Bible Strands
Luke 4:21
and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the synagogue congregation immediately after rolling up the scroll and sitting down, marking the precise moment He opens His mouth to interpret the reading.
The words — πεπλήρωται (peplērōtai) literally means "has been fulfilled," denoting a completed divine action, while σήμερον (sēmeron) translates to "Today," stressing immediate realization.
The thread — The text links to Acts 3:18, which states God fulfilled what prophets foretold about His Christ, Matthew 13:14, which notes prophecy being fulfilled in hearing without understanding, and John 4:25, which records the woman's expectation that the Messiah will explain everything.
Why it lands — The verse explicitly declares that the proclaimed Scripture is now actualized in the listeners' presence, requiring the reader to determine whether they will acknowledge the speaker as the agent of that fulfillment or reject the claim.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Cross-references
- John 4:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
- Matthew 13:14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
- Acts 3:18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
- Luke 10:23 Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
- Acts 2:16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
- John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- Acts 2:29 Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.