Verses 16-21:
.16And he went into Nazareth, where he used-to-be having
been nourished2, and he went according to the-thing having been
accustomed2 with him in the day of the sabbaths into the synagogue,
and he stood-up to read; .17and a little-book of the Prophet Isaiah
was given-upon him, and having folded-up the little-book he found the place
where it used-to-be having been written2,
.18"(The) spirit of (the) Lord (is)
on me, by-reason-of which He anointed me to good-message to poor-people, He
apostled2 me to herald-forth dismissal to captive-people and
observation-upwardly to blind-people, to apostle in dismissal (the people) having
been broken-down2, .19to herald-forth an acceptable year
of (the) Lord."
.20And having folded the little-book, having given-away
to the assistant he sat-down; and the eyes of all-people in the synagogue
used-to-be gazing-intently-on him; .21but he began to say towards
them that, "Today this writing was fulfilled2 in your
ears."
Jesus went (came) into Nazareth, which was the location where he was continuing to be nourished during a past time (sustained, fed while he was growing-up into manhood; refer to Luke 2:39, 40, 51 and 52)...
·
and he went in
accordance with what was accustomed and it remained customary with him (in the
way/manner that it was the ethic, manner, habit for him)
·
during the day of
the sabbaths into the synagogue (the days when people were asked to rest from
work and to keep those days holy worshipping God, usually on the seventh day of
the week; in this context referring to the Saturday sabbath after Pentecost in
27 A.D.),
...and he stood-up to read (out-loud so that other people present would personally know the information contained in the writing). A little-book (emphasizing its size as being very small but with specific content – a little book, scroll, paper, papyrus) containing words written by the Prophet Isaiah was given onto his hands, and after Jesus folded-up (unrolled in an upward manner to open) the little-book, he found (located) the place where it was written during that past time in that little-book (refer to Isaiah 58:6, plus 61:1 and 2a)...
·
"The spirit
of the Lord is on me (the holy spirit-life from the Lord, Hebrew Adon
emphasizing God in relation to the earth accomplishing His purposes and
rulership over the earth, which was given conditionally and temporarily to him;
refer to Luke 3:21 and 22),
·
by reason of
which (for the sake of me having already received this holy spirit from God)
·
the Lord God
anointed me (with holy spirit-life for a specific purpose)
o
to good-message
(to preach the gospel, gospelize, evangelize)
o
to poor-people
(those who are beggarly, crouching in the begging position in need of certain
things),
·
He apostled me
(He sent me forth/away on a specific mission or assignment and that fact has
not changed)
·
to herald-forth
(proclaim)
o
dismissal (the
discharge, the leaving or letting-go from concern, the setting-free, acquittal,
the remission of debt or punishment owed due to sins)
o
to captive-people
(people who were taken captive, held captive by the enemy / satan / the devil,
his prisoners of war, as having taken them by the spear during the battle)
o
and
observation-upwardly (the action of looking-up in the recovery of physical
sight; this verb may also include the action of being mentally aware and
contemplating God's Word, even though someone may not physically see anything
with his physical eyes)
o
to/for
blind-people (those who currently cannot see),
·
to apostle (send
forth/away on a specific mission or assignment)
o
within the sphere
of action of dismissal (the discharge, the leaving or letting-go from concern,
the setting-free, acquittal, the remission of debt or punishment owed due to
sins)
o
the people who
were broken-down and continue broken-down (as breaking into pieces,
disintegrating from their correct way of functioning),
·
to herald-forth
(proclaim)
o
an acceptable
year of the Lord (a welcome, receivable year, approximately 365 days,
pertaining to the Lord; this word "Lord" is used in Greek as a
translation for the Hebrew word Jehovah / Yahweh and refers to God in
His covenant-relationship to that-which He created)."
After Jesus folded the little-book (rolled it in a manner to close), and after he gave it away/back to the assistant (the attendant in the temple, who serves by attending in subservience to the chief-priest's will), he sat-down indicating that he would speak to them teaching publicly regarding what he read from the writing of Isaiah the prophet. The eyes of all-people in the synagogue were continuing to gaze intently on him (fixing their eyes intently upon him, giving attention to him). But he began (started) to say towards them that...
·
"Today this
writing (during the present 24-hour period of time between sunset and sunset
the specific scripture from Isaiah that I read; this does not include
Isaiah 61:2b at the end of that verse because that part had not begun yet since
it refers to a time that is still future and will begin when Christ comes to
gather his people together and implement the day of wrath)
·
was fulfilled and
continues fulfilled in your ears (it has been made-full, caused to be filled
with the full-contents, filled-up, accomplished – the acceptable year has
already started and continues at the present time, and you heard this truth
from God's Word written by Isaiah which I read out-loud to you)."
The acceptable year from Pentecost 27 A.D. to Pentecost 28 A.D. had begun.
Also, it is interesting to note that in verse 18 above the word "anoint" comes from the same Greek word translated "Christ" which means "the Anointed-one." The Greek verb chrio translated "to anoint" literally means to touch the surface of a body slightly, to graze or rub something over with something else. God anointed His son for a specific purpose.
In the lands and during the time-period of the writing of the Bible, holy oil was poured on the high priest of God to begin his ministry for God and it was also used to anoint kings. Many people and things were anointed with holy oil to signify their making holy (sanctified) for a specific purpose, etc, which can be read about in many scriptures in the Bible. References: Exodus 29:7; Numbers 6:5, 7:1; I Samuel 9:16; Isaiah 61:1-3; Luke 4:18 and 19; Acts 4:27, 10:38; II Corinthians 1:21; plus Hebrews 1:9.
Here, Jesus uses it figuratively referring to God's having poured oil on Jesus signifying that he has been made holy, sanctified for God's specific purpose, and literally by reason of receiving holy spirit-life from God. Jesus began to publicly teach in Nazareth of Galilee - and then he moved from Nazareth to Capernaum, which is also in Galilee, as recorded in verse 31 below. This record in Luke is not included in the books of Matthew, Mark, or John.
[Reference: Isaiah 58:6, 61:1 and 2(a); Ephesians 4:8.]
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