Luke 4:19

and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

World English Bible

In The King James Version

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

In Context

18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

20He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:50He shall reckon with him who bought him from the year that he sold himself to him to the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale shall be according to the number of years; he shall be with him according to the time of a hired servant.

Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

Luke 19:42saying, “If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your 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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