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John Gill
And there was delivered unto him,.... By the "Chazan", or minister, to whom he gave it again, Lu 4:20, for the "Chazan" of the synagogue, was, שמש, "the minister" (r); one part of whose business was, to deliver the book of the law to, and take it from him that read: when an high priest read, the method taken was this (s); "the "Chazan", or minister of the synagogue, took the book of the law, and...
Matthew Henry
We left Christ newly baptized, and owned by a voice from heaven and the descent of the Holy Ghost upon him. Now, in this chapter, we have, I. A further preparation of him for his public ministry by his being tempted in the wilderness, of which we had the same account before in Matthew as we have here, ver. 1-13. II. His entrance upon his public work in Galilee (ver. 14, 15), particularly, 1. At...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, that is, unrolled the parchment containing Isaiah’s prophecy, — Luk_4:17. He found the place where it was written, You will find the passage in the sixty-first chapter of Isaiah.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And he came to Nazareth, where lie had been, brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered? into him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when, he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. 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, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: he hath sent me to...