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

15He taught people in the Jewish meeting places. Everyone said good things about him. 16Jesus went to Nazareth, the town where he had grown up. On the Jewish day of rest, he went to their meeting place. This was what he usually did. He stood up to read aloud from the Bible. They gave him the scroll that had the messages of God's prophet Isaiah. Jesus opened the scroll. He found the place where Isaiah wrote: 18‘The Spirit of the Lord God is on me. He has chosen me to tell good news to poor people. He has sent me to tell people who are in prison, “You can go free!” I must say to people that cannot see, “See again!” I must cause people that are like slaves to become free. 19I must tell everyone, “This is the year when God will be kind to his people.” ’

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 20:42David himself said this in the book called Psalms: “The Lord God said to my Lord, Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies.
• Acts 7:42But God turned away from his people. He let them do what they wanted to do. He let them worship the stars in the sky. One of God's prophets wrote about this long ago: “God said, ‘People of Israel, listen! When you were in the wilderness for 40 years, you brought sacrifices and gifts to me. But you did not really worship me when you did that.
• Acts 13:15Someone read aloud some words from the Bible. They read from God's Law and from the messages of God's prophets. After this, the leaders of the Jewish meeting place passed a note to Paul and Barnabas. The note said, ‘Friends, do you have a message that will help the people? If you do, please speak now.’
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is on me, because he has chosen me to serve him. He has sent me to tell good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort people who are very upset. He has sent me to tell prisoners that they are now free. They can go out of their prisons!

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