18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

• Isa 42:1 · exact_quote
  "Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles."
  Isaiah: here is my servant whom I have chosen — Matthew's servant citation

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Chosen People
• Holy Spirit
• Judgment
• Messianic Promise

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Pet 2:4 — To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
• 1Pet 2:6 — Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
• 2Pet 1:17 — For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• 2Pet 1:17 — For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Acts 10:38 — How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
• Acts 11:18 — When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
• Col 3:11 — Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
• Eph 1:12 — That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
• Hag 2:23 — In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
• Heb 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• Isa 11:2 — And the 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 of the fear of the LORD;
• Isa 32:15 — Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
• Isa 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
• Isa 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
• Isa 49:5 — And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be
• Isa 52:13 — Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
• Isa 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th
• John 3:34 — For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
• John 3:34 — For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
• John 14:28 — Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
• John 16:11 — Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
• Luke 3:22 — And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
• Luke 3:22 — And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
• Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sig
• Luke 9:35 — And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
• Luke 23:35 — And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
• Mark 9:7 — And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
• Matt 3:16 — And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
• Matt 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
• Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
• Phil 2:7 — But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
• Ps 22:8 — He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
• Ps 89:3 — I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
• Ps 106:23 — Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.