Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18; John 1:32–33

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Isaiah 11:2

2  And dthe Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,

the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

the Spirit of counsel and might,

the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.


Isaiah 42:1

The Lord’s Chosen Servant

1  bBehold cmy dservant, whom I uphold,

emy chosen, fin whom my soul delights;

gI have put my Spirit upon him;

he will bring forth justice to the nations.


Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1  uThe Spirit of the Lord God is vupon me,

because the Lord has wanointed me

to bring xgood news to the poor;1

he has sent me to ybind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives,

and zthe opening of the prison to those who are bound;2


Luke 4:18

18  c“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed me

to proclaim dgood news to the poor.

He has esent me to proclaim liberty to the captives

and recovering of sight to the blind,

fto set at liberty those who are oppressed,


John 1:32–33

32 And John tbore witness: u“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize vwith water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes wwith the Holy Spirit.’