Luke 4:18 Cross References - Worsley

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

¹⁶ about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

³ Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

²⁷ And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David. ²⁸ And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord. ²⁹ Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you: and their eyes were opened. ³⁰ And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Do not divulge it: but

⁵ the blind are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the gospel preached to them:

²⁰ a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax he will not extinguish, till He send forth judgement victorious.

²⁰ And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

²² And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

⁴¹ He first meeteth with his own brother Simon, and telleth him, "We have found the Messiah, which is to say, the Christ."

³⁴ for He, whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God giveth the Spirit to Him not by measure.

³⁹ And Jesus said, I am come into this world to execute judgement; that they who see not, may see; and that they who say they see, may be made blind. ⁴⁰ And some of the pharisees who were present, heard these words, and said to Him, Are we blind also? ⁴¹ Jesus replied, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin: but now ye say, We see; your sin therefore remaineth.

⁴⁶ I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me, might not abide in darkness.

²⁷ For of a truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles and the people of Israel, combined against thy holy child Jesus,

³⁸ how God anointed Him with the holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil: for God was with Him.

¹⁸ to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of satan unto God; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

⁸ For ye were heretofore darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: ⁹ walk therefore as children of light, (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,) ¹⁰ approving what is well-pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹ And have no communion with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. ¹² For it is a shame even to relate the things that are done by them in secret. ¹³ But all things to be reproved: are made manifest by the light: for whatever doth make manifest, is light. ¹⁴ Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹³ who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:

⁵ ye are all children of the light, and of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. ⁶ Therefore let us not sleep like others, but let us watch and be sober:

⁵ Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which He hath promised to them that love Him? but ye have slighted the poor.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should declare the glories of Him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

⁸ though I write it again as a new commandment, which is truth in Him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. ⁹ Now he that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is still in darkness: ¹⁰ whereas, he that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and is in no danger of stumbling.