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Luke 4:18-21

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

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him,

21 and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Cross References for Luke 4:18-21

Psalms 146:7 - He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, Click to read the verse Psalms 146:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:7

Revelation 22:2 - down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of li... Click to read the verse Revelation 22:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 22:2

Acts 26:18 - to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so... Click to read the verse Acts 26:18 Click to read the verse Acts 26:18

Genesis 3:15 - And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will c... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:15 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:15

Ezekiel 9:4 - and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:4

2 Chronicles 34:27 - Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he sp... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:27 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:27

Zechariah 9:11 - As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the w... Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:11 Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:11

1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:9 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:9

Exodus 2:11 - Moses Flees to Midian One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people we... Click to read the verse Exodus 2:11 Click to read the verse Exodus 2:11

Isaiah 57:15 - For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live... Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:15

Galatians 5:13 - You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nat... Click to read the verse Galatians 5:13 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:13

Matthew 12:20 - A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads ju... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:20 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:20

1 Peter 2:24 - He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for rig... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:24 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:24

Malachi 4:2 - But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. An... Click to read the verse Malachi 4:2 Click to read the verse Malachi 4:2

Isaiah 42:7 - to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those... Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:7

Psalms 102:20 - to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.” Click to read the verse Psalms 102:20 Click to read the verse Psalms 102:20

Matthew 11:5 - The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the de... Click to read the verse Matthew 11:5 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:5

Isaiah 50:4 - The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary.... Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:4

John 12:40 - “He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, ... Click to read the verse John 12:40 Click to read the verse John 12:40

Isaiah 45:13 - I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild m... Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:13

Colossians 1:13 - For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son ... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:13 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:13

Acts 4:27 - Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this... Click to read the verse Acts 4:27 Click to read the verse Acts 4:27

Hebrews 9:14 - How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself u... Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:14 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:14

Daniel 9:24 - “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to pu... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:24 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:24

Psalms 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Click to read the verse Psalms 147:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 147:3

Psalms 72:12 - For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. Click to read the verse Psalms 72:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 72:12

Matthew 4:16 - the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shado... Click to read the verse Matthew 4:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 4:16

1 John 2:20 - But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. Click to read the verse 1 John 2:20 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:20

Isaiah 61:1 - The Year of the Lord’s Favor The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has an... Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1

John 3:34 - For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. Click to read the verse John 3:34 Click to read the verse John 3:34

Isaiah 10:27 - In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yok... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:27 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:27

Isaiah 11:2-5 - The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 11:2-5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 11:2-5

Hebrews 1:9 - You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above y... Click to read the verse Hebrews 1:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 1:9

Acts 10:38 - how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing... Click to read the verse Acts 10:38 Click to read the verse Acts 10:38

Psalms 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not des... Click to read the verse Psalms 51:17 Click to read the verse Psalms 51:17

Psalms 45:7 - You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your com... Click to read the verse Psalms 45:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 45:7

Isaiah 66:2 - Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “This i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:2

Luke 7:22 - So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The ... Click to read the verse Luke 7:22 Click to read the verse Luke 7:22

Luke 6:20 - Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Click to read the verse Luke 6:20 Click to read the verse Luke 6:20

Isaiah 27:13 - And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who w... Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:13

Ephesians 5:8-14 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:8-14 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:8-14

Isaiah 49:24-25 - Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives rescued from the fierce? Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:24-25 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:24-25

Zechariah 9:11-12 - As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the w... Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:11-12 Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:11-12

Isaiah 49:9 - to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:9

James 2:5 - Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be ... Click to read the verse James 2:5 Click to read the verse James 2:5

Numbers 4:16 - “Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant inc... Click to read the verse Numbers 4:16 Click to read the verse Numbers 4:16

Jeremiah 17:14 - Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:14

Psalms 34:18 - The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Click to read the verse Psalms 34:18 Click to read the verse Psalms 34:18

Psalms 2:6 - “I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Click to read the verse Psalms 2:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:6

Psalms 2:2 - The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and aga... Click to read the verse Psalms 2:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:2

Matthew 5:3 - “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Click to read the verse Matthew 5:3 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:3

John 12:46 - I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. Click to read the verse John 12:46 Click to read the verse John 12:46

Romans 7:24 - What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Click to read the verse Romans 7:24 Click to read the verse Romans 7:24

John 9:39 - Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who... Click to read the verse John 9:39 Click to read the verse John 9:39

Psalms 51:8 - Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Click to read the verse Psalms 51:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 51:8

Psalms 119:45 - I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:45 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:45

Psalms 69:33 - The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people. Click to read the verse Psalms 69:33 Click to read the verse Psalms 69:33

John 9:39-41 - Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who... Click to read the verse John 9:39-41 Click to read the verse John 9:39-41

John 1:41 - The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messi... Click to read the verse John 1:41 Click to read the verse John 1:41

Psalms 86:1 - Psalm 86 A prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Click to read the verse Psalms 86:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 86:1

Luke 8:1 - The Parable of the Sower After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another,... Click to read the verse Luke 8:1 Click to read the verse Luke 8:1

Psalms 146:7-8 - He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, Click to read the verse Psalms 146:7-8 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:7-8

Matthew 12:18 - “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:18 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:18

Zechariah 11:11 - It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew it was ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:11 Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:11

Zephaniah 3:12 - But I will leave within you the meek and humble, who trust in the name of the Lord. Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:12 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:12

Isaiah 29:18 - In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:18

Isaiah 32:3 - Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will li... Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:3

Isaiah 35:5 - Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Click to read the verse Isaiah 35:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 35:5

John 8:36 - So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Click to read the verse John 8:36 Click to read the verse John 8:36

1 John 4:9 - This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we m... Click to read the verse 1 John 4:9 Click to read the verse 1 John 4:9

Revelation 2:9 - I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say ... Click to read the verse Revelation 2:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 2:9

1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 - You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the dark... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6

Isaiah 48:16 - “Come near me and listen to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 48:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 48:16

Isaiah 29:18-19 - In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:18-19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:18-19

Isaiah 42:16-18 - I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:16-18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:16-18

Isaiah 42:1-4 - The Servant of the Lord “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:1-4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:1-4

Matthew 9:27-30 - Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling... Click to read the verse Matthew 9:27-30 Click to read the verse Matthew 9:27-30

Psalms 107:10-16 - Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, Click to read the verse Psalms 107:10-16 Click to read the verse Psalms 107:10-16

Isaiah 52:2-3 - Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your... Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:2-3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:2-3

Isaiah 52:2 - Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your... Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:2

Luke 4:1 - The Temptation of Jesus Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by... Click to read the verse Luke 4:1 Click to read the verse Luke 4:1

Matthew 20:30 - Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they s... Click to read the verse Matthew 20:30 Click to read the verse Matthew 20:30

Acts 4:26 - The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and aga... Click to read the verse Acts 4:26 Click to read the verse Acts 4:26

Isaiah 59:21-2 - “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my wo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:21-2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:21-2

1 John 2:8-10 - Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is p... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8-10 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8-10