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Luke 4:17
New English Translation
Luke 4:17
New English Translation
17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He[a] unrolled[b] the scroll and found the place where it was written,
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- Luke 4:17 tn Grk “And unrolling the scroll he found.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Instead a new sentence has been started in the translation.
- Luke 4:17 tn Grk “opening,” but a scroll of this period would have to be unrolled. The participle ἀναπτύξας (anaptuxas) has been translated as a finite verb due to the requirements of contemporary English style.
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