So, the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled by them, which says, [Isa. 6:9f] ‘You will hear all right, but you will not understand [what you hear]. You will see all right but you will not perceive [what you see].
Luke 4:21 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) He began speaking to them [saying], “Today this [passage of] Scripture has been fulfilled as you listened to it.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He began to speak to them: Today this Scripture has been fulfilled while you are present and hearing. American Standard Version (1901) And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. Common English Bible He began to explain to them, “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then he began to say to them, "On this day, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears. |
So, the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled by them, which says, [Isa. 6:9f] ‘You will hear all right, but you will not understand [what you hear]. You will see all right but you will not perceive [what you see].
Then He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were focused on Him.
So, everyone spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words coming from His mouth. They said, “Is he not Joseph’s son?”
You search through the Scriptures [i.e., the Old Testament], because you think that you will [learn how to] have never ending life by [reading] them. And these Scriptures are what testify concerning me.
But this is the way God fulfilled the things which He had predicted through the prophets about the suffering of Christ.