Where a verse leads
Luke 4:18: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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,”Luke 4:18
Luke 4:18 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site, from his words and his self-revelation to shadows and types. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 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, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Luke 4 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
This takes up the Old Testament at:
“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;”
Isaiah 61:1 · King James Version
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Every collection that stands on this verse
His words and His self-revelation
Shadows and types
- The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me
- The Year of Jubilee
- The Year of Jubilee (Strong canonical echo)
Questions people ask
What does Luke 4:18 mean?
Luke 4:18 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Luke 4:18 in the Bible?
Luke 4:18 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Luke 4:18 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Luke 4:18 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.