Luke 4:18
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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,”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
χρίω
He has anointed
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χρίω
To anoint, to consecrate. Chrio. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. The anointing of Jesus at His baptism was for ministry. The same Spirit anoints you.
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εὐαγγελίζω
Preach
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εὐαγγελίζω
To bring good news, to proclaim the gospel. Euaggelizo. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. The Gospel is news not advice. It announces what has happened.
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καρδία
heart
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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κηρύσσω
to proclaim
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κηρύσσω
To proclaim, to preach, to herald. Kerusso. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel. The Gospel is news to be announced not advice to be offered. Announce it boldly.
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ἐλευθερία
Liberty
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ἐλευθερία
Freedom, liberty, release. Eleutheria. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Not freedom to sin but freedom from sin. The most profound liberty is inner liberty.
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πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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ἄφεσις
Release
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ἄφεσις
Forgiveness, release, pardon. Aphesis. Your sins are forgiven. Aphesis means the complete cancellation of debt. Not suspended but cancelled. Gone permanently.
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ἰάομαι
to heal
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ἰάομαι
To heal, to cure. Iaomai. He healed them all. Not some. All. The healing ministry of Jesus knew no exceptions. His willingness to heal has not diminished.
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ὅς
of which
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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τυφλός
Blind
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τυφλός
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
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συντρίβω
bruised
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συντρίβω
to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively)
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ἕνεκα
because
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ἕνεκα
on account of
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θραύω
the] oppressed
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θραύω
to crush
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