Luke 4:18

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Luke 4:18

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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

To heal

Ezekiel 9:4

To preach deliverance

And

Bruised

Genesis 3:15

Isaiah 42:3

Matthew 12:20

General references

Bible References

To preach

He looked at his disciples and said: Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God.

He answered John's disciples: Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard. The blind receive their sight! The lame walk and lepers are cleansed. The deaf hear! The dead are raised up and the poor have good news preached to them.

The meek, the poor, and the needy will celebrate and shout because of Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel.

I will leave a faithful few, a humble and lowly people with you. They will seek refuge in the name of Jehovah.

It was broken in that day. In this way, the poor of the flock listened to me and knew that it was the word of Jehovah.

Blessed (Greek: makarios: happy, blessed) are those conscious of their spiritual need, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

The blind receive their sight. The lame walk! The lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear. The dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him?

To heal

You had a change of heart and humbled yourself in front of God when you heard my words against this place and those who live here. You humbled yourself, tore your clothes in distress, and cried in front of me. So I will listen to you, proclaims Jehovah.

Jehovah is near to those whose hearts and minds are humble and contrite. He saves the broken hearted and crushed in spirit.

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. O God, you do not despise a broken and sorrowful (contrite) heart.

He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds.

The High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy, says: 'I dwell in the high and holy and also with him who has a contrite and humble spirit. I revive the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones.'

I have made all these things. That is why all these things have come into being, declares Jehovah. I will pay attention to those who are humble and sorry for their sins and who tremble at my word.

Go through the whole city of Jerusalem and put a mark (signature) on the forehead of everyone who is distressed and troubled because of all the disgusting things being done in the city.

To preach deliverance

He heard the groaning of the prisoner, to set free those who were doomed to death.

Those who lived in the dark, in death's shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains

He executes justice for the oppressed. He gives food to the hungry. Jehovah sets the prisoners free.

You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons.

I have stirred Cyrus to action to fulfill my purpose and put things right. I will straighten out every road that he travels. He will rebuild my city, Jerusalem, and set my captive people free. No one has hired him or bribed him to do this. Jehovah of Hosts has spoken.

Say to those who are bound: Go forth, to those in the darkness and show yourselves. They will feed along the roads and their pasture is on all bare heights.

Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

I set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. This is because of the blood of your covenant!

He rescued us from the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love (the Son he dearly loves).

And

Jehovah opens the eyes of the blind. Jehovah raises up those who are bowed down. Jehovah loves the righteous.

The deaf will be able to hear the words of the book read to them. The blind will be freed from gloom and darkness.

Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people.

Then the blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear.

I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. I will keep my promises without fail.

Arise O woman and shine! Your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah beams on you.

The sun of righteousness with it's healing will shine on you who respect my name and obey me. You will be free and paw the ground like fat calves.

the people sitting in darkness saw a great light. Light rose upon those sitting in a region of deathly shadow.

Jesus left that place and walked along the road. Two blind men followed him. They shouted: Have mercy on us, Son of David!

The blind receive their sight. The lame walk! The lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear. The dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Jesus said: I came into the world for this judgment that those not seeing may see and those seeing may become blind.

I have come as a light to the world. Everyone who believes in me will not remain in darkness.

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. They may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk (live) (be occupied) as children of light

You are all the children (sons) of light, and the children of the day. We are not of the night, not of darkness.

You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a people for God's own possession, that you may show the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Then again, I do write a new commandment to you. This is true in him and in you. The darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

Bruised

And I will put enmity (hostility) (hatred) between you and the woman, and between your offspring (seed) and hers. He will bruise (overwhelm) (crush) you in the head, and you will bruise (overwhelm) (crush) him in the heel. (Romans 16:20)

He will not break off a bent reed nor extinguish a flickering lamp. He will bring lasting justice to all.

He will break a bruised reed. He will quench smoking flax. This he will do until he sends forth judgment to victory.

General references

During the Year of Restoration, when all property that has been sold is restored to its original owners, the property of Zelophehad's daughters will be permanently added to the tribe into which they marry and will be lost to our tribe.

Release all debts at the end of every seven years.

I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.

If therefore the Son will make you free, you will be free indeed.