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Luke 4:17-19
EasyEnglish Bible
Luke 4:17-19
EasyEnglish Bible
17 They gave him the scroll that had the messages of God's prophet Isaiah. Jesus opened the scroll. He found the place where Isaiah wrote:
18 ‘The Spirit of the Lord God is on me.
He has chosen me to tell good news to poor people.
He has sent me to tell people who are in prison, “You can go free!”
I must say to people that cannot see, “See again!”
I must cause people that are like slaves to become free.
19 I must tell everyone, “This is the year when God will be kind to his people.” ’[a]
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- 4:19 Jesus read the words from Isaiah 61:1-2, but he changed them a bit.
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