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Luke 4:17 Cross-References
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“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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. The formal liturgical action unfolds: epedothē autō biblion (ἐπεδόθη αὐτῷ βιβλίον, there was delivered to him the scroll) indicates the hazzan (attendant/minister) handed Jesus the Isaiah scroll. The term biblion (βιβλίον, scroll/book) refers to a rolled parchment containing Isaiah's prophecy. When he had opened (anaptuxas, ἀναπτύξας, unrolling) describes the physical action of unrolling the scroll to the desired passage.The phrase he found the place where ...
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Cross-References for Luke 4:17
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“the rulers of the synagogue sent to them”
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“'The Lord said to my Lord”
“and their rulers”