Psalms 22:26
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:4-6
Isaiah 42:7
Isaiah 61:1
Luke 4:18
18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,Isa 61:1because he has anointed me to tellthe good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the prisonersand recovery of sight to the blind,to set oppressed people free,John 2:23
23Jesus Knows All PeopleWhile Jesus ▼▼Lit. he
was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many people believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. John 3:2
2He came to Jesus ▼▼Lit. him
at night and said to him, “Rabbi, ▼▼Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher
we know that you have come from God as a teacher, for no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.”John 7:50; 19:39; Acts 2:22; 10:38 John 5:36
36But I have a greater testimony than John's, for the works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.John 3:2; 10:25; 15:24; 1John 5:9John 14:11
11Believe me, I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe me ▼▼Other mss. lack me
because of the works themselves.John 5:36; 10:38 James 2:5
5Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him, has he not?Exod 20:6; 1Sam 2:30; Prov 8:17; Matt 5:3; Luke 6:20; John 7:48; 1Cor 1:26, 28; 2:9; 1Tim 6:18; 2Tim 4:8; James 1:12; Rev 2:9
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