Luke 4:18-20

New King James Version

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;
¹⁹To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

²⁰Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

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Luke 4:18 NU omits to heal the brokenhearted
Luke 4:18 downtrodden

Luke 4:18-20

New American Standard Bible

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.”

²⁰And He ^(C)rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and ^(D)sat down; and the eyes of all the people in the synagogue were intently directed at Him.

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Luke 4:18-20

Amplified Bible

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)

²⁰Then He rolled up the scroll [having stopped in the middle of the verse], gave it back to the attendant and sat down [to teach]; and the eyes of all those in the synagogue were [attentively] fixed on Him.

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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)

²⁰Then 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.

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

Luke 4:18-20

King James Version

¹⁸The 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,

¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

²⁰And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

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Isaiah 61:1-2

New King James Version

The Good News of Salvation

61 “The ^(A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord ^(B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me ^(C)to ^[a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim ^(D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
²^(E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And ^(F)the day of vengeance of our God;
^(G)To comfort all who mourn,

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Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

Isaiah 61:1-2

New American Standard Bible

Exaltation of the Afflicted

61 The ^(A)Spirit of the Lord ^[a]God is upon me,
Because the Lord anointed me
To ^(B)bring good news to the ^(C)humble;
He has sent me to ^(D)bind up the brokenhearted,
To ^(E)proclaim ^[b]release to captives
And ^[c]freedom to prisoners;
²To ^(F)proclaim the favorable year of the Lord
And the ^(G)day of vengeance of our God;
To ^(H)comfort all who mourn,

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Isaiah 61:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Isaiah 61:1 Or liberty
Isaiah 61:1 Lit opening to those who are bound

Isaiah 61:1-2

Amplified Bible

Exaltation of the Afflicted

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,^(A)
²
To proclaim ^[a]the favorable year of the Lord,
^[b]And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God,
To comfort all who mourn,^(B)

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Isaiah 61:2 The same as a day of salvation (49:8), and the year of my redeemed (63:4).
Isaiah 61:2 See note Ezek 34:28.

Isaiah 61:1-2

New International Version

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]
²to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor^(I)
    and the day of vengeance^(J) of our God,
to comfort^(K) all who mourn,^(L)

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Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Isaiah 61:1-2

King James Version

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

²To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

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Isaiah 42:6-7

New King James Version

⁶“I,^(A) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You ^(B)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As ^(C)a light to the Gentiles,
⁷^(D)To open blind eyes,
To ^(E)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in ^(F)darkness from the prison house.

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Isaiah 42:6-7

New American Standard Bible

⁶“I am the Lord, I have ^(A)called You in righteousness,
I will also ^(B)hold You by the hand and ^(C)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a ^(D)covenant to the people,
As a ^(E)light to the nations,
⁷To ^(F)open blind eyes,
To ^(G)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

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Isaiah 42:6-7

Amplified Bible

⁶
“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),
⁷
To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who sit in darkness from the prison.^(A)

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Isaiah 42:6-7

New International Version

⁶“I, the Lord, have called^(A) you in righteousness;^(B)
    I will take hold of your hand.^(C)
I will keep^(D) you and will make you
    to be a covenant^(E) for the people
    and a light^(F) for the Gentiles,^(G)
⁷to open eyes that are blind,^(H)
    to free^(I) captives from prison^(J)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.^(K)

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Isaiah 42:6-7

King James Version

⁶I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

⁷To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

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Acts 26:18

New King James Version

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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Acts 26:18 set apart

Acts 26:18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸to ^(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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Acts 26:18 Or dominion

Acts 26:18

Amplified Bible

¹⁸to 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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Acts 26:18

New International Version

¹⁸to 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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Acts 26:18

King James Version

¹⁸To 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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Luke 24:47

New King James Version

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

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Luke 24:47

New American Standard Bible

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

Luke 24:47

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

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Luke 24:47

New International Version

⁴⁷and 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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Luke 24:47

King James Version

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

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