“But Abraham says, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen to them.’
Luke 4:17 - Tree of Life Version When the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him, He unrolled the scroll 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 says, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen to them.’
For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, ‘Adonai said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,
And He came to Natzeret, where He had been raised. As was His custom, He went into the synagogue on Shabbat, and He got up to read.
“The Ruach Adonai is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue were focused on Him.
After the reading of the Torah and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.”
For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers—not recognizing Him or the sayings of the Prophets that are read every Shabbat—fulfilled these words by condemning Him.
But God turned and gave them over to serve the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the Prophets: ‘It was not to Me that you brought sacrifices and offerings for forty years in the wilderness, was it, O House of Israel?