Isa 48:16, 61:1, Mar 9:37, Luk 9:48, 1Jo 4:14-15, 5:11-12 | ESV | STEP | Draw near to me, hear this : from the beginning I have not spoken in secret , from the time it came to be I have been there . And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit .

Isaiah 48:16

16 ^aDraw near to me, hear this:
from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now ^bthe Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.

Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^cThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^danointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^fthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}

Mark 9:37

37 ^h“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ⁱwhoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

Luke 9:48

48 and said to them, ^j“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^kwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^lhe who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

1 John 4:14-15

14 And ^mwe have seen and testify that ⁿthe Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of ^othe world. 15 ^pWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

1 John 5:11-12

11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us ^qeternal life, and ^rthis life is in his Son. 12 ^sWhoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.