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Luke 4:19

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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,

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,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

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.

21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
KJV
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
WEB
and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
ASV
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
DARBY
to preach [the] acceptable year of [the] Lord.
BLB
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
ÅB
for å forkynne et velbehagelig år fra Herren.
OTB
for å forkynne et nådens år fra Herren.»
B1930
for å forkynne et velbehagelig år fra Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 61:2

    To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

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  • Isaiah 63:4

    For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

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  • Luke 19:42

    Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

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  • Leviticus 25:50–54

    And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

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  • Leviticus 25:8–13

    And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:1

    We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

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  • Numbers 36:4

    And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

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