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Luke 4:18 KJV
Luke · chapter 4 · verse 18 · King James Version
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,Luke 4:18 · King James Version
Luke 4:18 in context
16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18The 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,
19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- brokenheartedsyntribōbreak, to break in pieces, shiver, to tread down, to put Satan under foot and trample on…G4937 →
- brokenheartedkardiathe heart, that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the…G2588 →
- anointedchriōto anoint, consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the…G5548 →
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- gospeleuangelizōto bring good news, to announce glad tidings, used in the OT of any kind of good news, of…G2097 →
- preachkēryssōto be a herald, to officiate as a herald, to proclaim after the manner of a herald…G2784 →
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