Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent + 61:1 Luke 4:18 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;
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
2to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;
Cross References
Exodus 29:7And you shall take of the anointing oil, and you shall pour it on his head, and shall anoint him,
Psalms 2:6But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain, 1
Psalms 25:9Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, nor my life with bloody men: 1
Psalms 45:7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our helper. Pause. 1
Psalms 68:7For I have suffered reproach for your sake; shame has covered my face. 1
Psalms 102:20Bless the Lord, all you⌃ his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, ready to listen 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 →