He began by saying to them, “Today this passage of Scripture is coming true as you listen.”
In them the words of the prophet Isaiah come true. He said, “ ‘You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.
Then Jesus rolled up the scroll. He gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were staring at him.
Everyone said good things about him. They were amazed at the gracious words they heard from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.
You study the Scriptures carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal life. The Scriptures you study are a witness about me.
But God had given a promise through all the prophets. And this is how he has made his promise come true. He said that his Messiah would suffer.