18 “The(A) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me [a]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To (B)set at liberty those who are [b]oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

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  1. Luke 4:18 NU omits to heal the brokenhearted
  2. Luke 4:18 downtrodden

18 (A)The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
19 (B)To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”

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18 
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),
19 
to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”(A)

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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)

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  1. Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

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18 (A)to open their eyes, in order (B)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (C)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (D)an inheritance among those who are (E)sanctified[a] by faith in Me.’

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  1. Acts 26:18 set apart

18 to (A)open their eyes so that they may turn from (B)darkness to light, and from the [a]power of (C)Satan to God, that they may receive (D)forgiveness of sins and an (E)inheritance among those who have been sanctified by (F)faith in Me.’

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  1. Acts 26:18 Or dominion

18 to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’(A)

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18 to open their eyes(A) and turn them from darkness to light,(B) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(C) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(D)

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18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

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17 (A)From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, (B)“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven [a]is at hand.”

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  1. Matthew 4:17 has drawn near

17 (A)From that time Jesus began to [a]preach and say, (B)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven [b]is at hand.”

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  1. Matthew 4:17 Or proclaim
  2. Matthew 4:17 Lit has come near

17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, [a]Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

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  1. Matthew 4:17 Jesus’ public ministry began at this time and He was preaching the same message John the Baptist had proclaimed.

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(A) has come near.”

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17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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15 and saying, (A)“The time is fulfilled, and (B)the kingdom of God [a]is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

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  1. Mark 1:15 has drawn near

15 and saying, (A)The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God [a]is at hand; (B)repent and [b]believe in the gospel.”

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  1. Mark 1:15 Lit has come near
  2. Mark 1:15 Or put your trust in

15 and saying, “The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life] and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation].”

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15 “The time has come,”(A) he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe(B) the good news!”(C)

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15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

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47 and that repentance and (A)remission of sins should be preached in His name (B)to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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47 and that (A)repentance [a]for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed [b]in His name to (B)all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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  1. Luke 24:47 Later mss and forgiveness
  2. Luke 24:47 Or on the basis of

47 and that repentance [necessary] for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name(A) to all nations,(B) beginning at Jerusalem.(C)

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47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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