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Luke 4:21

Western Saints

Bede

Because, in fact, as that Scripture had foretold, the Lord was both doing great things, and preaching greater.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Bonaventure

To intimate the truth or firmness of the doctrine, there is added: And he began to say to them: Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing. Therefore that Scripture is said to have been fulfilled then, because, since those words pertained to Christ, no one in his own person could truly speak the aforesaid word except Christ, who read it in their hearing: below in the last chapter: "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law and the …

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 4 ↗