Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompense; to comfort all that mourn;
Cross References
Exodus 29:7And thou shalt take of the anointing oil, and thou shalt pour it on his head, and shalt anoint him,
Psalms 2:6But I have been made king by him 1 On Zion his holy mountain, 1
Psalms 25:9Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, 1 Nor my life with bloody men: 1
Psalms 45:7The nations were troubled, the kingdoms tottered: 1 He uttered his voice, the earth shook. 1
Psalms 68:7Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord of hosts, be ashamed on my account: let not them that seek thee, be ashamed on my account, O God of Israel. 1
Psalms 102:20Bless the Lord, all ye his angels, 1 Mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, 1 Ready to hearken to the voice of his words. 1
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 →