61 1 He prophesieth that Christ shall be anointed, and sent to preach. 10 The joy of the faithful.

The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is [a]upon me, therefore hath the Lord anointed me: he hath sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor, to bind up the [b]broken hearted, to preach liberty to the [c]captives, and to them that are bound, the opening of the prison,

To preach the [d]acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of [e]vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn,

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, and to give unto them beauty for [f]ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of gladness for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called [g]trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Thus appertaineth to all the Prophets and ministers of God, but chiefly to Christ, of whose abundant graces everyone receiveth according as it pleaseth him to distribute.
  2. Isaiah 61:1 To them that are lively touched with the feeling of their sins.
  3. Isaiah 61:1 Which are in the bondage of sin.
  4. Isaiah 61:2 The time when it pleased God to show his good favor to man, which S. Paul calleth the fullness of time, Gal. 4:4.
  5. Isaiah 61:2 For when God delivereth his Church, he punisheth his enemies.
  6. Isaiah 61:3 Which was the sign of mourning.
  7. Isaiah 61:3 Trees that bring forth good fruits, as Matt. 3:8.

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