Endnote 41 – Did Jesus Speak Greek?

The text is composite, being a quotation of Isaiah 61:1a, b, d; 58:6d; 61:2a. It omits “to heal the broken-hearted” (61:1c) and “the day of vengeance of our God” (61:2b). As such, it is scarcely derived directly from the Hebrew or the Septuagint.