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17 and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll, he found the passage where it is written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to bring the good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to prisoners
    and recovery of sight to the blind,
    to let the oppressed go free,
19 and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

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17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

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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Footnotes

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