Luke 4:19

to proclaim the year ¹  of the Lord’s favor.” ² 

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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour."

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TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD."

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and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come."

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to announce, "This is God's year to act!"

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To give knowledge that the year of the Lord’s good pleasure is come.

bibleoremus Luk 4:19

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor."

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To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."

biblegateway Luk 4:19

to proclaim the year ¹  of the Lord’s favor.” ² 

¹ sn The year of the Lord’s favor (Grk “the acceptable year of the Lord”) is a description of the year of Jubilee (Lev 25:10). The year of the total forgiveness of debt is now turned into a metaphor for salvation. Jesus had come to proclaim that God was ready to forgive sin totally.

² sn A quotation from Isa 61:1-2a. Within the citation is a line from Isa 58:6, with its reference to setting the oppressed free.