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To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

The acceptable year of the Lord (ενιαυτον Κυριου δεκτον). He does not mean that his ministry is to be only one year in length as C…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. The time when God is willing to accept people, or to receive sinners coming to Him. The gospel …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The acceptable year of the Lord.—The primary reference was to the year of Jubilee, when land that had been mortgaged returned to its owner…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Origen of Alexandria: After the Lord overcame the tempter, power was added to Him—that is, as far as its manifestation was co…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The quotation has significance both as our Lord’s statement of his call to his saving ministry and as Luke’s affirmation of this ministry as themat…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Many think that here the prophet makes an allusion to the Jubilee, and I have no objection to t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord .
] The time which he willed and fixed for the redemption of his people, a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the…

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