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

36 (A)Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

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22 But now (A)having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit [a]to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

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  1. Romans 6:22 unto sanctification

Free from Indwelling Sin

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, (A)who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For (B)the law of (C)the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from (D)the law of sin and death.

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  1. Romans 8:1 NU omits the rest of v. 1.

Christian Liberty

(A)Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a (B)yoke of bondage.

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  1. Galatians 5:1 NU For freedom Christ has made us free; stand fast therefore, and

13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.

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