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Messiah’s Jubilee

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is on me,(A)
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.(B)
He has sent me to heal[a] the broken-hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;(C)
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour,(D)
and the day of our God’s vengeance;(E)
to comfort(F) all who mourn,

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  1. 61:1 Lit bind up

The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,(A)

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  1. 11:5 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14

18 Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.(A)

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34 For the one whom God sent speaks God’s words, since he[a] gives the Spirit(A) without measure.

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  1. 3:34 Other mss read since God