Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 deliverance

Bruised

General references

Bible References

To preach

Luke 6:20
Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours.
Luke 7:22
So he answered them. "Go your way, tell John what you have seen and heard. How the blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the proclamations of glad tidings.
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Matthew 11:5
"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and to inherit the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

To preach deliverance

Colossians 1:13
For he has delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

And

Matthew 4:16
The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.
Matthew 9:27
And as he went on from thence two blind men followed Jesus, crying, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"
Matthew 11:5
"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.
John 9:39
"For judgment am I come into the world, to make the sightless see, and to make the seeing blind."
John 12:46
Like light am I come into the world, so that no one who believes in me may remain in darkness.
Acts 26:18
"'so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order to receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light??10 you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.
1 John 2:8
Yet again it is a new commandment which I am writing to you, which is true in him and is you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Bruised

Matthew 12:20
The bruised reed will not break; The dimly burning wick will not quench; Till he has led justice on to victory.

General references

Luke 5:32
I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."
John 8:36
"So then, if the Son shall set you free, you will be free indeed.