Luke 4:18

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““The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,”

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““The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`The Spirit of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 4:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:27because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
  3. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  4. Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  5. Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
  6. Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
  7. Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
  8. Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
  9. Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
  10. Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
  11. Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
  12. Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
  13. Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
  14. Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
  15. Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
  16. Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
  17. Isaiah 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
  18. Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
  19. Isaiah 45:13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
  20. Isaiah 49:9to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
  21. Isaiah 49:24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
  22. Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
  23. Isaiah 52:2Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
  24. Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

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