8:1 Some time 4 afterward 5 he went on through towns 6 and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news 7 of the kingdom of God. 8 The 9 twelve were with him,
40:9 Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion!
Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! 10
Shout, don’t be afraid!
Say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
41:27 I first decreed to Zion, ‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ 11
I sent a herald to Jerusalem. 12
52:7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains 13
the feet of a messenger who announces peace,
a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 14
61:1 The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me,
because the Lord has chosen 15 me. 16
He has commissioned 17 me to encourage 18 the poor,
to help 19 the brokenhearted,
to decree the release of captives,
and the freeing of prisoners,