Matthew 12:18

God's Chosen Servant

¹⁷ This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said, ¹⁸ "Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom I am pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to unbelievers. ¹⁹ He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear him shouting in the streets.

Holy Spirit

Justice to the Gentiles

Judgment To The Gentiles

Justice To The Nations

Jesus

Luke 4:18

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has anointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set oppressed people free,

John 3:34

The one whom God sent speaks the words of God, because God does not give the Spirit in limited measure to him.

Isaiah 42:1

"Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I've placed my Spirit upon him; and he'll deliver his justice throughout the world.

Matthew 17:5

He was still speaking when a bright cloud suddenly overshadowed them. A voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him. Keep on listening to him!"

Acts 10:38

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, he went around doing good and healing everyone who was oppressed by the devil.

Psalm 89:19

You spoke to your faithful ones through a vision: "I will set a helper over a warrior. I will raise up a chosen one from the people.

Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

Isaiah 32:15-16

until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest."

Isaiah 49:1-3

"Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people from far away! The LORD called me from the womb; while I was still in my mother's body, he pronounced my name.

Isaiah 49:5-6

"And now, says the LORD, who formed you from the womb as his servant to bring Jacob back to him so that Israel might be gathered to him and I am honored in the LORD's sight and my God has been my help

Isaiah 52:13

"Look! My servant will prosper, and he will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.

Isaiah 53:11

Out of the suffering of his soul he will see light and find satisfaction. And through his knowledge his servant, the righteous one, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 59:20-21

"And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," says the LORD.

Isaiah 60:2-3

For look! Darkness will cover the earth and thick darkness is over the people, but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.

Isaiah 61:1-3

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;

Isaiah 62:2

The nations will see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and people will call you by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

Jeremiah 16:19

LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of difficulty, to you the nations will come, and from the ends of the earth they'll say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deception, things that are worthless, and in which there is no profit."

Zechariah 3:8

""Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and those companions of yours who sit with you, for these men are a sign that I am presenting my servant, the Branch.

Matthew 3:16-17

At this, he permitted him to be baptized. When Jesus had been baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. Suddenly, the heavens opened up for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.

Mark 1:11

Then a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

Mark 9:7

Then a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I love. Keep on listening to him!"

Luke 2:31-32

which you prepared for all people to see

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit descended on him, appearing in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

Luke 9:35

Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Keep listening to him!"

Luke 23:35

Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. The leaders were mocking him by saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Messiah of God, the chosen one!"

John 1:32-34

John also testified, "I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."

Acts 13:46-48

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly declared, "We had to speak God's word to you first, but since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now going to turn to the gentiles.

Acts 14:27

When they arrived, they called the church together and told them everything that God had done with them and how he had opened a door so that gentiles would believe.

Acts 26:17-18

I'll continue to rescue you from your people and from the gentiles to whom I'm sending you.

Romans 15:9-12

so that the gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "That is why I will praise you among the gentiles; I will sing praises to your name."

Ephesians 1:6

so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.

Ephesians 2:11-13

So then, remember that at one time you gentiles by birth were called "the uncircumcised" by those who called themselves "the circumcised." They underwent physical circumcision done by human hands.

Ephesians 3:5-8

which in previous generations was not made known to human beings as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This is that secret:

Philippians 2:6-7

In God's own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping.

Colossians 1:1

From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother.

Colossians 1:13

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

1 Peter 2:4

As you come to him, the living stone who was rejected by people but was chosen and precious in God's sight,

2 Peter 1:17

For he received honor and glory from God the Father when these words from the Majestic Glory were spoken about him: "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him."