“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par
Luke 4:19 - Easy To Read Version and to announce that the time has come\par for the Lord to show his kindness.”\par \i (Isaiah 61:1-2)\i0 \par More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound]. [Isa. 61:1, 2.] American Standard Version (1901) To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. Common English Bible and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Catholic Public Domain Version to preach forgiveness to captives and sight to the blind, to release the broken into forgiveness, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of retribution." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To preach deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of reward. |
“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par
God sent me to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness. God sent me to announce the time when our God will punish evil people. God sent me to comfort sad people.
I chose a time to punish people.\par Now the time has come for me\par to save and protect my people.\par
{People might sell their land. But} in the Jubilee year, [393] all of the land is returned to the family group that really owns it. At that time, who will get the land that belongs to Zelophehad’s daughters? Will our family lose that land forever?”
Jesus spoke to Jerusalem. He said, “I wish you knew today what would bring you peace! But you can’t know it, because it is hidden from you.
We are workers together with God. So we beg you: Don’t let the grace (kindness) that you received from God be for nothing.