Cross references

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me,

because the LORD has anointed Me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives

and freedom to the prisoners,

Isaiah 61:1 BSB
  1. a Hebrew; LXX to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; cited in Luke 4:18

Isaiah 61:1 has 41 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 41 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 4:18–19 (300 votes) and Luke 7:22 (163 votes). 130 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Exodus 28 to 1 John 5.

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Which verses does Isaiah 61:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 41, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. “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 proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

  2. Luke 7:22163 votes

    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

  3. Isaiah 42:7151 votes

    to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

  4. Matthew 11:5136 votes

    The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

  5. Psalm 147:3121 votes

    He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

  6. Isaiah 42:1112 votes

    “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

  7. As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

  8. Acts 10:3888 votes

    how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

  9. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, …

  10. Isaiah 57:1586 votes

    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

  11. Psalm 34:1878 votes
  12. Isaiah 49:973 votes
  13. Isaiah 48:1668 votes
  14. John 3:3463 votes
  15. Acts 26:1863 votes
  16. Matthew 3:1654 votes
  17. Hosea 6:152 votes
  18. Psalm 22:2646 votes

Which verses point to Isaiah 61:1?

The 10 strongest of 130.