Psalms 89:19
89:19 Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said:
“I have energized a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from the people.
Isaiah 42:1
The Lord Commissions His Special Servant
42:1 “Here is my servant whom I support,
my chosen one in whom I take pleasure.
I have placed my spirit on him;
he will make just decrees for the nations.
Matthew 12:18
12:18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I take great delight.
I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Luke 23:35
23:35 The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed
him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save
himself if
he is the Christ
of God, his chosen one!”
Ephesians 1:4
1:4 For
he chose us in Christ
before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished
in his sight
in love.