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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is in me.
    This is because God chose me to tell the Good News to the poor.
God sent me to tell the prisoners of sin that they are free,
    and to tell the blind that they can see again. Isaiah 61:1
God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly, Isaiah 58:6
19     and to announce the time when the Lord will show kindness to his people.” Isaiah 61:2

20 Jesus closed the book, gave it back, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue was watching Jesus closely.

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