38 how (A)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who (B)went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, (C)for God was with Him.

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22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you (A)by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—

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You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, (A)has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

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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;

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

(A)This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for (B)no one can do these signs that You do unless (C)God is with him.”

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(A)The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

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34 (A)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (B)by measure.

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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;
(E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(I)The planting of the Lord, (J)that He may be glorified.”

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
  2. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”

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28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, (A)surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (A)anointed You
With the oil of (B)gladness more than Your companions.

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26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’

27 “For (A)truly against (B)Your holy Servant Jesus, (C)whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

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32 (A)Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, (B)each to his [a]own, and will leave Me alone. And (C)yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

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  1. John 16:32 own things or place

22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am (A)well pleased.”

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The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the (A)rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His (B)Anointed,[a] saying,

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  1. Psalm 2:2 Christ, Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah

36 do you say of Him (A)whom the Father sanctified and (B)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ (C)because I said, ‘I am (D)the Son of God’? 37 (E)If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, (F)believe the works, that you may know and [a]believe (G)that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”

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  1. John 10:38 NU understand

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.

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  1. Isaiah 42:1 Chosen

27 (A)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (B)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (C)because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

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38 But He said to them, (A)“Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because (B)for this purpose I have come forth.”

39 (C)And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and (D)casting out demons.

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(A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (B)that He might destroy the works of the devil.

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21 And that very hour He cured many of [a]infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.

22 (A)Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: (B)that the blind (C)see, the lame (D)walk, the lepers are (E)cleansed, the deaf (F)hear, the dead are raised, (G)the poor have the gospel preached to them. 23 And blessed is he who is not [b]offended because of Me.”

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  1. Luke 7:21 illnesses
  2. Luke 7:23 caused to stumble

33 (A)Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, 34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? (B)I know who You are—(C)the Holy One of God!”

35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, [a]“Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. 36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”

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  1. Luke 4:35 Lit. Be muzzled

And (A)He marveled because of their unbelief. (B)Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.

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Be [a]sober, be [b]vigilant; [c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

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  1. 1 Peter 5:8 self-controlled
  2. 1 Peter 5:8 watchful
  3. 1 Peter 5:8 NU, M omit because

14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He (A)Himself likewise shared in the same, (B)that through death He might destroy him who had the power of (C)death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who (D)through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

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