He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,
But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.