“And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”
He began by saying to them, today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing — today (sēmeron) is Luke's characteristic word for the eschatological present — the decisive now of fulfillment. This scripture is fulfilled (peplērōtai): the perfect tense communicates the completion — the fulfillment is accomplished, not merely anticipated. In your hearing: the presence of the one who fulfills the scripture is what makes this hearing different from every previous reading of the same text.
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