Isaiah 61:1

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;

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Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

Isaiah 61:1

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]

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Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Luke 4:18-19

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.”

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

Luke 4:18-19

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)

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

Luke 7:22

New King James Version

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.

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Luke 7:22

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²²So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: 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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Luke 7:22 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

Isaiah 42:7

New King James Version

⁷^(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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Isaiah 42:7

New International Version

⁷to 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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Matthew 11:5

New King James Version

⁵^(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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Matthew 11:5

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

Psalm 147:3

New King James Version

³^(A)He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their ^[a]wounds.

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Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows

Psalm 147:3

New International Version

³He heals the brokenhearted^(A)
and binds up their wounds.^(B)

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Isaiah 42:1

New King James Version

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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Isaiah 42:1 Chosen

Isaiah 42:1

New International Version

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,^(A) whom I uphold,
my chosen one^(B) in whom I delight;^(C)
I will put my Spirit^(D) on him,
and he will bring justice^(E) to the nations.^(F)

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Zechariah 9:11-12

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God Will Save His People

¹¹“As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your ^(A)prisoners free from the waterless pit.
¹²Return to the stronghold,
^(B)You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore ^(C)double to you.

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Zechariah 9:11-12

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¹¹As for you, because of the blood of my covenant^(A) with you,
I will free your prisoners^(B) from the waterless pit.^(C)
¹²Return to your fortress,^(D) you prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice^(E) as much to you.

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Isaiah 57:15

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¹⁵For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, ^(A)whose name is Holy:
^(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
^(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
^(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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Isaiah 57:15

New International Version

¹⁵For this is what the high and exalted^(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,^(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high^(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite^(D) and lowly in spirit,^(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.^(F)

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Acts 10:38

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³⁸how ^(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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Acts 10:38

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³⁸how God anointed^(A) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing^(B) all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.^(C)

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Isaiah 11:2-5

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²^(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.

³His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
⁴But ^(B)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall ^(C)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
⁵Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

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Isaiah 11:2-5

New International Version

²The Spirit^(A) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom^(B) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,^(C)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
³and he will delight in the fear^(D) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^(E)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;^(F)
⁴but with righteousness^(G) he will judge the needy,^(H)
    with justice^(I) he will give decisions for the poor^(J) of the earth.
He will strike^(K) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(L)
    with the breath^(M) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(N)
⁵Righteousness will be his belt^(O)
    and faithfulness^(P) the sash around his waist.^(Q)

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Isaiah 49:9

New King James Version

⁹That 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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Isaiah 49:9

New International Version

⁹to 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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Psalm 34:18

New King James Version

¹⁸^(A)The Lord is near ^(B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as ^[a]have a contrite spirit.

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Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit

Psalm 34:18

New International Version

¹⁸The Lord is close^(A) to the brokenhearted^(B)
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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