Listen to these next verses in context with Isaiah 61:1-2: The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for...
Study Bible Book ◦ Chapter Not only thatThis phrase serves as a continuation and amplification of the preceding verses, emphasizing that the blessings of salvation are not limited to what has already been mentioned. The Greek phrase "ou monon de" suggests an escalation in the argument, ...
But in the desire to bring reconciliation, God puts it all on Himself―more specifically, on the death of His Son Jesus on an old rugged Cross. In Romans 5 Paul says our reconciliation wasthrough Christfive times in just three verses (vv. 9-11). As if it weren’t amazing enough that...