Isaiah 61:1
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The Year of the Lord's Favor
61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
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- Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
- Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
Luke 4:18-19
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18 (A)“The Spirit of the Lord (B)is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to (C)proclaim good news to the poor.
(D)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and (E)recovering of sight to the blind,
(F)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 (G)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
Luke 7:22
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22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (A)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (B)lepers[a] are cleansed, and (C)the deaf hear, (D)the dead are raised up, (E)the poor have good news preached to them.
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- Luke 7:22 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Isaiah 42:7
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7 (A)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
(B)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Matthew 11:5
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5 (A)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers[a] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and (B)the poor have good news preached to them.
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- Matthew 11:5 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Psalm 147:3
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Isaiah 57:15
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Isaiah 49:9
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9 (A)saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
(B)They shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
Isaiah 11:2-5
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2 And (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 the fear of the Lord.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(B)He shall not judge by (C)what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by (D)what his ears hear,
4 but (E)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (F)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and (G)with the breath of his lips (H)he shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and (I)faithfulness the belt of his loins.
Psalm 34:18
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Isaiah 48:16
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16 (A)Draw near to me, hear this:
from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now (B)the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
John 3:34
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34 For he whom (A)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (B)without measure.
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Matthew 3:16
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16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (A)the heavens were opened to him,[a] and he (B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
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- Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him
Hosea 6:1
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Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant
6 “Come, let us (A)return to the Lord;
for (B)he has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and (C)he will bind us up.
John 8:32-36
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32 and you will (A)know the truth, and the truth (B)will set you free.” 33 They answered him, (C)“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (D)everyone who practices sin is a slave[a] to sin. 35 (E)The slave does not remain in the house forever; (F)the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 correcting his opponents (A)with gentleness. God (B)may perhaps grant them repentance (C)leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (D)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
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Psalm 22:26
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26 (A)The afflicted[a] shall (B)eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts (C)live forever!
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- Psalm 22:26 Or The meek
John 1:32-33
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32 And John (A)bore witness: (B)“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and (C)it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but (D)he who sent me to baptize (E)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (F)this is he who baptizes (G)with the Holy Spirit.’
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Psalm 102:20
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