Luke 4:19

To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

In Context

18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

20And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

Read all of Luke 4

Cross References

Leviticus 25:50And let the years be numbered from the time when he gave himself to his owner till the year of Jubilee, and the price given for him will be in relation to the number of years, on the scale of the payment of a servant.

Isaiah 61:2To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;

Luke 19:42Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:15-31

Christ in the Synagogue of Nazareth; Christ Driven from Nazareth. 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 4:19