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Luke 4:18-19
“ The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has anointed me to announce the good news to poor people. He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners. He has sent me so that the blind will see again. He wants me to set free those who are treated badly.And he has sent me to announce the year when he will set his people free.”( Isaiah 61:1, 2)
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Luke 7:22
So Jesus replied to the messengers,“ Go back to John. Tell him what you have seen and heard. Blind people receive sight. Disabled people walk. Those who have skin diseases are made‘ clean.’ Deaf people hear. Those who are dead are raised to life. And the good news is announced to those who are poor.
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Isaiah 42:7
You will open eyes that can’t see. You will set prisoners free. Those who sit in darkness will come out of their cells.
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Matthew 11:5
Blind people receive sight. Disabled people walk. Those who have skin diseases are made‘ clean.’ Deaf people hear. Those who are dead are raised to life. And the good news is preached to those who are poor.
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Isaiah 42:1
“ Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
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Psalms 147:3
He heals those who have broken hearts. He takes care of their wounds.
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Isaiah 57:15
The God who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says,“ I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to them. I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins.
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Zechariah 9:11-12
I will set your prisoners free from where their enemies are keeping them. I will do it because of the blood that put into effect my covenant with you.Return to your place of safety, you prisoners who still have hope. Even now I announce that I will give you back much more than you had before.
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Acts 10:38
You know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went around doing good. He healed all who were under the devil’s power. God was with him.
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Isaiah 49:9
I want you to say to the prisoners,‘ Come out.’ Tell those who are in their dark cells,‘ You are free!’“ On their way home they will eat beside the roads. They will find plenty to eat on every bare hill.
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Isaiah 11:2-5
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on that Branch. The Spirit will help him to be wise and understanding. The Spirit will help him make wise plans and carry them out. The Spirit will help him know the Lord and have respect for him.The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.He will always do what is right when he judges those who are in need. He’ll be completely fair when he makes decisions about poor people. When he commands that people be punished, it will happen. When he orders that evil people be put to death, it will take place.He will put on godliness as if it were his belt. He’ll wear faithfulness around his waist.
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Psalms 34:18
The Lord is close to those whose hearts have been broken. He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.
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Isaiah 48:16
“ Come close and listen to me.“ From the first time I said Cyrus was coming, I did not do it in secret. When he comes, I will be there.” The Lord and King has filled me with his Spirit. People of Israel, he has sent me to you.
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John 3:34
The one whom God has sent speaks God’s words. That’s because God gives the Holy Spirit without limit.
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Acts 26:18
to open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’
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Matthew 3:16
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened. Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.
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Hosea 6:1
The people say,“ Come. Let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces. But he will heal us. He has wounded us. But he’ll bandage our wounds.
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John 8:32-36
Then you will know the truth. And the truth will set you free.”They answered him,“ We are Abraham’s children. We have never been slaves of anyone. So how can you say that we will be set free?”Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Everyone who sins is a slave of sin.A slave has no lasting place in the family. But a son belongs to the family forever.So if the Son of Man sets you free, you will really be free.
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Matthew 5:3-5
“ Blessed are those who are spiritually needy. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.Blessed are those who are sad. They will be comforted.Blessed are those who are humble. They will be given the earth.
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Psalms 45:7
You love what is right and hate what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.
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Psalms 22:26
Those who are poor will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the Lord will praise him. May their hearts be filled with new hope!
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2 Timothy 2 25-2 Timothy 2 26
They must gently teach those who are against them. Maybe God will give a change of heart to those who are against you. That will lead them to know the truth.Maybe they will come to their senses. Maybe they will escape the devil’s trap. He has taken them as prisoners to do what he wanted.
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Psalms 2:6
He says to them,“ I have placed my king on my holy mountain of Zion.”
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Psalms 102:20
He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”
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Psalms 51:17
The greatest sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. God, you will gladly accept a heart that is broken because of sadness over sin.
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Isaiah 59:21
“ Here is the covenant I will make with them,” says the Lord.“ My Spirit is on you and will not leave you. I have put my words in your mouth. They will never leave your mouth. And they will never leave the mouths of your children or their children after them. That will be true for all time to come,” says the Lord.
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John 1:32-33
Then John told them,“ I saw the Holy Spirit come down from heaven like a dove. The Spirit remained on Jesus.I myself did not know him. But the one who sent me to baptize with water told me,‘ You will see the Spirit come down and remain on someone. He is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
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Daniel 9:24
“ The Lord has appointed 70‘ weeks’ for your people and your holy city. During that time, acts against God’s law will be stopped. Sin will come to an end. And the evil things people do will be paid for. Then everyone will always do what is right. Everything that has been made known in visions and prophecies will come true. And the Most Holy Room in the temple will be anointed.
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Hebrews 1:9
You have loved what is right and hated what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.”( Psalm 45:6, 7)
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Isaiah 49:24-25
Can goods that were stolen by soldiers be taken away from them? Can prisoners be set free from the powerful Babylonians?“ Yes, they can,” the Lord answers.“ Prisoners will be taken away from soldiers. Stolen goods will be taken back from the powerful Babylonians. Zion, I will fight against those who fight against you. And I will save your people.
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Psalms 69:32
Poor people will see it and be glad. The hearts of those who worship God will be strengthened.
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2 Corinthians 7 6
But God comforts those who are sad. He comforted us when Titus came.
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Psalms 25:9
He shows those who aren’t proud how to do what is right. He teaches them his ways.
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John 1:41
The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon. He told him,“ We have found the Messiah.” Messiah means Christ.
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Romans 6:16-22
Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life.You used to be slaves of sin. But thank God that with your whole heart you obeyed the teachings you were given!You have been set free from sin. You have become slaves to right living.Because you are human, you find this hard to understand. So I am using an everyday example to help you understand. You used to give yourselves to be slaves to unclean living. You were becoming more and more evil. Now give yourselves to be slaves to right living. Then you will become holy.Once you were slaves of sin. At that time right living did not control you.What benefit did you gain from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Those things lead to death!You have been set free from sin. God has made you his slaves. The benefit you gain leads to holy living. And the end result is eternal life.
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Isaiah 66:2
Didn’t I make everything by my power? That is how all things were created,” announces the Lord.“ The people I value are not proud. They are sorry for the wrong things they have done. They have great respect for what I say.
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Romans 7:23-25
But I see another law working in me. It fights against the law of my mind. It makes me a prisoner of the law of sin. That law controls me.What a terrible failure I am! Who will save me from this sin that brings death to my body?I give thanks to God who saves me. He saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God’s law. But sin controls my desires. So I am a slave to the law of sin.
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Psalms 149:4
The Lord takes delight in his people. He awards with victory those who are humble.
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Acts 4:27
In fact, Herod and Pontius Pilate met with the Gentiles in this city. They also met with the people of Israel. All of them made plans against your holy servant Jesus. He is the one you anointed.
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Jeremiah 34:8
A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem. He had told them to set their Hebrew slaves free.
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Isaiah 52:9
Burst into songs of joy together, you broken- down buildings in Jerusalem. The Lord has comforted his people. He has set Jerusalem free.