Isa 61:1, Mat 4:17, 11:1, Mar 6:12, Luk 9:60, 16:16, Joh 3:2, Act 4:2 | ESV | STEP | The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor ; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted , to proclaim liberty to the captives , and the opening of the prison to those who are bound ;

Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^aThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^banointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^dthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}

Matthew 4:17

17 ^fFrom that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ^g“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 11:1

Messengers from John the Baptist

1 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Mark 6:12

12 ^hSo they went out and ⁱproclaimed ^jthat people should repent.

Luke 9:60

60 And Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} said to him, “Leave ^lthe dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^mproclaim the kingdom of God.”

Luke 16:16

16 ⁿ“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then ^othe good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and ^peveryone forces his way into it. ^{▼▼Or everyone is forcefully urged into it}

John 3:2

2 This man came to Jesus ^{▼▼Greek him} ^sby night and said to him, ^t“Rabbi, ^uwe know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do ^vunless God is with him.”

Acts 4:2

2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming ^win Jesus the resurrection from the dead.