimes Several, in the Same City
- Strangers Were Invited to Address the Congregation In
- The Apostles Frequently Taught and Preached In
- The Building of, Considered a Noble and Meritorious Work
- The Portion of Scripture for the Day Sometimes Read by One of
Chief Seats In, Reserved for Elders
- Matthew 23:6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Christ often: Attended
- Luke 4:16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
Christ often: Performed Miracles In
- Matthew 12:9–10 Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue, …
- Mark 1:23 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
- Luke 13:11 and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
Christ often: Preached and Taught In
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Mark 1:39 So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
- Luke 13:10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
Each Sect had Its Own
- Acts 6:9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
Early Notice of Their Existence
- Psalm 74:8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
Governed by a President or Chief Ruler
- Acts 18:8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
- Acts 18:17 At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
Governed by Ordinary Rulers
- Mark 5:22 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
- Acts 13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
had Seats Fro the Congregation
- Acts 13:14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
Offenders Were often: Expelled From
- John 9:22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 9:34 They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
- John 12:42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
Offenders Were often: Given up To, for Trial
- Luke 12:11 When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
- Luke 21:12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
Offenders Were often: Punished In
- Matthew 10:17 But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
- Acts 22:19 ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
Often Used As Courts of Justice
- Acts 9:2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- James 2:2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
Places in Which the Jews Assembled for Worship
- Acts 13:5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
- Acts 13:14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
Probably Originated in the Schools of the Prophets
- 1 Samuel 19:18–24 So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. …
- 2 Kings 4:23 “Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
Provided with a Minister, Who had Charge of the Sacred Books
Revival of, After the Captivity
- Nehemiah 8:1–8 At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. …
Service In, on the Sabbath Day
- Luke 4:16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- Acts 13:14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
Service of, Consisted of Expounding the Word of God
- Nehemiah 8:8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
- Luke 4:21 and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Service of, Consisted of Praise and Thanksgiving
- Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites— Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah— said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted …
Service of, Consisted of Prayer
- Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Service of, Consisted of Reading the Word of God
- Nehemiah 8:18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
- Nehemiah 9:3 While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 13:1 At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
- Acts 15:21 For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
Sometimes Several, in the Same City
- Acts 6:9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
- Acts 9:2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Strangers Were Invited to Address the Congregation In
- Acts 13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
The Apostles Frequently Taught and Preached In
- Acts 9:20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
- Acts 13:5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
- Acts 17:1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
- Acts 17:17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
The Building of, Considered a Noble and Meritorious Work
- Luke 7:5 for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
The Portion of Scripture for the Day Sometimes Read by One of
- Luke 4:16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.