Isaiah 61:1

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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit^(A) of the Sovereign Lord^(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed^(C) me
    to proclaim good news^(D) to the poor.^(E)
He has sent me to bind up^(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom^(G) for the captives^(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,^[a]

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Footnotes

Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Isaiah 61:1 in all English translations

1 John 3:8

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⁸The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,^(A) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God^(B) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.^(C)

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1 John 3:8 in all English translations

Romans 6:22

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²²But now that you have been set free from sin^(A) and have become slaves of God,^(B) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.^(C)

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Romans 6:22 in all English translations

John 8:31-32

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Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are

³¹To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,^(A) you are really my disciples. ³²Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”^(B)

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