Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

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In The King James Version

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

In Context

2To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;

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Cross References

Exodus 29:7Then take the oil and put it on his head.

Psalms 2:6But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.

Psalms 25:9He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

Psalms 45:7\45:6\Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

Psalms 68:7\68:6\Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

Psalms 102:20\102:19\For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 61:1

In this chapter, I. We are sure to find the grace of Christ, published by himself to a lost world in the everlasting gospel, under the type and figure of Isaiah's province, which was to foretel the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon, ver. 1-3 . II. We think we find the glories of the church of Christ, its spiritual glories, described under the type and figure of the Jews' prosperity after their return out of their captivity. 1. It is promised that they decays of the church shall be repaired, ver. 4 . 2. That… Read the whole commentary →

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