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Isaiah 61:2

to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor

and the day of our God’s vengeance,

to comfort all who mourn,

Isaiah 61:2 BSB
  1. a Or to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD; cited in Luke 4:19

Isaiah 61:2 has 25 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 24 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 5:4 (20 votes) and Isaiah 34:8 (16 votes). 78 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Exodus 29 to Revelation 6.

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Which verses does Isaiah 61:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 25, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Matthew 5:420 votes

    Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

  2. Isaiah 34:816 votes

    For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

  3. Luke 4:1911 votes

    to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

  4. Isaiah 57:1810 votes

    I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:16–179 votes

    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

  6. John 16:20–228 votes

    Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. …

  7. Isaiah 25:87 votes

    He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

  8. Isaiah 35:47 votes

    Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”

  9. Isaiah 49:87 votes

    This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,

  10. Jeremiah 31:137 votes

    Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

  11. 1 Thessalonians 2:167 votes
  12. Isaiah 63:1–66 votes
  13. Isaiah 66:10–126 votes
  14. Isaiah 66:146 votes
  15. Malachi 4:1–36 votes
  16. Luke 7:44–506 votes
  17. Luke 21:22–246 votes
  18. 2 Corinthians 1:4–56 votes
  19. Jeremiah 46:105 votes
  20. Luke 6:215 votes

Which verses point to Isaiah 61:2?

The 10 strongest of 78.