Isa 48:16-17, 61:1, Mat 3:16-17, 17:5, 28:19, Joh 5:26, 8:18, 54 | 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 48:16-17

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.
17 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.

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}

Matthew 3:16-17

16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, ^hthe heavens were opened to him, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit to him} and he ^jsaw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, ^ka voice from heaven said, ^l“This is my beloved Son, ^{▼▼Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved} with whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 17:5

5 He was still speaking when, behold, ⁿa bright cloud overshadowed them, and ^oa voice from the cloud said, ^p“This is my beloved Son, ^{▼▼Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved} with whom I am well pleased; ^rlisten to him.”

Matthew 28:19

19 ^sGo therefore and ^tmake disciples of ^uall nations, ^vbaptizing them ^win ^{▼▼Or into} ^ythe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

John 5:26

26 ^zFor as the Father has life in himself, ^aaso he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

John 8:18

18 I am the one who bears witness about myself, and ^abthe Father who sent me bears witness about me.”

John 8:54

54 Jesus answered, ^ac“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. ^adIt is my Father who glorifies me, ^aeof whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts your God}