But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
Luke 4:17 - Revised Standard Version and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there was handed to Him [the roll of] the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened (unrolled) the book and found the place where it was written, [Isa. 61:1, 2.] American Standard Version (1901) And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, Common English Bible The synagogue assistant gave him the scroll from the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: Catholic Public Domain Version And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. And as he unrolled the book, he found the place where it was written: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written: |
But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as his custom was, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read;
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.”
For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning him.
But God turned and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices, forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?