The Part Jesus Left Out

 In this Sunday's reading from Luke 4:14-21, Jesus goes to the synagogue and reads from the prophet Isaiah, but he cuts the passage short,

"Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.

When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:

‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

   because he has anointed me

     to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives

   and recovery of sight to the blind,

     to let the oppressed go free,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’ (Isaiah 61:1-2a)

And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’"

Note that Jesus did not read aloud the rest of the text,  

"...and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn." (Isaiah 61: 2b)

Jesus did not come to proclaim the date of the day of vengeance of God so Jesus stopped there,  but we are assured that day will come in due time.