Psalm 2:1-2

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Psalm 2

¹Why do the nations conspire^[a]
    and the peoples plot^(A) in vain?
²The kings^(B) of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
    against the Lord and against his anointed,^(C) saying,

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Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage

Daniel 9:24-25

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²⁴“Seventy ‘sevens’^[a] are decreed for your people and your holy city^(A) to finish^[b] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone^(B) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness,^(C) to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.^[c]

²⁵“Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild^(D) Jerusalem until the Anointed One,^[d]^(E) the ruler,^(F) comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.^(G)

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Daniel 9:24 Or ‘weeks’; also in verses 25 and 26
Daniel 9:24 Or restrain
Daniel 9:24 Or the most holy One
Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one; also in verse 26

Luke 4:18

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¹⁸“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,^(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news^(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

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Luke 4:18 in all English translations

Acts 1:16

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¹⁶and said, “Brothers and sisters,^[a]^(A) the Scripture had to be fulfilled^(B) in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas,^(C) who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus.

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Acts 1:16 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 6:3; 11:29; 12:17; 16:40; 18:18, 27; 21:7, 17; 28:14, 15.

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Acts 10:38

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³⁸how God anointed^(A) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing^(B) all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.^(C)

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Hebrews 1:9

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⁹You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions^(A)
by anointing you with the oil^(B) of joy.”^[a]^(C)