where He had been raised.
And as His custom was, He went into
the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
and stood up to read.
And He was handed the book of the
prophet Isaiah.
And when He had opened the book,
He found the place where it was
written:
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
because He has anointed Me to preach
the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me
to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives and recovery of
sight to the blind, to set at liberty those
who are oppressed; to proclaim the
acceptable year of the LORD."
Then He closed the book, and gave it
back to the attendant and sat down.
And the eyes of all who were in the
synagogue were fixed on Him.
And He began to say to them, "Today
this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
Luke 4:16-21
The NIV has it 'to proclaim the year of
the Lord's favor.'
We believe that You anointed Jesus to bring
good news to the poor,
to heal the brokenhearted,
to free the captive and oppressed,
to give sight to the blind,
and to proclaim that now is the time for the
favor of the Lord.
Today this Scripture is fulfilled in our hearing,
and we receive it.
Thank You!
In the name of Jesus!
