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,
KJV
καὶ ἐπεδόθη αὐτῷ βιβλίον τοῦ προφήτου Ἡσαΐου, καὶ ἀναπτύξας τὸ βιβλίον εὗρεν τόπον οὗ ἦν γεγραμμένον·
Greek NT
Et traditus est illi liber Isaiæ prophetæ. Et ut revolvit librum, invenit locum ubi scriptum erat :
Vulgate
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,
ASV
And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- τοῦ προφήτου Ἠσαΐου — SBLGNT
- τοῦ προφήτου Ἠσαΐου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀναπτύξας — SBLGNT
- ἀναπτύξας — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀνοίξας — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§436The word "Christ" comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Messiah, which means "anointed". It became the name proper to Jesus only because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission that "Christ" signifies. In effect, in Israel those consecrated to God for a mission that he gave were anointed in his name. This was the case for kings, for priests and, in rare instances,…
§1286In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission.90 The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism by John was the sign that this was he who was to come, the Messiah, the Son of God.91 He was conceived of the Holy Spirit; his whole life and his whole mission are carried out in total commun…
Cross-references
- 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.
- Isa 61:1 — 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 th
- Luke 4:20 — And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
- Mark 1:14 — Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,