Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
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- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
Matthew 12:18-21
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18 “Behold!(A) My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved (B)in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;
21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.”
Luke 3:22
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22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am (A)well pleased.”
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Isaiah 61:1
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The Good News of Salvation
61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
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- Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
Isaiah 52:13
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The Sin-Bearing Servant
13 Behold, (A)My Servant shall [a]deal prudently;
(B)He shall be exalted and [b]extolled and be very high.
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- Isaiah 52:13 prosper
- Isaiah 52:13 Lit. be lifted up
Philippians 2:7
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7 (A)but [a]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form (B)of a bondservant, and (C)coming in the likeness of men.
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- Philippians 2:7 emptied Himself of His privileges
Isaiah 43:10
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10 “You(A) are My witnesses,” says the Lord,
(B)“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and (C)believe Me,
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
Nor shall there be after Me.
Matthew 17:5
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5 (A)While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (B)“This is My beloved Son, (C)in whom I am well pleased. (D)Hear Him!”
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Matthew 3:16-17
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16 (A)When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [a]He saw (B)the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 (C)And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, (D)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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- Matthew 3:16 Or he
Isaiah 53:11
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11 [a]He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge (A)My righteous (B)Servant shall (C)justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
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- Isaiah 53:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX From the labor of His soul He shall see light
1 Peter 2:4
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The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People(A)
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, (B)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
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Ephesians 3:8
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Purpose of the Mystery
8 To me, (A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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Isaiah 41:8
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8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have (A)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My (B)friend.
Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, (A)by which He [a]made us accepted in (B)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
John 3:34
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34 (A)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (B)by measure.
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Colossians 1:13
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13 He has delivered us from (A)the power of darkness (B)and [a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
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- Colossians 1:13 transferred
Isaiah 50:4-9
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4 “The(A) Lord God has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is (B)weary.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear
To hear as the learned.
5 The Lord God (C)has opened My ear;
And I was not (D)rebellious,
Nor did I turn away.
6 (E)I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And (F)My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and (G)spitting.
7 “For the Lord God will help Me;
Therefore I will not be disgraced;
Therefore (H)I have set My face like a flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed.
8 (I)He is near who justifies Me;
Who will contend with Me?
Let us stand together.
Who is [a]My adversary?
Let him come near Me.
9 Surely the Lord God will help Me;
Who is he who will condemn Me?
(J)Indeed they will all grow old like a garment;
(K)The moth will eat them up.
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- Isaiah 50:8 Lit. master of My judgment
Isaiah 11:2-5
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2 (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 of the fear of the Lord.
3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
4 But (B)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (C)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
Ephesians 1:4
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4 just as (A)He chose us in Him (B)before the foundation of the world, that we should (C)be holy and without blame before Him in love,
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Acts 10:38
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38 how (A)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who (B)went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, (C)for God was with Him.
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Isaiah 59:21
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21 “As(A) for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”
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Isaiah 49:3-8
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3 “And He said to me,
(A)‘You are My servant, O Israel,
(B)In whom I will be glorified.’
4 (C)Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my [a]just reward is with the Lord,
And my [b]work with my God.’ ”
5 “And now the Lord says,
Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
So that Israel (D)is [c]gathered to Him
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God shall be My strength),
6 Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a (E)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
7 Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [d]their Holy One,
(F)To Him [e]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(G)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”
8 Thus says the Lord:
“In an (H)acceptable[f] time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have helped You;
I will [g]preserve You (I)and give You
As a covenant to the people,
To restore the earth,
To cause them to inherit the desolate [h]heritages;
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- Isaiah 49:4 justice
- Isaiah 49:4 recompense
- Isaiah 49:5 Qr., DSS, LXX gathered to Him; Kt. not gathered
- Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
- Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul
- Isaiah 49:8 favorable
- Isaiah 49:8 keep
- Isaiah 49:8 inheritances
Psalm 89:19-20
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19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your [a]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one (A)chosen from the people.
20 (B)I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
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- Psalm 89:19 So with many Heb. mss.; MT, LXX, Tg., Vg. holy ones
1 Peter 2:6
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6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
(A)“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
Romans 15:8-16
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8 Now I say that (A)Jesus Christ has become a [a]servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, (B)to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and (C)that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
(D)“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10 And again he says:
(E)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11 And again:
(F)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12 And again, Isaiah says:
(G)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all (H)joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
From Jerusalem to Illyricum
14 Now (I)I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, (J)filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish [b]one another. 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, (K)because of the grace given to me by God, 16 that (L)I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the (M)offering [c]of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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- Romans 15:8 minister
- Romans 15:14 M others
- Romans 15:16 Consisting of
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