Luke 4:17-21

17 And ¹the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 ²“The Spirit of the Lord ³is upon me, because he has anointed me to ⁴proclaim good news to the poor. ⁵He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and ⁶recovering of sight to the blind, ⁷to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

19 ⁸to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. ”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and ⁹sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were ¹⁰fixed on him.

21 And he began to say to them, “Today ¹¹this Scripture ¹²has been fulfilled in your hearing. ”

Cross References

• 1. 4:17 ch. 3:4; [Acts 8:28]
• 2. 4:18 Cited from Isa. 61:1, 2
• 3. 4:18 ver. 1; [Acts 1:2]
• 4. 4:18 Matt. 11:5; [ch. 6:20]
• 5. 4:18 Ps. 146:7, 8
• 6. 4:18 [Isa. 42:7; John 9:39; Acts 26:18]
• 7. 4:18 Isa. 58:6
• 8. 4:19 Lev. 25:10; [Isa. 49:8; 2 Cor. 6:2]
• 9. 4:20 Matt. 26:55; [John 8:2]; [Matt. 5:1; 13:2]
• 10. 4:20 Acts 3:4; [ch. 19:48]
• 11. 4:21 Mark 12:10; Acts 8:35
• 12. 4:21 See Matt. 1:22