Isaiah 42:1

Conservative English Version

Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts.

Psalm 72:4

Let the king defend the poor, rescue the homeless, and crush everyone who hurts them.

Psalm 89:4

David, one of your descendants will always be king."

Isaiah 2:4

He will settle arguments between nations. They will pound their swords and their spears into rakes and shovels; they will never make war or attack one another.

Isaiah 32:16

Honesty and justice will prosper there,

Isaiah 41:8

Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

Isaiah 41:9

From far across the earth I brought you here and said, "You are my chosen servant. I haven't forgotten you."

Isaiah 42:2

He won't shout or yell or call out in the streets.

Isaiah 43:10

My people, you are my witnesses and my chosen servant. I want you to know me, to trust me, and understand that I alone am God. I have always been God; there can be no others.

Isaiah 50:10

None of you respect the LORD or obey his servant. You walk in the dark instead of the light; you don't trust the name of the LORD your God.

Isaiah 52:13

The LORD says: My servant will succeed! He will be given great praise and the highest honors.

Isaiah 53:11

By suffering, the servant will learn the true meaning of obeying the LORD. Although he is innocent, he will take the punishment for the sins of others, so that many of them will no longer be guilty.

Isaiah 59:21

The LORD says: "My people, I promise to give you my Spirit and my message. These will be my gifts to you and your families forever. I, the LORD, have spoken."

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the LORD God has taken control of me! The LORD has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the good news, to heal the brokenhearted, and to announce freedom for prisoners and captives.

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with clothes stained red? Who is this hero marching in his glorious uniform? "It's me, the LORD! I have won the battle, and I can save you!"

Haggai 2:23

But tell my servant Zerubbabel that I, the LORD All-Powerful, have chosen him, and he will rule in my name.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen carefully, High Priest Joshua and all of you other priests. You are a sign of things to come, because I am going to bring back my servant, the Chosen King.

Malachi 1:11

From dawn until dusk my name is praised by every nation on this earth, as they burn incense and offer the proper sacrifices to me.

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was still speaking, the shadow of a bright cloud passed over them. From the cloud a voice said, "This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him. Listen to what he says!"

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you."

Luke 4:18

"The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers,

Luke 4:19

and to say, 'This is the year the Lord has chosen.' "

Luke 9:35

From the cloud a voice spoke, "This is my chosen Son. Listen to what he says!"

John 16:32

The time will come and is already here when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go back home and leave me by myself. But the Father will be with me, and I won't be alone.

John 3:34

The Son was sent to speak God's message, and he has been given the full power of God's Spirit.

John 6:27

Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so."

Acts 10:38

God gave the Holy Spirit and power to Jesus from Nazareth. He was with Jesus, as he went around doing good and healing everyone who was under the power of the devil.

Acts 11:18

When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, "God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!"

Acts 28:28

Paul said, "You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen."

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to Ananias, "Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me.

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.

Ephesians 1:6

God was very kind to us because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

Philippians 2:7

Instead he gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us.

Colossians 1:13

God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

1 Peter 2:4

Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone that people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored.

1 Peter 2:6

It is just as God says in the Scriptures, "Look! I am placing in Zion a choice and precious cornerstone. No one who has faith in that one will be disappointed."