Isaiah 42:1

God's Word

Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him.

Psalm 72:4

May he grant justice to the people who are oppressed. May he save the children of needy people and crush their oppressor.

Psalm 89:4

‘I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.’ ” Selah

Isaiah 2:4

Then he will judge disputes between nations and settle arguments between many people. They will hammer their swords into plowblades and their spears into pruning shears. Nations will never fight against each other, and they will never train for war again.

Isaiah 32:16

Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will be at home in the fertile field.

Isaiah 41:8

“But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.

Isaiah 41:9

I have taken you from the ends of the earth and called you from its most distant places. I said to you, ‘You are my servant. I’ve chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.’

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out or raise ⌞his voice⌟. He will not make his voice heard in the streets.

Isaiah 43:10

“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord. “I have chosen you as my servant so that you can know and believe in me and understand that I am the one ⌞who did this⌟. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.

Isaiah 52:13

My servant will be successful. He will be respected, praised, and highly honored.

Isaiah 53:11

He will see and be satisfied because of his suffering. My righteous servant will acquit many people because of what he has learned ⌞through suffering⌟. He will carry their sins as a burden.

Isaiah 59:21

“This is my promise  to them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I put in your mouth will not leave you. They will be with your children and your grandchildren permanently,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is with me because the Lord has anointed me to deliver good news to humble people. He has sent me to heal those who are brokenhearted, to announce that captives will be set free and prisoners will be released.

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? “It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save ⌞you⌟.”

Haggai 2:23

On that day, declares the Lord of Armies, I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel (son of Shealtiel), declares the Lord. I will make you like a signet ring, because I have chosen you, declares the Lord of Armies.’ ”

Zechariah 3:8

“Listen, Chief Priest Joshua and your friends sitting with you. These men are a sign of things to come: I’m going to bring my servant, the Branch.

Malachi 1:11

“From the nations where the sun rises to the nations where the sun sets, my name will be great. Incense and pure offerings will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.

Matthew 17:5

He was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them. Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love and with whom I am pleased. Listen to him!”

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down to him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you.”

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,

Luke 4:19

to announce the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Luke 9:35

A voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!”

John 16:32

The time is coming, and is already here, when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go your own way and leave me all alone. Yet, I’m not all alone, because the Father is with me.

John 3:34

The man whom God has sent speaks God’s message. After all, God gives him the Spirit without limit.

John 6:27

Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”

Acts 10:38

You know that God anointed Jesus from Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went everywhere and did good things, such as healing everyone who was under the devil’s power. Jesus did these things because God was with him.

Acts 11:18

When the others heard this, they had no further objections. They praised God by saying, “Then God has also led people who are not Jewish to turn to him so that they can change the way they think and act and have eternal life.”

Acts 28:28

“You need to know that God has sent his salvation to people who are not Jews. They will listen.”

Acts 9:15

The Lord told Ananias, “Go! I’ve chosen this man to bring my name to nations, to kings, and to the people of Israel.

Ephesians 1:4

Before the creation of the world, he chose us through Christ to be holy and perfect in his presence.

Ephesians 1:6

so that the kindness  he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least of all God’s people. Yet, God showed me his kindness by allowing me to spread the Good News of the immeasurable wealth of Christ to people who are not Jewish.

Philippians 2:7

Instead, he emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant, by becoming like other humans, by having a human appearance.

Colossians 1:13

God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves.

1 Peter 2:4

You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God.

1 Peter 2:6

That is why Scripture says, “I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion, and the person who believes in him will never be ashamed.”