Luke 4:18 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁸ “The Spirit of יהוה  is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring the Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away crushed ones with a release,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to liberate the oppressed,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart,

Luke 4:18 Cross References

Genesis 3:15

“And I put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed. He shall crush your head, and you shall crush His heel.”

2 Chronicles 34:27

“Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Elohim when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your garments and wept before Me, I also have heard,” declares יהוה.

Psalm 102:20

To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,

Psalm 147:3

He heals the broken-hearted And binds up their wounds.

Psalm 2:2

The sovereigns of the earth take their stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against יהוה  and against His Messiah, and say,

Psalm 2:6

“But I, I have set My Sovereign on Tsiyon, My set-apart mountain.”

Psalm 34:18

יהוה  is near to the broken-hearted, And saves those whose spirit is crushed.

Psalm 45:7

You have loved righteousness and hated wrongness; Therefore Elohim, Your Elohim, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

Psalm 51:17

The slaughterings of Elohim are a broken spirit, A heart broken and crushed, O Elohim, These You do not despise.

Isaiah 32:3

And the eyes of those who see are not dim, and the ears of those who hear listen.

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be opened.

Isaiah 42:7

to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

Isaiah 45:13

“I have stirred him up in righteousness, and all his ways I make straight. He builds My city and lets My exiles go, not for price nor reward,” declares יהוה  of hosts.

Isaiah 49:9

to say to the prisoners, ‘Go out,’ to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ “Let them feed on the ways, and let their pasture be on all bare hills.

Isaiah 50:4

The Master יהוה  has given Me the tongue of taught ones, that I should know to help the weary with a word. He wakes Me morning by morning, he wakes My ear to hear as taught ones.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus declares the high and exalted One who dwells forever, whose Name is set-apart, “I dwell in the high and set-apart place, with him who has a bruised and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of bruised ones.

Isaiah 59:21

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” said יהוה : “My Spirit that is upon you, and My Words that I have put in your mouth, shall not be withdrawn from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” said יהוה, “from this time and forever.”

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Master יהוה  is upon Me, because יהוה  has anointed Me to bring good news to the meek. He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound,

Isaiah 66:2

“And all these My hand have made, and all these that exist,” declares יהוה. “Yet to such a one I look: on him who is poor and bruised of spirit, and who trembles at My Word.

Ezekiel 9:4

and יהוה  said to him, “Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Yerushalayim, and you shall put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

Daniel 9:24

“Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and for your set-apart city, to put an end to the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover crookedness, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Most Set-apart.

Zephaniah 3:12

“But I shall leave in your midst an oppressed and poor people, and they shall trust in the Name of יהוה.

Zechariah 11:11

So it was broken on that day. And the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of יהוה.

Malachi 4:2

“But to you who fear My Name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go out and leap for joy like calves from the stall.

Matthew 11:5

“Blind receive sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed and deaf hear, dead are raised up and poor are brought the Good News.

Matthew 12:18

“See, My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My being did delight. I shall put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall declare right-ruling to the nations.

Matthew 12:20

“A crushed reed He shall not break, and smoking flax He shall not quench, till He brings forth right-ruling forever.

Matthew 4:16

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and upon those who sat in the land and shadow of death, light arose to them.”

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Luke 4:17

And the scroll of the prophet Yeshayahu was handed to Him. And having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it was written:

Luke 6:20

And He, lifting up His eyes toward His taught ones, said, “Blessed are the poor, because yours is the reign of Elohim.

Luke 7:22

And יהושע  answering, said to them, “Go, report to Yoḥ

John 1:41

First he found his own brother Shimʽ

John 12:46

“I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness.

John 3:34

“For He whom Elohim has sent speaks the Words of Elohim, for Elohim does not give the Spirit by measure.

Acts 10:38

how Elohim did anoint יהושע  of Natsareth with the Set-apart Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for Elohim was with Him.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and the authority of Satan to Elohim, in order for them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are set-apart by belief in Me.’

Acts 4:26

‘The sovereigns of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against יהוה  and against His Messiah.’

Acts 4:27

“For truly, in this city there were gathered together against Your set-apart Servant יהושע, whom You anointed, both Herodes and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and the people of Yisra’ĕ

Colossians 1:13

who has delivered us from the authority of darkness and transferred us into the reign of the Son of His love,

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has Elohim not chosen the poor of this world, rich in belief and heirs of the reign which He promised to those who love Him?

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a set-apart nation, a people for a possession, that you should proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light,