Luke 4:21

Luke 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
• New International Version (NIV)He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Context of Luke 4:21

19To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” 20And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is 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 at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’”

Luke 4:21 word by word

ἤρξατο δὲ λέγειν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὅτι σήμερον πεπλήρωται ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

• And He beganἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
• to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Todayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• Scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• has been fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• hearingοὖςous · earG3775

Cross-references for Luke 4:21

• Luke 10:23Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,
• Matthew 13:14In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
• John 4:25The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”
• John 5:39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
• Acts 2:16but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
• Acts 3:18But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

Commentaries on Luke 4:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This scripture - This writing, or this part of the Scriptures. Fulfilled - It is coming to pass; the thing originally intended by it is about to be accomplished. In your ears - In your “hearing;” or you hear, in my preaching, the fulfillment of this prophecy. It is probable that he said much “more” than is here recorded, but Luke has preserved only the “substance” of his discourse. This was the “amount” or “sum”” of his sermon, or his explanation of 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. 21is fulfilled: Jesus announced that his presence marked the new age of salvation (God’s saving work among his people). Today: Compare 2:11; 5:26; 19:9; 23:43.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. began to say, &c.--His whole address was just a detailed application to Himself of this and perhaps other like prophecies.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:21

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

In the dictionaries

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

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