Isaiah 61:1

English Standard Version

The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 ^(A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has ^(B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;^[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and ^(C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;^[b]

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Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind

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Luke 4:18-19

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¹⁸^(A)“The Spirit of the Lord ^(B)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to ^(C)proclaim good news to the poor.
^(D)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and ^(E)recovering of sight to the blind,
    ^(F)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
¹⁹^(G)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”