Whether in Nazareth, the town where he was reared, or in Capernaum, the city that came to be his home base, or in any of the towns and villages that he visited during the busy three and a half years of his ministry, Jesus often chose the synagogue as the place to preach and teach about God’s Kingdom.
او با نگاهی به فعالیت‌های گذشتهٔ خود چنین گفت :‏ « همواره در کنیسه و در معبد که محل گرد آمدن همهٔ یهودیان است ،‏ تعلیم داده‌ام .‏ » —‏ یوحنّا ۱۸ :‏ ۲۰‏ ،‏ ه‍ن .‏