Psalms 40:9

40:9 I have told the great assembly about your justice.

Look! I spare no words!

O Lord, you know this is true.

Isaiah 61:1-3

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,

61:2 to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor,

the day when our God will seek vengeance,

to console all who mourn,

61:3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion,

by giving them a turban, instead of ashes,

oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning,

a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement.

They will be called oaks of righteousness,

trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.

Jonah 3:2

3:2 “Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”

Luke 4:18-19

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 proclaim release to the captives

and the regaining of sight to the blind,

to set free those who are oppressed,

4:19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Luke 9:60

9:60 But Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

Romans 10:15

10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”

Colossians 1:25

1:25 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God – given to me for you – in order to complete the word of God,

Colossians 1:28

1:28 We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.