Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to announce good news to the destitute. He has sent me to proclaim that prisoners will be released, the blind will see, the oppressed will be freed,
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19and to proclaim the time of the Lord's favor.”
Cross References
Genesis 3:15I will make sure you and your children, and the woman and her children, are enemies. One of her children will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Psalms 2:2The kings of the world prepare to attack, and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his anointed one, saying,
Psalms 34:18The Lord is close beside those who are broken-hearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed.
Psalms 51:17The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.
Psalms 107:10Some sat in complete darkness, prisoners of misery and bound with iron chains,
Psalms 147:3He heals the broken-hearted, and bandages the wounded.
Matthew Henry on Luke 4:15-31
Christ in the Synagogue of Nazareth; Christ Driven from Nazareth. 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he… Read the whole commentary →