Luke 4:17
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,
Luke 4:17 in other translations
| BSB | the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: |
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| WEB | The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, |
| ASV | And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, |
| YLT | and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written: |
| DARBY | And the book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written, |
| BBE | And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said, |
| Webster | And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, |
What does Luke 4:17 mean?
Barnes' Notes
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 book. Books, among the ancients, were written on parchments or vellum that is, skins of beasts, and were rolled together on two rollers, beginning at each end, so that while reading they rolled off from one to the other. Different forms of books were indeed used, but this was the most common. When used the reader unrolled the MS as far as the place which he wished to find, and kept before him just so much as he would read. When the roller was done with, it was carefully deposited in a case.
The place where it was written. Isa 61:1,2
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 4:14-30
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…
Luke 4:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 4:17
- Isaiah 61:1-3
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
- Acts 13:15
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
- Acts 7:42
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
- Acts 13:27
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
- Luke 20:42
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
20:42; Ac 7:42; 13:15,27
he had.[Anaptusso ,] "unrolled the book;" the Sacred Writings being anciently (as they are still in the synagogues) written on skins of parchment, and rolled on two rollers, beginning on each end, so that in reading from right to left, they rolled off with the left hand while they rolled on with the right.
the place.
Isa 61:1-3
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Context
- Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
- Luke 4:17
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,
- Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fuéle dado el libro del profeta Isaías; y como abrió el libro, halló el lugar donde estaba escrito: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et on lui donna le livre du prophète Ésaïe; et ayant déployé le livre, il trouva le passage où il était écrit: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es wurde ihm das Buch des Propheten Jesaias gereicht; und als er das Buch aufgerollt hatte, fand er die Stelle, wo geschrieben war: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et traditus est illi liber Isaiæ prophetæ. Et ut revolvit librum, invenit locum ubi scriptum erat: |