Luke 4:17

Luke 4:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

Context of Luke 4:17

15And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised and glorified and honored by all. 16So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy), 19to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”

Luke 4:17 word by word

καὶ ἐπεδόθη αὐτῷ βιβλίον τοῦ προφήτου Ἠσαΐου· καὶ ἀναπτύξας τὸ βιβλίον εὗρεν τὸν τόπον οὗ ἦν γεγραμμένονRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there was deliveredἐπιδίδωμιepididōmi · to give/deliverG1929
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• of the prophetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• EsaiasἩσαΐαςHēsaias · IsaiahG2268
• when he had openedἀναπτύσσωanaptussō · to unrollG380
• he foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• the placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125

Cross-references for Luke 4:17

• Luke 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord (the Father) said to my Lord (the Son, the Messiah), “Sit at My right hand,
• Acts 7:42But God turned away [from them] and handed them over to serve the host of heaven. As it is written and forever remains written in the book of the prophets, ‘It was not [really] to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel?
• Acts 13:15After the reading of the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers (kinsmen), if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me To bring good news to the humble and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted, To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives And freedom to prisoners,

Commentaries on Luke 4:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And when he had opened the book - , When he had unrolled it. The Sacred Writings used to this day, in all the Jewish synagogues, are written on skins of basil, parchment, or vellum, sewed end to end, and rolled on two rollers, beginning at each end; so that, in reading from right to left, they roll off with the left, while they roll on with the right. Probably the place in the Prophet Isaiah, here referred to, was the lesson for that day; and Jesus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17There was delivered unto him - By the minister of the synagogue, or the keeper of the sacred books. They were kept in an “ark” or chest, not far from the pulpit, and the minister gave them to whomsoever he chose, to read them publicly. The book - The volume contained the prophecy of Isaiah. It would seem, from this, that the books were kept separate, and not united into one as with us. When he had opened the book - Literally, when he had “unrolled” the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The sermon Jesus gave in Nazareth showed what his whole public ministry would be about. He returned to the synagogue in his hometown to announce the good news that God’s salvation had come. The people were pleased at first. But then Jesus reminded them that God also reaches out to Gentiles, not only to Jews. This made the crowd so angry that they tried to kill him.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:17

• Instruction
• Jesus, the Christ
• Nazareth
• Synagogue
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Book
• Capernaum
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Christ, Offices of

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings