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Want to know what the Bible says about Messiah? Here are 140 Bible verses about Messiah from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Isaiah 9:1-2 NIV
9  Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—
2 The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.
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Isaiah 53:7 NIV
He was oppressed and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
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Isaiah 53:12 NIV
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
    and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
    and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
    and made intercession for the transgressors.
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Isaiah 53:5 NIV
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
    and by his wounds we are healed.
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Hosea 11:1 NIV
“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.
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Psalm 110:1 NIV
The Lord says to my lord:
“Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”
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Acts 2:38 NIV
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Psalm 22:1 NIV
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?
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Psalm 22:16 NIV
Dogs surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce my hands and my feet.
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Isaiah 50:6 NIV
I offered my back to those who beat me,
    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
    from mocking and spitting.
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Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV
6 For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the greatness of his government and peace
    there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice and righteousness
    from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.
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Isaiah 61:1-2 NIV
61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom for the captives
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
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Matthew 1:1 NIV
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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Psalm 16:10 NIV
because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
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Matthew 27:46 NIV
About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
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Psalm 22:18 NIV
They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.
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Psalm 41:9 NIV
Even my close friend,
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned against me.
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John 1:29 NIV
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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Matthew 27:34 NIV
There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
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John 19:34 NIV
Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
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