Luke 4:17

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Cross-reference

Luke 4:20 Parallel

Luke 4:20 shows Jesus rolling up the scroll and sitting down – the immediate continuation of the reading scene.

Isaiah 61:1-3 is the exact passage Jesus unrolls and reads—this is the source text he finds in the scroll.

Acts 13:15 Historical context

Acts 13:15 describes synagogue reading from the prophets, providing the liturgical background for Jesus's reading from Isaiah in this verse.

Acts 13:27 Related theme

Acts 13:27 notes the prophets are read every Sabbath and fulfilled in Christ—connecting Jesus's reading of Isaiah to that prophetic fulfillment.

Nehemiah 8:5 shows Ezra opening the scroll publicly – a direct parallel to Jesus unrolling the Isaiah scroll.

Acts 8:28 Related theme

Acts 8:28 depicts the Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah – another person reading the same prophet's scroll.