The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, therefore hath the Lord anointed me: he hath sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor, to bind up the broken hearted, to preach liberty to the captives, and to them that are bound, the opening of the prison, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn, To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, and to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of gladness for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. -Isaiah 61:1-3 And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be satisfied: blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, and revile you, and put out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and be glad: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for after this manner their fathers did to the Prophets: But woe be to you that are rich: for ye have received your consolation. Woe be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Woe be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wail and weep. Woe be to you when all men speak well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies: do well to them which hate you. Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other, and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, so do ye to them likewise. -Luke 6:20-31 And Jesus answered, and said unto them, Go your ways and show John, what things ye have seen and heard, that the blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor receive the Gospel. -Luke 7:22 And they shall build the old waste places, and raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the cities that were desolate and waste through many generations. And the strangers shall stand and feed your sheep, and the sons of the strangers shall be your plowmen, and dressers of your vines. But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord, and men shall say unto you, The ministers of our God: Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and shall be exalted with their glory. For your shame you shall receive double, and for confusion, they shall rejoice in their portion: for in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. For I the Lord love judgment, and hate robbery for burnt offering, and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their buds among the people. All that see them, shall know them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, and covered me with the robe of righteousness: he hath decked me like a bridegroom, and as a bride attireth herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth to grow that which is sown in it: so the Lord God will cause righteousness to grow, and praise before all the heathen. -Isaiah 61:4-11
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