Bible Strands
Luke 4:17
the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus stands in the Nazareth synagogue on the Sabbath to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah is handed to Him. The words — ἐπεδόθη (epedothē) = there was given and αὐτῷ (autō) = to Him. The passive construction indicates the recipient without specifying the agent, while βιβλίον (biblion) = scroll identifies the object. The thread — Isaiah 61:1 supplies the prophecy Jesus will quote in Luke 4:18. Acts 13:15 records synagogue leaders inviting a speaker after a Law and Prophets reading, and Acts 7:42 quotes a different passage concerning heavenly worship. Why it lands — The text shows Jesus physically locating a prophetic passage during a public reading, marking the moment He engages Scripture directly before declaring its fulfillment.
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The Greek words
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,
Cross-references
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Acts 13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
- Acts 7:42 But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
- Luke 20:42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Acts 13:27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.