Luke 4:18

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Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,

Matthew 11:5

the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;

Acts 10:38

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil, because God was with Him.

Psalm 146:7-8

executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.
The Lord frees prisoners.

Isaiah 42:7

in order to open blind eyes,
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

Luke 6:20

Then looking up at His disciples, He said:

You who are poor are blessed,
because the kingdom of God is yours.

Luke 7:22

He replied to them, “Go and report to John the things you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

John 3:34

For God sent Him, and He speaks God’s words, since He gives the Spirit without measure.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.

Genesis 3:15

I will put hostility between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.

2 Chronicles 34:27

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard’—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth take their stand,
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and His Anointed One:

Psalm 2:6

“I have consecrated My King
on Zion, My holy mountain.”

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

Psalm 45:7

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy
more than your companions.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.

Psalm 102:20

to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,

Psalm 107:10-16

Others sat in darkness and gloom—
prisoners in cruel chains—

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

Isaiah 11:2-5

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—
a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
a Spirit of counsel and strength,
a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

Isaiah 29:18-19

On that day the deaf will hear
the words of a document,
and out of a deep darkness
the eyes of the blind will see.

Isaiah 32:3

Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

Isaiah 42:1-4

“This is My Servant; I strengthen Him,
this is My Chosen One; I delight in Him.
I have put My Spirit on Him;
He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:16-18

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;
I will guide them on paths they have not known.
I will turn darkness to light in front of them
and rough places into level ground.
This is what I will do for them,
and I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 45:13

I have raised him up in righteousness,
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild My city,
and set My exiles free,
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Hosts.

Isaiah 49:9

saying to the prisoners: Come out,
and to those who are in darkness: Show yourselves.
They will feed along the pathways,
and their pastures will be on all the barren heights.

Isaiah 49:24-25

Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of the righteous be delivered?

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.

Isaiah 52:2-3

Stand up, shake the dust off yourself!
Take your seat, Jerusalem.
Remove the bonds from your neck,
captive Daughter Zion.”

Isaiah 57:15

For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.

Isaiah 59:21-2

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit who is on you, and My words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouth of your children, or from the mouth of your children’s children, from now on and forever,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.

Ezekiel 9:4

“Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,” the Lord said to him, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable practices committed in it.”

Daniel 9:24

Seventy weeks are decreed
about your people and your holy city—
to bring the rebellion to an end,
to put a stop to sin,
to wipe away iniquity,
to bring in everlasting righteousness,
to seal up vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the most holy place.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

Zechariah 9:11-12

As for you,
because of the blood of your covenant,
I will release your prisoners
from the waterless cistern.

Zechariah 11:11

It was annulled on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the shadowland of death,
light has dawned.

Matthew 5:3

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Matthew 9:27-30

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Matthew 12:20

He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
until He has led justice to victory.

John 1:41

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which means “Anointed One”),

John 9:39-41

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”

John 12:46

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

Acts 4:27

“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,

Ephesians 5:8-14

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—

Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.

1 Thessalonians 5:5-6

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

1 John 2:8-10

Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

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Summary

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach

To heal

Ezekiel 9:4

To preach deliverance

And

Bruised

Genesis 3:15

Isaiah 42:3

Matthew 12:20

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Bible References

To preach

Then looking up at His disciples, He said:

You who are poor are blessed,
because the kingdom of God is yours.

The humble will have joy
after joy in the Lord,
and the poor people will rejoice
in the Holy One of Israel.

I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

It was annulled on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

“The poor in spirit are blessed,

for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.