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Luke 4:18-20
GOD’S WORD Translation
Luke 4:18-20
GOD’S WORD Translation
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is with me.
He has anointed me
to tell the Good News to the poor.
He has sent me [a]
to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin
and the restoring of sight to the blind,
to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,
19 to announce the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 Jesus closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue watched him closely.
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- 4:18 Some manuscripts and translations add “to heal those who are brokenhearted.”
Luke 4:18-20
New International Version
Luke 4:18-20
New International Version
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(A)
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a](C)
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.(D) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Footnotes
- Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6
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