Luke 4:17

And there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah: and unrolling the volume, he found the passage where it is written,

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

In Context

16And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he went, according to his usual custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and rose up to read.

18“The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;

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Cross References

Luke 20:42Yet David himself, in the book of Psalms, saith, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit down at my right hand,

Acts 13:15Then after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogues sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if ye are disposed to give a word of exhortation to the people, speak.

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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