Paragraph 4:28–30

4:28

On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged: When the people in the synagogue heard Jesus’ examples, they understood what he meant. Jesus was saying that he was not going to perform miracles for them in Nazareth like the ones he had done in Capernaum.

Some other ways to translate this are:

When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage (NET Bible)
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Everyone there in the synagogue became very angry when they heard what Jesus said

synagogue: The synagogue refers to the same building in Nazareth as is mentioned in 4:16b. It was where the people gathered to pray, read Scripture, teach their beliefs, and worship God. For more information, see the notes at 4:15a and 4:20d. See also synagogue in the Glossary.

enraged: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as enraged indicates extreme anger. Some other ways to translate this are:

very angry (New Century Version)
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furious (New International Version)

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