Luke 4:18

King James Version (KJV)

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,

Translations

Luke 4:18 - Amplified Bible

The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],

Luke 4:18 - American Standard Version

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luke 4:18 - Bible in Basic English

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

Luke 4:18 - Darby Bible

[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,

Luke 4:18 - English Standard Version

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Luke 4:18 - King James Version

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,

Luke 4:18 - La Biblia de las Americas

EL ESPIRITU DEL SEÑOR ESTA SOBRE MI,
PORQUE ME HA UNGIDO PARA ANUNCIAR EL EVANGELIO A LOS POBRES.
ME HA ENVIADO (Algunos mss. agregan aquì: a sanar a los quebrantados de corazòn) PARA PROCLAMAR LIBERTAD A LOS CAUTIVOS,
Y LA RECUPERACION

Luke 4:18 - The Message

Luke 4:18 - New American Standard Bible

"THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,

Luke 4:18 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"EL ESPIRITU DEL SEÑOR ESTA SOBRE MI,
PORQUE ME HA UNGIDO PARA ANUNCIAR EL EVANGELIO A LOS POBRES.
ME HA ENVIADO PARA PROCLAMAR LIBERTAD A LOS CAUTIVOS,
Y LA RECUPERACION DE LA VISTA A LOS CIEGOS<

Luke 4:18 - World English Bible

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, Because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to the captives, Recovering of sight to the blind, To deliver those who are crushed,

Luke 4:18 - Young's Living Translation

`The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

Luke 4:18 - Additional Comments

All the gifts and benefits of the Spirit are with Jesus - it is complete. See John 3:34.
Jesus was anointed. The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest (Ex. 29:29; Lev. 4:3) and of the sacred vessels (Ex. 30:26). The high priest and the king are thus called "the anointed" (Lev. 4:3, 5, 16; 6:20; Ps. 132:10). Anointing a king was equivalent to crowning him (1 Sam. 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:4, etc.). Prophets were also anointed (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Chr. 16:22; Ps. 105:15). Anointing is placing in a position, with a purpose (as a king may be anointed). Jesus was consecrated, set apart, by God, for the purposes listed in this verse.
Notice that Jesus just did not choose to go - He was sent. He was given a mission by someone else - God.
Jesus was sent to preach - He was a preacher.
The first thing listed is that Jesus was sent to the poor. This elevates their status, and shows his focus. Jesus was sent as a rescuer, of the poor, the brokenhearted, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed. His primary mission was to save those He could help, not to condemn those needing condemnation..
What Jesus was sent to all these people with a purpose - to preach the gospel, "good news". Makes sense - he was sent to those needing good news!
The essence of this passage was that the Messiah had come.

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