Luke 4:15

15 And he began to teach in their synagogues, [and] was praised by all.

Luke 4:15 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 4:15

And he taught in their synagogues
In the public places of worship used by the Galilaeans, where they met on sabbath days and weekdays, to read and pray, and hear the Scriptures expounded; and Christ engaging here as a public teacher, was the reason of his fame being spread around the country:

being glorified of all;
that heard him: they were astonished at his doctrine; they wondered at his gracious words; they praised him as a preacher; and glorified him, and God for him, because of the mighty works which were done by him.

Luke 4:15 In-Context

13 And [when] the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a favorable time.

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region.

15 And he began to teach in their synagogues, [and] was praised by all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where {he had been brought up}, and according to {his custom} he entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and stood up to read.

17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written,

Footnotes

• [a]. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began to teach")
• [b]. *Here the participle ("was praised") is translated as a finite verb because of English style