Psalm 45:7
New Living Translation
7 You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.
Hebrews 1:9
New Living Translation
9 You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”[a]
Psalm 21:6
New Living Translation
6 You have endowed him with eternal blessings
and given him the joy of your presence.
Psalm 33:5
New Living Translation
5 He loves whatever is just and good;
the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
Isaiah 61:1-3
New Living Translation
Good News for the Oppressed
61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
for the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
and to proclaim that captives will be released
and prisoners will be freed.[a]
2 He has sent me to tell those who mourn
that the time of the Lord’s favor has come,[b]
and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.
3 To all who mourn in Israel,[c]
he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,
a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks
that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
Colossians 1:18-19
New Living Translation
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.[a]
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
Footnotes
- 1:18 Or the firstborn from the dead.
Ephesians 1:3
New Living Translation
Spiritual Blessings
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
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Luke 4:18-21
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,
19 and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.[a]”
20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 21 Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!”
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- 4:18-19 Or and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. Isa 61:1-2 (Greek version); 58:6.
Acts 2:28
New Living Translation
28 You have shown me the way of life,
and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’[a]
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- 2:25-28 Ps 16:8-11 (Greek version).
Psalm 101:8
New Living Translation
8 My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked
and free the city of the Lord from their grip.
John 3:34
New Living Translation
34 For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.
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John 1:16
New Living Translation
16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.[a]
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- 1:16 Or received the grace of Christ rather than the grace of the law; Greek reads received grace upon grace.
Romans 8:29
New Living Translation
29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn[a] among many brothers and sisters.
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- 8:29 Or would be supreme.
Psalm 101:3-4
New Living Translation
3 I will refuse to look at
anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
I will have nothing to do with them.
4 I will reject perverse ideas
and stay away from every evil.
Psalm 99:4
New Living Translation
4 Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established fairness.
You have acted with justice
and righteousness throughout Israel.[a]
Psalm 89:26
New Living Translation
26 And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
Psalm 11:7
New Living Translation
7 For the righteous Lord loves justice.
The virtuous will see his face.
Matthew 3:15
New Living Translation
15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.[a]” So John agreed to baptize him.
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- 3:15 Or for we must fulfill all righteousness.
Psalm 89:20
New Living Translation
20 I have found my servant David.
I have anointed him with my holy oil.
Psalm 2:2
New Living Translation
2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.
1 Kings 19:16
New Living Translation
16 Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi[a] to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.
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1 Kings 1:39-40
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39 There Zadok the priest took the flask of olive oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon with the oil. Then they sounded the ram’s horn and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people followed Solomon into Jerusalem, playing flutes and shouting for joy. The celebration was so joyous and noisy that the earth shook with the sound.
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Revelation 21:27
New Living Translation
27 Nothing evil[a] will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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- 21:27 Or ceremonially unclean.
Hebrews 7:26
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26 He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.[a]
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- 7:26 Or has been exalted higher than the heavens.
Hebrews 2:14
New Living Translation
14 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had[a] the power of death.
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- 2:14 Or has.
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