Isaiah 61:1

The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People

61:1 The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me,

because the Lord has chosen me.

He has commissioned me to encourage the poor,

to help the brokenhearted,

to decree the release of captives,

and the freeing of prisoners,

John 4:34

4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

John 6:37

6:37 Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away.

Romans 15:3

15:3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

Romans 15:2

15:2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

Romans 4:2

4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.