Luke 4:19-21
Living Bible
18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted and to announce that captives shall be released and the blind shall see, that the downtrodden shall be freed from their oppressors, and that God is ready to give blessings to all who come to him.”[a]
20 He closed the book and handed it back to the attendant and sat down, while everyone in the synagogue gazed at him intently. 21 Then he added, “These Scriptures came true today!”
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- Luke 4:18 to give blessings to all who come to him, literally, “to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
Luke 4:19-21
New International Version
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.(B) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(C) in your hearing.”
Footnotes
- Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6
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