Matthew 12:18

God's Chosen Servant

¹⁷ that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, ¹⁸ "This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations. ¹⁹ He will not wrangle or raise His voice, nor will His voice be heard in the broadways.

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, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,

John 3:34

For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."

Matthew 17:5

He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."

Acts 10:38

It tells how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, so that He went about everywhere doing acts of kindness, and curing all who were being continually oppressed by the Devil--for God was with Jesus.

Matthew 3:16-17

and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,

Mark 1:11

and a voice came from the sky, saying, "Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."

Mark 9:7

Then there came a cloud spreading over them, and a voice issued from the cloud, "This is my Son, dearly loved: listen to Him."

Luke 2:31-32

Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily shape, like a dove, upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, "Thou art My Son, dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."

Luke 9:35

Then there came a voice from within the cloud: "This is My Son, My Chosen One: listen to Him."

Luke 23:35

and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One."

John 1:32-34

John also gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained upon Him.

Acts 11:18

This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

Acts 13:46-48

Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:27

Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded to report in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had opened for the Gentiles the door of faith.

Acts 26:17-18

I will save you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you to open their eyes,

Romans 15:9-12

and that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "For this reason I will praise Thee among the Gentiles, and sing psalms in honour of Thy name."

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.

Ephesians 2:11-13

Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.

Ephesians 3:5-8

which in earlier ages was not made known to the human race, as it has now been revealed to His holy Apostles and Prophets through the Spirit--

Philippians 2:6-7

Although from the beginning He had the nature of God He did not reckon His equality with God a treasure to be tightly grasped.

Colossians 1:1

Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God--and Timothy our brother:

Colossians 1:13

It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,

1 Peter 2:4

Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in God's esteem chosen and held in honour.

2 Peter 1:17

He received honour and glory from God the Father, and out of the wondrous glory words such as these were spoken to Him, "This is My dearly-loved Son, in whom I take delight."