New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 4:16-28
16And He came to 1Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, 2He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and 3stood up to read. 17And the 4book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the 5book and found the place where it was written,18“6The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,197To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” 20And He 8closed the 9book, gave it back to the attendant and 10sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your 11hearing.” 22And all were 12speaking well of Him, and wondering at the 13gracious words which 14were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “15Is this not Joseph’s son?” 23And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done 16at Capernaum, do here in 17your hometown as well.’” 24And He said, “Truly I say to you, 18no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 25But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel 19in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land; 26and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but 20only to 21Zarephath, in the land of 22Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but 23only Naaman the Syrian.” 28And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;
Notes
- 1. Luke 4:16 Luke 2:39, 51 ↩
- 2. Luke 4:16 Matt 13:54; Mark 6:1f ↩
- 3. Luke 4:16 Acts 13:14-16 ↩
- 4. Luke 4:17 Or scroll ↩
- 5. Luke 4:17 Or scroll ↩
- 6. Luke 4:18 Is 61:1; Matt 11:5; 12:18; John 3:34 ↩
- 7. Luke 4:19 Is 61:2; Lev 25:10 ↩
- 8. Luke 4:20 Luke 4:17 ↩
- 9. Luke 4:20 Or scroll ↩
- 10. Luke 4:20 Matt 26:55 ↩
- 11. Luke 4:21 Lit ears ↩
- 12. Luke 4:22 Or testifying ↩
- 13. Luke 4:22 Or words of grace ↩
- 14. Luke 4:22 Lit were proceeding out of His mouth ↩
- 15. Luke 4:22 Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3; John 6:42 ↩
- 16. Luke 4:23 Matt 4:13; Mark 1:21ff; 2:1ff; Luke 4:35ff; John 4:46ff ↩
- 17. Luke 4:23 Mark 6:1; Luke 2:39, 51; 4:16 ↩
- 18. Luke 4:24 Matt 13:57; Mark 6:4; John 4:44 ↩
- 19. Luke 4:25 1 Kin 17:1; 18:1; James 5:17 ↩
- 20. Luke 4:26 1 Kin 17:9 ↩
- 21. Luke 4:26 Gr Sarepta ↩
- 22. Luke 4:26 Matt 11:21 ↩
- 23. Luke 4:27 2 Kin 5:1-14 ↩
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
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