The passage quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:18-19 to describe His mission comes from which prophet?

• A. Daniel
• B. Jeremiah
• C. Isaiah
• D. Ezekiel

Answer: (C)

Jesus frames his mission as the fulfillment of a prophecy from Isaiah. In Luke 4, Jesus stands in the Nazareth synagogue, unrolls the scroll, and reads the passage about the Spirit anointing the speaker to bring good news to the poor, freedom for the prisoners, sight for the blind, freedom for the oppressed, and the proclamation of the year of the Lord’s favor. Luke 4:16–21 records Jesus then declaring that this scripture is fulfilled in him, pointing to Isaiah as the source. The wording and themes—announced mercy, liberation, and restoration for the needy—are distinctive to Isaiah 61:1–2, not to Daniel, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel. Daniel focuses on kingdoms and apocalyptic visions, Jeremiah on the new covenant in a broader prophetic sense, and Ezekiel on visions and judgments, whereas Isaiah provides the messianic proclamation Jesus embodies.