Isa 61:1-3, Mat 4:23, 9:35, Luk 4:17-19, 43-44, 8:1, Act 20:25, 28:23 | 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 ;

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}
2 ^fto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^gand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^hto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
ⁱthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^jthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^kthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Matthew 4:23

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

23 ^mAnd he went throughout all Galilee, ⁿteaching in their synagogues and ^oproclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ^phealing every disease and every affliction among the people.

Matthew 9:35

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

35 ^qAnd Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.

Luke 4:17-19

17 And ^rthe scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 ^s“The Spirit of the Lord ^tis upon me,
because he has anointed me
to ^uproclaim good news to the poor.
^vHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and ^wrecovering of sight to the blind,
^xto set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 ^yto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Luke 4:43-44

43 but he said to them, ^z“I must ^aapreach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching ^abin the synagogues of Judea. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Galilee}

Luke 8:1

Women Accompanying Jesus

1 Soon afterward he went on ^adthrough cities and villages, proclaiming and ^aebringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

Acts 20:25

25 And now, behold, ^afI know that none of you among whom I have gone about ^agproclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

Acts 28:23

23 When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening ^ahhe expounded to them, testifying to ^aithe kingdom of God and ^ajtrying to convince them about Jesus ^akboth from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.