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What Does the Bible Say About Anointing?

Here are 14 Bible verses about anointing, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #11 John 2:20

    But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

    BSBYou, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

  2. #21 John 2:27

    But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

    BSBAnd as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

  3. #3Luke 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 sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

    BSB“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

  4. #4James 5:14

    Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

    BSBIs any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

  5. #5Isaiah 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 the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

    BSBThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

  6. #6Mark 6:13

    And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

    BSBThey also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

  7. #7Luke 7:46

    My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

    BSBYou did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

  8. #82 Corinthians 1:21

    Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

    BSBNow it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

  9. #9Exodus 40:9

    And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

    BSBTake the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.

  10. #10Leviticus 8:10

    And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

    BSBNext, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.

  11. #11Psalms 20:6

    Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

    BSBNow I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

  12. #12Isaiah 61:1-2

    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 the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

    BSBThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

  13. #13Leviticus 8:12

    And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

    BSBHe also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

  14. #14Isaiah 61:3

    To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

    BSBto console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

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