Matthew 1:21

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²¹She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will ^[a]save His people from their sins.”

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Matthew 1:21 Those who, by personal faith, accept Him as Savior are saved from the penalty of sin and reconciled with the Father.

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Luke 4:17-18

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¹⁷The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,^(A)

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“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),