Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord rests on me, for he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce freedom to the captives and sight to the blind, to set the downtrodden free,
Treated in 21 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Luke 4:18
…the Holy Spirit. The answer is found in a comparison of Hebrews 1:9, with Acts 10:38 and Luke 4:18. In Acts 10:38, we read “how God anoin ted Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ cites Luke 4:18
…to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18, 19. Henceforth all His teachings, all His works, all His miracles of power were…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Catherine Booth — The Preacher Who Took the Gospel to the Streets cites Luke 4:18–19
…for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour” (Luke 4:18–19, NIV). If Jesus had been anointed specifically to reach the poor, the prisoners, and the…
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
O Prejudice cites LUKE 4:18
…poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. LUKE 4:18 It cost her a pulpit, and it was right. Soon after, in Zanesville, the white Methodists…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in privileges cites Luke iv. 18
…David, “I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy precepts,” Ps. cxix. 45; Isa. lxi. 1; Luke iv. 18; Rom. viii. 2, 21; Gal. iv. 7, v. 1, 13; James i. 25; John viii. 32, 33, 36; Rom. vi. 18…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Luke 4:18–19
…both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.” Luke 4:18–19 — “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Magomero cites Luke 4:18
…are “to proclaim release to the captives … to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18, ASV). Christians have argued for centuries about how literally to take them. Is Jesus…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
The Punjab He Entered cites Luke 4:18
…of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor” (Luke 4:18, ASV). James asked his readers, “Did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 4:18
…Christ. He lived among them as a brother. Scriptures to revisit 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; Luke 4:18; James 2:5; Galatians 3:28. Reflection 1. Who are the despised people in your community?…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
Into the Open Fields cites LUKE 4:18
…of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. LUKE 4:18 It changed Whitefield too. He learned to speak to a crowd that could walk away. He…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
Power from on High cites LUKE 4:18
…captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. LUKE 4:18 If Jesus needed the anointing of the Spirit to do the work He was sent to do, Evans asks…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
The Least of These cites LUKE 4:18
…of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. LUKE 4:18 Simpson observed that the churches of his day were arranged, without anyone having…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Myrmidon cites Luke 4:18
…him “to proclaim release to the captives … to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18, ASV). Then he rolled up the scroll and said that the scripture had been fulfilled that…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 4:18
…a British warship, an act of justice he never forgot. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18. Reflection 1. Who has been an instrument of freedom in your life? 2. What does it mean…
- Morning by Morning ·
November cites Luke 4:18
…shall gallant ship pass thereby. November 25 “To preach deliverance to the captives.” (Luke 4:18) None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from him only. It…
- The Big Story ·
The Kingdom Is Here cites Luke 4:18
…He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind” (Luke 4:18). Then He sat down and said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke…
- With and Without Christ ·
Non-Christians without Christ cites Luke iv. 18
…strength. Hence the Lord of Love became man that He might set us free from our bondage (Luke iv. 18); and to set the world aright He uses as His instruments those whom He has saved and set…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 4: The King Is Born ·
Good News in Nazareth cites Luke 4:18
…of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor.” — Luke 4:18 Jesus came back to Nazareth, the town where He had grown up. Everyone knew Him there.…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Luke 4:18 -19
…to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. ” (Luke 4:18 -19.). All these passages contain the one lesson that it was by the special anointing with…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 4:16-21
…mission was drawn into fighting and lost its bishop. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1-4; Luke 4:16-21. Reflection 1. Is it ever right for Christians to use force to free the oppressed? 2.…
- Ever-Increasing Faith ·
Deliverance to the Captives cites Luke 4:1-20
Read Luke 4:1-20 Our precious Lord Jesus has everything for everybody. Forgiveness of sin, healing of…