(A)To open blind eyes,
To (B)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in (C)darkness from the prison house.

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to open eyes that are blind,(A)
    to free(B) captives from prison(C)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(D)

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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;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

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]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

That You may say (A)to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’

“They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.

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to say to the captives,(A) ‘Come out,’
    and to those in darkness,(B) ‘Be free!’

“They will feed beside the roads
    and find pasture on every barren hill.(C)

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Then the (A)eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And (B)the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

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Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(A)
    and the ears of the deaf(B) unstopped.

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26 and that they may come to their senses and (A)escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

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26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(A) who has taken them captive to do his will.

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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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14 Since the children have flesh and blood,(A) he too shared in their humanity(B) so that by his death he might break the power(C) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil(D) 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(E) of death.

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17 that (A)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (B)may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 (C)the eyes of your [a]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is (D)the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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  1. Ephesians 1:18 NU, M hearts

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(C) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(D) you, the riches(E) of his glorious inheritance(F) in his holy people,(G)

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  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit

(A)The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and (B)the poor have the gospel preached to them.

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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

45 And (A)He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

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45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

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

20 Then 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. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is (C)fulfilled in your hearing.”

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

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. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(E) in your hearing.”

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

18 I counsel you (A)to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and (B)white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

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18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(A) so you can become rich; and white clothes(B) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(C) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

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39 And Jesus said, (A)“For judgment I have come into this world, (B)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”

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39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(A) I have come into this world,(B) so that the blind will see(C) and those who see will become blind.”(D)

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  1. John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.

18 (A)In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

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18 In that day(A) the deaf(B) will hear the words of the scroll,
    and out of gloom and darkness(C)
    the eyes of the blind will see.(D)

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