Luke 4:18

Good News Translation

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed

Cross References

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel.”

2 Chronicles 34:27

and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I have heard your prayer,

Psalm 102:20

He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.

Psalm 2:2

Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the Lord and against the king he chose.

Psalm 2:6

“On Zion, my sacred hill,” he says, “I have installed my king.”

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope.

Psalm 45:7

you love what is right and hate what is evil. That is why God, your God, has chosen you and has poured out more happiness on you than on any other king.

Psalm 51:17

My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.

Isaiah 32:3

Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people.

Isaiah 35:5

The blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear.

Isaiah 42:7

You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons.

Isaiah 45:13

I myself have stirred Cyrus to action to fulfill my purpose and put things right. I will straighten out every road that he travels. He will rebuild my city, Jerusalem, and set my captive people free. No one has hired him or bribed him to do this.” The Lord Almighty has spoken.

Isaiah 49:9

I will say to the prisoners, ‘Go free!’ and to those who are in darkness, ‘Come out to the light!’ They will be like sheep that graze on the hills;

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has taught me what to say, so that I can strengthen the weary. Every morning he makes me eager to hear what he is going to teach me.

Isaiah 57:15

“I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

Isaiah 59:21

And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours forever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come.”

Isaiah 61:1

The Sovereign Lord has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.

Isaiah 66:2

I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me.

Ezekiel 9:4

“Go through the whole city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the forehead of everyone who is distressed and troubled because of all the disgusting things being done in the city.”

Daniel 9:24

“Seven times seventy years is the length of time God has set for freeing your people and your holy city from sin and evil. Sin will be forgiven and eternal justice established, so that the vision and the prophecy will come true, and the holy Temple will be rededicated.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will leave there a humble and lowly people, who will come to me for help.

Zechariah 11:11

So the covenant was canceled on that day. Those who bought and sold the sheep were watching me, and they knew that the Lord was speaking through what I did.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall.

Matthew 11:5

the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgment to the nations.

Matthew 12:20

He will not break off a bent reed, nor put out a flickering lamp. He will persist until he causes justice to triumph,

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine.”

Matthew 5:3

“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

Luke 4:17

and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his disciples and said, “Happy are you poor; the Kingdom of God is yours!

Luke 7:22

He answered John's messengers, “Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.

John 1:41

At once he found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah.” (This word means “Christ.”)

John 12:46

I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.

John 3:34

The one whom God has sent speaks God's words, because God gives him the fullness of his Spirit.

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus of Nazareth and how God poured out on him the Holy Spirit and power. He went everywhere, doing good and healing all who were under the power of the Devil, for God was with him.

Acts 26:18

You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.’

Acts 4:26

The kings of the earth prepared themselves, and the rulers met together against the Lord and his Messiah.’

Acts 4:27

For indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together in this city with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Jesus, your holy Servant, whom you made Messiah.

Colossians 1:13

He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us safe into the kingdom of his dear Son,

James 2:5

Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.