17 And (A)the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 (B)“The Spirit of the Lord (C)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to (D)proclaim good news to the poor.
(E)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and (F)recovering of sight to the blind,
    (G)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 (H)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

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17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

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.”

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Footnotes

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

17 And the scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. And He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:

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.”

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