1 The Spirit (Luke 4:18) of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach (Matthew 13:37) good tidings unto the meek; (Psalms 22:24; Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:18; James 2:5) 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;Luke 4:18 KJRV — Isaiah 61:1
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, (Luke 4:19) and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; (Jeremiah 31:9; Matthew 5:4) KJRV — Isaiah 61:2
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. KJRV — Isaiah 61:3
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. KJRV — Isaiah 61:4
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. KJRV — Isaiah 61:5
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. KJRV — Isaiah 61:6
7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. KJRV — Isaiah 61:7
8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. KJRV — Isaiah 61:8
9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed. KJRV — Isaiah 61:9
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. KJRV — Isaiah 61:10
11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. KJRV — Isaiah 61:11