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Luke 4:19 Cross-References

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To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Luke 4:19 (KJV)

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Commentary on Luke 4:19

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Jesus reads the final phrase of His Isaiah 61:1-2 quotation: kēruxai eniauton Kyriou dekton (κηρύξαι ἐνιαυτὸν Κυρίου δεκτόν, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor). The term eniauton (ἐνιαυτόν, year) combined with dekton (δεκτόν, acceptable/favorable) likely alludes to the Jubilee year (Leviticus 25:8-55)—every fiftieth year when debts were cancelled, slaves freed, and land returned to original owners. The acceptable year represents God's time of grace, mercy, and restoration.Significantly, Jesus stops mid-sentence from Isaiah 61:2, omitting 'and t...

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