King James Version

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to evangelise” (εὐαγγελίσασθαι) before [the] poor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to evangelise” (εὐαγγελίζεσθαι) before [the] poor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to heal the bruised the heart” (ἰὰσασθαι τοὺς συντετριμμένους τὴν καρδίαν) before proclaim here.

ΠνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.The Spiritκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐπ’epis uponἐπί (epi)preposition — “is upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.is uponἐμέememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.εἵνεκενheinekenbecauseεἵνεκενpreposition — “because”G1752for the sake of, on account of, on account of which, wherefore, on account of what, why.becauseἔχρισένechrisenhe hath anointedχρίω (chriō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath anointed”, a single actionG5548I anoint, consecrate by anointing.he hath anointedμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaito preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to preach the gospel”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).to preach the gospelπτωχοῖςptōchoisto the poorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the poor”, the to- or for-formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.to the poorἀπέσταλκένapestalkenhe hath sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath sent”, a completed action with a present resultG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.he hath sentμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκηρύξαιkēruxaito preachκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to preach”, a single actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.This verse uses “preach”.to preachαἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtoisto the captivesαἰχμάλωτος (aichmalōtos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the captives”, the to- or for-formG164a captive (in war), a prisoner.to the captivesἄφεσινaphesinlibertyἄφεσις (aphesis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “liberty”, the object formG859a sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness.libertyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τυφλοῖςtuphloisblindτυφλός (tuphlos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “blind”, the to- or for-formG5185blind, physically or mentally.ἀνάβλεψινanablepsinrecovery of sightἀνάβλεψις (anablepsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “recovery of sight”, the object formG309recovery of sight.ἀποστεῖλαιaposteilaito sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to send”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.τεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenousthem that are bruisedθραύω (thrauō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that are bruised”, a completed action with a present resultG2352I crush, break, shatter; met: I break down.them that are bruisedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἀφέσειapheseiforgivenessἄφεσις (aphesis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “forgiveness”, the to- or for-formG859a sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness.

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εὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthaito preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to preach the gospel”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).ἰὰσασθαιiasasthaito healἰάομαι (iaomai)verb, aorist deponent infinitive — “to heal”, a single actionG2390I heal, generally of the physical, sometimes of spiritual, disease.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συντετριμμένουςsuntetrimmenousbrokenheartedσυντρίβω (suntribō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “brokenhearted”, a completed action with a present resultG4937I break by crushing, break in pieces, shatter, crush, bruise.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίανkardianheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“ The Spirit of the Lord is on me , because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor . He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind , to deliver those who are crushed,

Darby Translation

[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,

Douay-Rheims

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,

Quotes

Isaiah 61:2 Isaiah 61:2 · King James VersionTo proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;Isaiah 61:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
it was written
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Fulfills

Isaiah 61:1 Isaiah 61:1 · King James VersionThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;Isaiah 61:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
it was written · anointed to preach good tidings · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;