The (A)Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,
The spirit of (B)wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and (C)strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

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The Spirit(A) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom(B) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,(C)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord

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21 “As for Me, this is My (A)covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My (B)Spirit who is upon you, and My (C)words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your [a]offspring, nor from the mouth of your [b]offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”

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  1. Isaiah 59:21 Lit seed
  2. Isaiah 59:21 Lit seed

21 “As for me, this is my covenant(A) with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit,(B) who is on you, will not depart from you,(C) and my words that I have put in your mouth(D) will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.

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Exaltation of the Afflicted

61 The (A)Spirit of the Lord [a]God is upon me,
Because the Lord anointed me
To (B)bring good news to the (C)humble;
He has sent me to (D)bind up the brokenhearted,
To (E)proclaim [b]release to captives
And [c]freedom to prisoners;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or liberty
  3. Isaiah 61:1 Lit opening to those who are bound

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

16 After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and [a](A)he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and [b]settling on Him,

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  1. Matthew 3:16 Or He
  2. Matthew 3:16 Lit coming upon Him

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(A) and he saw the Spirit of God(B) descending like a dove and alighting on him.

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18 (A)The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
19 (B)To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”

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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a](C)

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  1. Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6

21 Now He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your [a]hearing.”

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  1. Luke 4:21 Lit ears

21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(A) in your hearing.”

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