Messiah in the Bible

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,
who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.

So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

and saying, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of the Messiah draws nigh."

from that time Jesus began to preach, "Repent, said he, for the kingdom of the Messiah draws nigh."

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples

Messiah is greater than he.) for ever since the appearance of John the Baptist the gospel kingdom is as it were invaded, and people of the most violent passions enter into it with zeal.

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”

And He gave the disciples orders to tell no one that He was the Messiah.

His disciples asked Him, "Why then [since you are obviously the Messiah] do the experts in the law of Moses say that Elijah must come first, [i.e., before the Messiah]?"

Jesus answered them, "Elijah truly was to come, and restore all things [i.e., to their proper perspective concerning the Messiah].

At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of the Messiah?

he therefore who shall become as void of ambition as this child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of the Messiah.

For the kingdom of the Messiah is like a family, the master whereof went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.

The crowds that went ahead of Him, and those that followed Him, were shouting [in praise and adoration],

“Hosanna to the Son of David (Messiah);
Blessed [praised, glorified] is He who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!”

the kingdom of the Messiah is such, as when a certain king made a wedding-feast for his son.

“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose Son is He?”

“David’s,” they told Him.

“If David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how then can the Messiah be his Son?”

But be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your leader, the Messiah; and ye all are brethren.

And do not be called masters either, because you have one Master, the Messiah.

for many will come bearing the name of the Messiah, and saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many people.

Then if any shall cry, the Messiah is here, or he is there: give no credit to it.

The kingdom of the Messiah will then be such, as when ten virgins took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!”

and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?”

So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it you want me to release for you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?”

Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Messiah?”

They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

Therefore, give the order to secure the grave site until the third day, so his disciples will not steal his body and then tell the people 'He has risen from the dead.' This last deception would be worse than the first one [i.e., the claim that Jesus rose from the dead would be worse than the claim that he was the Messiah]."

This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, spreading the good news of the kingdom of the Messiah.

but who, said he, do you take me to be? Peter answered, you are the Messiah:

Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah!" Jesus sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

I declare unto you, said he, that some of you here present shall not die, till they see the kingdom of the Messiah usher'd in with power.

Then His disciples asked Him, "Why is it, [since you are obviously the Messiah], that the experts in the law of Moses say that Elijah must come first?"

Jesus answered them, "Elijah truly will come first and restore all things [i.e., to their proper perspective concerning the Messiah]. And it is [also] written [in the Scriptures] about the Son of man, that He would suffer very much and be rejected.

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah—I assure you: He will never lose his reward.

As He was leaving on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially good and morally perfect], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?” And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.

Many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and they will mislead many.

“Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah! Look—there!’ do not believe it!

But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

let the Messiah, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross: let us see that, and we will believe on him. and they that were crucified with him, threw their reproaches at him.

He will go on ahead of the Messiah [See verse 76], in the spirit and power of Elijah, to rekindle the affections of fathers for their children, and [to influence] disobedient people to live wisely like righteous people. And he will prepare the people to be ready for [the coming of] the Lord."

for today, in the town of David, a Saviour for you has been born, who is to be your Messiah and Lord.

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die without seeing the Lord's Messiah.

As the people were in suspence, every man imagining in his own mind that John might be the Messiah;

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

many were dispossess'd of the demons, who cried aloud, you are the Messiah, the son of God. but he rebuked them, and would not suffer them to declare, that they knew him to be the Messiah.

and sent two of them to Jesus, with this question, are you the Messiah, or must we yet wait for some other?

I declare unto you, among the whole race of mankind, there is not a prophet, who is superiour to John the Baptist: yet he that is most inferiour in the kingdom of the Messiah, is greater than he.

then sent them to proclaim the reign of the Messiah, and to heal the sick.

where the people, who were inform'd of it, followed him: which he did not discountenance, but explained to them the reign of the Messiah, and relieved those, who wanted to be cured.

but who, said he, do you think I am? Peter answered, you are the Messiah of God.

I declare unto you, there are some here present, who shall not die, till they see the Messiah reign.

but if I cast out demons by the finger of God, it follows, that the reign of the Messiah is now begun among you.

Then He said to the disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man [i.e., the time when the Messiah would deliver His people from tribulation], but you will not see it [i.e., such deliverance would not occur during their lifetimes].

A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

for I declare unto you, I shall not celebrate this passover with you any more, to the time, when it shall have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the messiah.

They said, “If You are the Messiah, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

The people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing: “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

he was of Arimathea, a city of Judea, and one of those, who were in expectation of the Messiah's reign.

though we expected he would have been the Messiah, that was to deliver Israel: and besides all this, it is now three days since these things were done.

was not the Messiah to have suffer'd thus, and after that enter into his glory?

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

But He gave all those who did welcome Him the opportunity of becoming children of God by believing in His name [i.e., as the Messiah].

because while the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.

He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: “I am not the Messiah.”

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: We have found the Messiah; (which, when translated, is the Christ;)

So, Jesus said to her, "[My dear] woman, what do you want me to do [about it]? My time [i.e., to be revealed to people as the Messiah] has not yet come."

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of Him.’

You [Samaritans] do not [really] know what you worship; we [Jews] know what we worship because salvation is from the Jews [i.e., through Jewish prophets, Jewish Scriptures and a Jewish Messiah].

The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things.

Jesus replied to her, "I, who am speaking to you, am [the Messiah]."

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Messiah?”

and said to the woman, Now we believe, not merely on account of thy relation: for we ourselves have heard, and know that this is of a certainty the Saviour of the world, the Messiah.

Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and know that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

yet there he is talking publickly without any opposition: are not the rulers convinc'd that he is the Messiah?

But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.”

However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will He?”

Others said, “This is the Messiah!” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?

hath not the scripture said, that the Messiah is to rise out of the family of David, and out of Bethlehem, the village where David was born?

Therefore I said to you that you will die [condemned] in your sins. For unless you believe that I am [the Messiah, who came from above. See verse 23], you will die [condemned] in your sins."

So, Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man [i.e., to crucify Him], then you will know that I am [the Messiah] and that I do not do anything on my own authority, but I speak [only] those things that the Father has taught me.

Your forefather Abraham was glad that he could look forward to my day [i.e., by faith he anticipated the coming of the Messiah. See Heb. 11:13ff]. And he saw it [by faith] and was glad."

His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue.

the Jews came about him, and said, how long will you keep us in suspense? if you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.

do you believe this? yes, Lord, said Martha, I believe that thou art the Messiah the son of God, who was to come into the world.

Upon which the people said to him, we have learnt from the law, that the Messiah is to live for ever: why do you say then, the son of man must be lift up? who is this son of man?

I am telling you this now, [even] before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that I am [the Messiah].