# The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Someone gave him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) # scroll of the prophet Isaiah This refers to the book of Isaiah written on a scroll. Isaiah had written the words many years before, and someone else had copied them onto a scroll. # the place where it was written "the place in the scroll with these words." This sentence continues on into the next verse.