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,
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 4 of Luke. Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee and in Nazareth interprets his mission through the language of Isaiah. The rejection by his townspeople anticipates that the good news will produce both hope and resistance.
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"Der Geist des HERRN ist bei mir, darum, daß er mich gesalbt hat; er hat mich gesandt, zu verkündigen das Evangelium den Armen, zu heilen die zerstoßenen Herzen, zu predigen den Gefangenen, daß sie los sein sollten, und den Blinden das Gesicht und den Zerschlagenen, daß sie frei und ledig sein sollen,
El Espíritu del Señor es sobre mí, Por cuanto me ha ungido para dar buenas nuevas a los pobres: Me ha enviado para sanar a los quebrantados de corazón; Para pregonar a los cautivos libertad, Y a los ciegos vista; Para poner en libertad a los quebrantados:
«El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí, porque me ha ungido para anunciar buenas noticias a los pobres. Me ha enviado a proclamar libertad a los cautivos y recuperación de la vista a los ciegos, a poner en libertad a los oprimidos,
L'Esprit du Seigneur est sur moi, Parce qu'il m'a oint pour annoncer une bonne nouvelle aux pauvres; Il m'a envoyé pour guérir ceux qui ont le coeur brisé, Pour proclamer aux captifs la délivrance, Et aux aveugles le recouvrement de la vue, Pour renvoyer libres les opprimés,
Lo Spirito del Signore è sopra me; perciocchè egli mi ha unto; egli mi ha mandato per evangelizzare a’ poveri, per guarire i contriti di cuore;
O Espírito do Senhor é sobre mim, Pois que me ungiu para evangelizar os pobres. Enviou-me a curar os quebrantados do coração,
「主的靈在我身上, 因為他用膏膏我, 叫我傳福音給貧窮的人; 差遣我宣告: 被擄的得釋放, 失明的得看見, 受壓迫的得自由,
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