Luke 4:19

To preach deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of reward.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

In Context

18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,

20And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:50Counting only the years from the time of his selling unto the year of the jubilee: and counting the money that he was sold for, according to the number of the years and the reckoning of a hired servant,

Isaiah 61:2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:

Luke 19:42If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace; but now they are hidden from thy eyes.

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 →

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