Matthew 12:18
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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.
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
Luke 4:18
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18 “The(A) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me [a]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To (B)set at liberty those who are [b]oppressed;
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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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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Isaiah 61:1-3
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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;
2 (E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
3 To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(I)The planting of the Lord, (J)that He may be glorified.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
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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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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:13 prosper
- Isaiah 52:13 Lit. be lifted up
Isaiah 49:5-6
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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 (A)is [a]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 (B)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:5 Qr., DSS, LXX gathered to Him; Kt. not gathered
Isaiah 32:15-16
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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Isaiah 11:2
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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.
2 Peter 1:17
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17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: (A)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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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
Colossians 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
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Philippians 2:6-7
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6 who, (A)being in the form of God, did not consider it [a]robbery to be equal with God, 7 (B)but [b]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form (C)of a bondservant, and (D)coming in the likeness of men.
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- Philippians 2:6 Or something to be held onto to be equal
- Philippians 2:7 emptied Himself of His privileges
Ephesians 3:5-8
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5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: 6 that the Gentiles (A)should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, 7 (B)of which I became a minister (C)according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by (D)the effective working of His power.
Purpose of the Mystery
8 To me, (E)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (F)the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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Ephesians 2:11-13
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Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called (A)the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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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
Romans 15:9-12
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9 and (A)that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
(B)“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10 And again he says:
(C)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11 And again:
(D)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12 And again, Isaiah says:
(E)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
Acts 26:17-18
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17 I will [a]deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, (A)to whom I [b]now send you, 18 (B)to open their eyes, in order (C)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (D)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (E)an inheritance among those who are (F)sanctified[c] by faith in Me.’
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- Acts 26:17 rescue
- Acts 26:17 NU, M omit now
- Acts 26:18 set apart
Acts 14:27
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27 Now when they had come and gathered the church together, (A)they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had (B)opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Acts 13:46-48
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46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, (A)“It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but (B)since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, (C)we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:
(D)‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. (E)And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
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Acts 11:18
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18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, (A)“Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”
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John 1:32-34
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32 (A)And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, (B)this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the (C)Son of God.”
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Luke 23:35
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35 And (A)the people stood looking on. But even the (B)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”
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