Luke 4:17

King James Version (KJV)

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,

Translations

Luke 4:17 - Amplified Bible

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,

Luke 4:17 - American Standard Version

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,

Luke 4:17 - Bible in Basic English

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

Luke 4:17 - Darby Bible

And [the] book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:17 - English Standard Version

And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:17 - King James Version

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,

Luke 4:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Le dieron el libro del profeta Isaìas, y abriendo el libro, hallò el lugar donde estaba escrito:

Luke 4:17 - The Message

Luke 4:17 - New American Standard Bible

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Le dieron el libro (el rollo) del profeta Isaìas, y abriendo el libro, hallò el lugar donde estaba escrito:

Luke 4:17 - World English Bible

The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:17 - Young's Living Translation

and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

Luke 4:17 - Additional Comments

They handed Him the book, indicating He was not an intruder, but permitted and expected to read.
They gave Him the book of Isaiah, but He selected the passage (Isaiah 66:1-2). See the note on verse 19.
The people did not understand this passage, just as in Acts 13:27. Amazing that all during this time they had been hearing the prophets read, but did not understand them.

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