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Luke 4:18-21 KJV
Luke · chapter 4 · verses 18–21 · King James Version
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. 21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.Luke 4:18-21 · King James Version
Luke 4:18-21 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.
21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
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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 →
- acceptabledektosaccepted, acceptableG1184 →
- synagoguesynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- scripturegraphēa writing, thing written, the Scripture, used to denote either the book itself, or its…G1124 →
- fulfilledplēroōto make full, to fill upG4137 →
- anointedchriōto anoint, consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the…G5548 →
- ministerhypēretēsservant, an underrower, subordinate rower, any one who serves with hands a servant, in…G5257 →
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