Cross references

Luke 4:18

“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,

Luke 4:18 BSB
  1. a BYZ and TR He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives

Luke 4:18 has 53 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 53 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 61:1 (249 votes) and Matthew 11:5 (119 votes). 69 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Luke 4:18 point to?

The 20 strongest of 53, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 61:1249 votes

    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,

  2. Matthew 11:5119 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.

  3. He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

  4. Acts 10:3896 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.

  5. Luke 7:2278 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.

  6. Acts 26:1871 votes

    to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

  7. Isaiah 42:766 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.

  8. John 12:4661 votes

    I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

  9. 1 Peter 2:954 votes

    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

  10. On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see. The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  11. Matthew 4:1631 votes
  12. Isaiah 32:330 votes
  13. Psalm 147:324 votes
  14. Isaiah 35:524 votes
  15. 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, …

Which verses point to Luke 4:18?

The 10 strongest of 69.