Psalm 45:7
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7 you love righteousness and hate wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;(A)
Hebrews 1:9
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9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;[a]
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”(A)
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- 1.9 Other ancient authorities read wickedness
Psalm 21:6
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6 You bestow on him blessings forever;
you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
Psalm 33:5
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5 He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.(A)
Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Good News of Deliverance
61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,(A)
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,(B)
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.(C)
Colossians 1:18-19
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18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.(A) 19 For in him all the fullness of God[a] was pleased to dwell,
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- 1.19 Gk lacks of God
Ephesians 1:3
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A)
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- 1.3 Gk heavenlies
Luke 4:18-21
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,(A)
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”(B)
20 And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.(C) 21 Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
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Acts 2:28
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28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
Romans 8:29
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29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family.[a](A)
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- 8.29 Gk among many brothers
John 3:34
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34 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.(A)
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John 1:16
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16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[a](A)
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- 1.16 Or grace in place of grace
Psalm 101:8
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8 Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all evildoers
from the city of the Lord.(A)
Matthew 3:15
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15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.
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Psalm 101:3-4
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3 I will not set before my eyes
anything that is base.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.(A)
4 Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;
I will know nothing of evil.(B)
Psalm 99:4
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4 Mighty King,[a] lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(A)
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- 99.4 Cn: Heb And a king’s strength
Psalm 89:26
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26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(A)
Psalm 89:20
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20 I have found my servant David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;(A)
Psalm 11:7
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7 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.(A)
Psalm 2:2
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2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and his anointed, saying,(A)
1 Kings 19:16
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16 Also you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.(A)
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1 Kings 1:39-40
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39 There the priest Zadok took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”(A) 40 And all the people went up following him, playing on pipes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth quaked at their noise.
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.(A)
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Leviticus 8:12
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12 He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.(A)
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Revelation 21:27
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27 But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(A)
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