Luke 4:21

And he began to say unto them,.... To preach from those words; the explanation of which he gave, though not here recorded, and applied them to himself, to whom they belonged, saying:

this day is…

This scripture - This writing, or this part of the Scriptures. Fulfilled - It is coming to pass; the thing originally intended by it is about to be accomplished. In your ears - In your “hearing;” or…

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…

he began to say unto them i. e. these were the first words of the discourse. It began with the announcement that He was the Messiah in whom the words of the prophet found their fulfilment.