Luke 4:29
What does Luke 4:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 4:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 4:29 means
Verse 29 describes the crowd rising, casting Jesus out of the city, leading him to the brow of the hill to throw him down headlong. This shows the extreme length of their hostility—now physical, deadly intent. The action fulfills the earlier proverb about a prophet’s lack of acceptance at home. The scene is sobering: the people’s response to prophetic truth escalates to attempted murder. It highlights human resistance to inconvenient truth and the danger faced by those who confront collective self-understanding and expectation with God’s disruptive message.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built--to cast him down headlong,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they rose up and thrust him out of the city: and they brought him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and rising up they cast him forth out of the city, and led him up to the brow of the mountain upon which their city was built, so that they might throw him down the precipice;
Context
This violent turn follows the congregation’s wrath in verse 28 and marks the peak of Nazareth’s rejection. Having moved from admiration to fury, the crowd seeks to eliminate the perceived offense. The narrative tension resolves abruptly when Jesus passes through them, showing his authority and divine protection. The episode contrasts public fame with local hostility and transitions into Jesus’ unimpeded ministry in Capernaum, where his authority will be publicly affirmed through teaching and healing.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 7:57
But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
- Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
- 2 Chronicles 25:12
And other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they were all broken in pieces.
- John 8:40
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.
- John 8:59
They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
- Acts 16:23
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
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