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Luke 4:19

ESV to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
NIV to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.'
NASB TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE Lord.'
CSB to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.
NLT and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. '
KJV To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

What does Luke 4:19 mean?

On a visit to His hometown, Jesus is reading aloud from the prophet Isaiah (Luke 4:16–18). The passage in question (Isaiah 61:1–2) predicts the earthly ministry of the "Anointed One," also known as the Messiah. The prophecy speaks of care for the downcast (Matthew 5:3–12; Luke 14:13–14), freedom (John 10:10; Matthew 11:30), healing (Matthew 12:22–23; Luke 18:35), and rescue (Matthew 8:16). The phrase recorded here speaks of a celebratory announcement: that the time of God's salvation has arrived.

Jesus stops reading after the first phrase of Isaiah 61:2. This relates to His interpretation: that this part of the prophecy is being fulfilled at that very moment (Luke 4:20–21). Isaiah's prediction also speaks of Messiah bringing God's righteous vengeance—but those prophecies will wait until Christ's second coming (Revelation 19:11–16).

At first, the crowd will receive Jesus' teaching with optimism (Luke 4:22). However, as He speaks of God extending grace to Gentiles, they will turn violent (Luke 4:28–30).
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