1. Matt 11:2-6 Luke 7:18b-23 Luke 4:16-20 Isa 61:1-2
16 When he came
to Nazareth, where
he had been
brought up, he
went to the
synagogue on the
sabbath day, as
was his custom.
He stood up to
read,
17 and the scroll of
the prophet Isaiah
was given to him.
He unrolled the
scroll and found
the place where it
was written:
18 "The Spirit of 1 The Spirit of the
the Lord is upon Lord God is upon me,
me, because because
he has the Lord has
anointed me anointed me
he has sent me
to bring good news to bring good news
to the poor to the oppressed,
He has sent me
to proclaim release
to the captives
to bind up the broken
hearted,
(cf. Luke 7: and recovery of
sight to the blind
to let the to proclaim liberty
oppressed go free, to the captives
and release to the
prisoners;
19 to proclaim the 2 to proclaim the
acceptable year year
of the Lord." of the Lord's favor,
and the day of
vengeance of our
God;
20 And he rolled
up the scroll, gave

2. it back to the
attendant, and sat
down.
The eyes of all I the
synagogue were
fixed on him.
And he began to
say to them,
"Today this
scripture has been
fulfilled in your
hearing."
When John heard So John
in prison
what the Messiah
was doing,
summoned and
he sent word sent them
by his disciples two of his disciples
and sent them to
the Lord to ask,
"Are you the one
who is to come,
or are we to wait
for another?"
When the men
had come to Jesus
and, to him, they said,
"John the Baptist
has sent us to you
to ask,
"Are you the one 'Are you the one
who is to come, who is to come,
or are we to wait or are we to wait
for another?" for another?'"
Jesus had just then
cured many people
of diseases,
plagues and evil
spirits
and had given sight
to many who were
blind.
Jesus answered And he answered

3. them, them,
"Go and tell John "Go and tell John
what you what you have
hear and see: seen and heard:
the blind receive the blind receive
their sight, their sight,
the lame walk, the lame walk,
the lepers are the lepers are
cleansed, cleansed,
the deaf hear, the deaf hear,
the dead are the dead are
raised, raised,
and the poor have the poor have
good news brought good news brought
to them. to them.
And blessed is And blessed is
anyone who takes anyone who takes
no offense at me." no offense at me."