Bible Verses About The Anointing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the anointing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,115 votes, led by 1 John 2:27. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Anointing
1 John 2:27431 votes
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.
Luke 4:18355 votes
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,
James 5:14297 votes
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:
Isaiah 61:1-11235 votes
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;
1 John 2:20204 votes
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
Mark 6:13203 votes
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
1 Samuel 16:13140 votes
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Joel 2:28135 votes
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Exodus 29:7129 votes
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Psalms 23:1-6113 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Acts 10:38110 votes
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.
Psalms 89:20106 votes
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
Acts 19:11-1282 votes
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
Isaiah 10:2775 votes
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
John 3:1-3668 votes
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Hosea 6:664 votes
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Exodus 40:963 votes
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.
Leviticus 8:1260 votes
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Nahum 1:7-959 votes
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Psalms 45:755 votes
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Isaiah 61:155 votes
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;
Proverbs 3:654 votes
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
1 Kings 19:1647 votes
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
1 John 2:1544 votes
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Leviticus 8:1043 votes
And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
What does the Bible say about the anointing?
Readers most often cite 1 John 2:27 on the subject of the anointing. Across 5,115 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 4:18, James 5:14, Isaiah 61:1-11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.