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Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord's Favor

61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor; [1]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; [2]

Footnotes

[1] Or afflicted
[2] Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind