Isaiah 42:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased. Upon him I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his feet, Until tribute comes to him, and he receives the people’s obedience.

Psalm 72:4

That he may defend the oppressed among the people, save the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 89:4

I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant:

Isaiah 2:4

He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.

Isaiah 32:16

Then judgment will dwell in the wilderness and justice abide in the garden land.

Isaiah 41:8

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend—

Isaiah 41:9

You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth and summoned from its far-off places, To whom I have said, You are my servant; I chose you, I have not rejected you—

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out, nor shout, nor make his voice heard in the street.

Isaiah 43:10

You are my witnesses—oracle of the Lord— my servant whom I have chosen To know and believe in me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, and after me there shall be none.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord, heeds his servant’s voice? Whoever walk in darkness, without any light, Yet trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon their God!

Isaiah 52:13

See, my servant shall prosper, he shall be raised high and greatly exalted.

Isaiah 53:11

Because of his anguish he shall see the light; because of his knowledge he shall be content; My servant, the just one, shall justify the many, their iniquity he shall bear.

Isaiah 59:21

This is my covenant with them, which I myself have made, says the Lord: My spirit which is upon you and my words that I have put in your mouth Shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your children Nor the mouths of your children’s children from this time forth and forever, says the Lord.

Isaiah 61:1

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 afflicted, to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, release to the prisoners,

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this that comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments, from Bozrah? Who is this, glorious in his apparel, striding in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, I who announce vindication, mighty to save.”

Haggai 2:23

On that day—oracle of the Lord of hosts—I will take you, my servant, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel—oracle of the Lord—and I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you—oracle of the Lord of hosts.

Zechariah 3:8

“Hear, O Joshua, high priest! You and your associates who sit before you! For they are signs of things to come! I will surely bring my servant the Branch.

Malachi 1:11

From the rising of the sun to its setting, my name is great among the nations; Incense offerings are made to my name everywhere, and a pure offering; For my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”

Luke 3:22

and the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” The Genealogy of Jesus.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,

Luke 4:19

and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”

Luke 9:35

Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”

John 16:32

Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

John 3:34

For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”

Acts 10:38

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, “God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too.” The Church at Antioch.

Acts 28:28

Let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.” [

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites,

Ephesians 1:4

as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love

Ephesians 1:6

for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. Fulfillment Through Christ.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,

Philippians 2:7

Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,

Colossians 1:13

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

1 Peter 2:4

Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God,

1 Peter 2:6

For it says in scripture: “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame.”