The word in Scripture

Anointed in the Bible

The word anointed appears 98 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To be anointed is to be chosen and empowered by God's Spirit. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What anointed means in the Bible

To be anointed is to be chosen and empowered by God's Spirit.

Where the word anointed appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word anointed appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,”Psalms 2:2

“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.”Psalms 18:50

“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;”Isaiah 61:1

“And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.”Mark 6:13

“My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.”Luke 7:46

“He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.”John 9:11

“(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)”John 11:2

“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”Hebrews 1:9