Paragraph 12:9–14

12:9

Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue: After the discussion with the Pharisees (12:1–7), Jesus and his disciples left the grainfields and went to a synagogue. They went to the synagogue on that same Sabbath day.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue. (NET Bible)
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Jesus left that place and went to a synagogue (Good News Translation)

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⌊Then⌋ Jesus ⌊and his disciples⌋ exited the grainfields and went to the synagogue.

entered: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as entered is more literally “went/came into.” In some languages, it is natural to say that Jesus entered a synagogue. In other languages, it is natural to simply say that Jesus went to a synagogue. You should use the most natural expression in your language.

their synagogue: The phrase their synagogue refers to the synagogue of the Jews of that area. (This same expression occurs in 4:23b and 9:35b.) In many languages, it is natural to simply say that Jesus went to “a synagogue.” For example:

a synagogue (Good News Translation)

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