Luke 4:19

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. The time which he willed and fixed for the redemption of his people, and in which he showed his goodwill and pleasure unto sinful men, in the gift of his Son…

To peach the acceptable year of the Lord - The time when God is willing to accept of people, or to receive sinners coming to him. The gospel assures us that the guilty “may” return, and that God will…

After Christ had vanquished the evil spirit, he made it appear how much he was under the influence of the good Spirit; and, having defended himself against the devil's assaults, he now begins to act…

the acceptable year The primary allusion is to the year of Jubilee, Lev 25:8-10; but this was only a type of the true Jubilee of Christ's kingdom. Many of the Fathers, with most mistaken literalness,…