Luke 4:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

The Spirit. The Article is understood, in English. See Luke 4:1.

upon. Greek. epi. App-104.

because. on account of which.

anointed Me. Hence His name "Christ". Compare Acts 10:38.

preach the gospel. announce the glad tidings (see verses: Luke 43:44). See App-121. Note the sevenfold

Prophecy (App-10). poor. App-127.

sent. App-174.

to heal the broken-hearted. All the texts omit this clause.

to preach. to proclaim. See App-121. deliverance. Greek aphesis. Compare Luke 3:3.

to set at liberty... bruised. to send away in discharge (en aphesei) the oppressed, or broken. Occurs only here. This is added from Isaiah 58:6, making the quotation "compound". See App-107. This form of reading was allowed and provided for.

Luke 4:18

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,