Matthew 12:18-21
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18 (A)“Behold, my (B)servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
(C)I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
21 (D)and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
Isaiah 61:1
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The Year of the Lord's Favor
61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
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- Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
- Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
Isaiah 52:13
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Philippians 2:7
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7 but (A)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (B)servant,[a] (C)being born in the likeness of men.
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- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Isaiah 43:10
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10 (A)“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and (B)my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
(C)Before me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
Matthew 17:5
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5 He was still speaking when, behold, (A)a bright cloud overshadowed them, and (B)a voice from the cloud said, (C)“This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased; (D)listen to him.”
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- Matthew 17:5 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
Matthew 3:16-17
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16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (A)the heavens were opened to him,[a] and he (B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, (C)a voice from heaven said, (D)“This is my beloved Son,[b] with whom I am well pleased.”
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- Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him
- Matthew 3:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
John 3:34
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34 For he whom (A)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (B)without measure.
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1 Peter 2:4
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4 As you come to him, a living stone (A)rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,
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Isaiah 53:11
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11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see[a] and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall (A)the righteous one, my servant,
(B)make many to be accounted righteous,
(C)and he shall bear their iniquities.
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- Isaiah 53:11 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll he shall see light
Isaiah 41:8
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8 But you, Israel, (A)my servant,
Jacob, (B)whom I have chosen,
the offspring of Abraham, (C)my friend;
Colossians 1:13
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13 He (A)has delivered us from (B)the domain of darkness and transferred us to (C)the kingdom of (D)his beloved Son,
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 To me, (A)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (B)to preach to the Gentiles the (C)unsearchable (D)riches of Christ,
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 (A)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (B)the Beloved.
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Isaiah 50:4-9
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4 The Lord God has given (A)me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that (B)I may know how to sustain with a word
(C)him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
5 (D)The Lord God has opened my ear,
(E)and I was not rebellious;
I turned not backward.
6 (F)I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
7 But the Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
(G)therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
8 (H)He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
Let him come near to me.
9 (I)Behold, the Lord God helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.
Isaiah 49:3-8
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3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, (A)in whom I will be glorified.”[a]
4 (B)But I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my right is with the Lord,
and my recompense with my God.”
5 (C)And now the Lord says,
he (D)who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for (E)I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(F)I will make you (G)as a light for the nations,
that (H)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
7 Thus says the Lord,
(I)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(J)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
(K)“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(L)“In a (M)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (N)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(O)to apportion the desolate heritages,
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- Isaiah 49:3 Or I will display my beauty
Isaiah 11:2-5
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2 And (A)the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(B)He shall not judge by (C)what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by (D)what his ears hear,
4 but (E)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (F)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and (G)with the breath of his lips (H)he shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and (I)faithfulness the belt of his loins.
1 Peter 2:6
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6 For it stands in Scripture:
(A)“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
(B)and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Ephesians 1:4
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4 (A)even as he (B)chose us in him (C)before the foundation of the world, that we should be (D)holy and blameless before him. In love
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Acts 9:15
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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (B)before the Gentiles and (C)kings and the children of Israel.
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Isaiah 59:21
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21 “And as for me, (A)this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, (B)and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”
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