luke-4:18,-isaiah-42:7

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 4:14-22

Christ, the Lover of Men Luke 4:14-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The endeavor in this study will be to seek the heart of the Saviour, discovering His attitude toward different classes of men among whom He lived and moved during His life on earth. We will seek to discover whether the Lord Jesus was partial to the rich or to the poor. Whether in His choice of followers, He was open toward all. Did Christ live the life of a shut-in? Did He pull the garments of His holiness and superiority close about... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:16-21

Jesus Reveals Himself As The Spirit Anointed Prophet of Isaiah (4:16-21). In this next passage Jesus reveals that the fulfilment of the prophecy of Isaiah concerning the coming anointed Prophet is to come about through Himself. It commences with His proclamation of Himself as such in the synagogue at Nazareth, and goes on to demonstrate the different ways in which the prophecy will be fulfilled. But there are mixed reactions to Him and in the end they are so angry at His comments that they... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:18-19

‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To send forth those who are oppressed in deliverance (forgiveness), To proclaim the acceptable year (year of acceptance, time of favour) of the Lord.’ The passage describes the Spirit anointed Prophet and what He will achieve. He will preach Good News to the poor, He will proclaim deliverance to captives, and the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:14-30

Luke 4:14-Amos : . Jesus in Nazareth ( Mark 1:14 f.*, Matthew 4:12-Esther : *, Mark 6:1-Joshua : *, Matthew 13:53-Hebrews : *).— Lk. brings Jesus to Galilee, but, anxious to make the mission begin in His own town, departs from Mk.’ s order (though it leads him into difficulty, see Luke 4:23), and puts the rejection at Nazareth (Mark 6) at the beginning of the ministry. The episode is prophetic of the later and larger rejection. And the activity which Jesus is said to have displayed outside... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 4:17-19

The words differ in some things from the words of the prophet out of which they are quoted, Isaiah 61:1, where is nothing of recovering of sight to the blind; but they exactly agree with the Septuagint version, only, Luke 4:19, they have καλεσαι, to call, and Luke hath κηρυξαι, to preach, according to which probably the copies of the Septuagint in use with them were. It was their manner in the synagogues for the minister (an officer appointed to that purpose, see Luke 4:20) to bring the book of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 4:14-30

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 4:14. Returned.—I.e. from Judæa. Galilee.—The main centre of our Lord’s ministry (cf. Acts 10:37; Luke 23:5). In the power of the Spirit.—Fresh strength gained from His victory in the wilderness. A fame.—The ground of this is given in Luke 4:15.Luke 4:16. And He came to Nazareth.—It is almost certain that this is the visit recorded in Matthew 13:53-58 and Mark 6:1-6. These latter inform us that disciples accompanied Him and that He healed a few sick persons. As His custom... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 4:18

Luke 4:18 I. These words describe the part of our Lord's work which was not to be confined to His own personal agency; and this invites us to consider that other parts of His work were to be confined to His own personal agency. This is so; the work of a perfect righteousness wrought by man in absolute conformity to all the requirements of the law of God, and justifying righteousness which can stand the scrutiny of the Divine judgment this was His work, and His alone. We never find Him telling... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 4:18-19

Luke 4:18-19 Missionary Work. I. If missionary enterprise were nothing more than one of the most remarkable characteristics of our time, it would well deserve a place in the thoughts of those who are brought up to become English citizens. Missionary work is becoming more and more a national undertaking, the expression of a deep national conviction. Any man, whether he be a statesman, a clergyman, or a layman, who shuts his eyes to this truth, is so far out of sympathy with the English nation,... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Luke 4:18

Lord Adonai Jehovah. Isaiah 61:1 read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 4:1-44

Chapter 4And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan ( Luke 4:1 ),Now He was at Jordan where He was baptized by John, and He returned from Jordan.and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness ( Luke 4:1 ),Now the Judean wilderness stretches from an area just fifteen miles north of Jericho, and continues on down to the Dead Sea. And it extends back to what are known as the Jerusalem Hills, and it is a very barren, desolate area known as the Judean wilderness. There is about an... read more