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Bible Quotes About Anointing
78 Scripture verses about anointing from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Explore what the Bible says about anointing. This collection of 13 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
78
Total Verses
52
Old Testament
26
New Testament
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Anointing
- Genesis 28:18 — “And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.”
- Genesis 31:13 — “I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.”
- Genesis 35:14 — “And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.”
- Exodus 28:41 — “And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. consecrate:...”
- Exodus 29:7 — “Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.”
- Exodus 29:29 — “And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.”
- Exodus 30:26 — “And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,”
- Exodus 30:27 — “And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,”
- Exodus 30:28 — “And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.”
- Exodus 30:30 — “And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
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Old Testament Quotes About Anointing (52)
“And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.”
“I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.”
“And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.”
“And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. consecrate: Heb. fill their hand”
Exodus 28:41KJV
“Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.”
Exodus 29:7KJV
“And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.”
Exodus 29:29KJV
“And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,”
Exodus 30:26KJV
“And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,”
Exodus 30:27KJV
“And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.”
Exodus 30:28KJV
“And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 30:30KJV
“And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.”
Exodus 40:9KJV
“And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. most holy: Heb. holiness of holinesses”
Exodus 40:10KJV
“And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 40:13KJV
“And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Exodus 40:15KJV
“If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.”
“This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.”
“And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.”
“And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.”
“And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.”
“And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.”
“And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: consecrate: Heb. fill his hand”
“These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. whom: Heb. whose hand he filled”
Numbers 3:3KJV
“And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;”
Numbers 7:1KJV
“And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.”
“Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.”
“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.”
Judges 9:8KJV
“And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.”
Judges 9:15KJV
“Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.”
Ruth 3:3KJV
“Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)”
Esther 2:12KJV
“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.”
Psalms 18:50KJV
“Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. his holy: Heb. the heaven of his holiness with: Heb. by the strength of the salvation of”
Psalms 20:6KJV
“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
Psalms 45:7KJV
“I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:”
Psalms 89:20KJV
“With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.”
Psalms 89:21KJV
“The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.”
Psalms 89:22KJV
“And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.”
Psalms 89:23KJV
“But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.”
Psalms 92:10KJV
“And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. oil: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil”
“It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;”
Psalms 133:2KJV
“Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. me; it shall be a: or, let the rigteous smite mee kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break my head, etc”
Psalms 141:5KJV
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. by: Heb. from the counsel of the soul”
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
“Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.”
“From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. ointment: or, oil”
Isaiah 1:6KJV
“Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; have: or, strengthened”
Isaiah 45:1KJV
“And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. thou: or, thou respectedst”
Isaiah 57:9KJV
“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 61:1KJV
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:3KJV
“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. finish: or, restrain make an: or, seal up prophecy: Heb. prophet”
Daniel 9:24KJV
“I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. pleasant: Heb. bread of desires”
Daniel 10:3KJV
“That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. wine: or, in bowls of wine affliction: Heb. breach”
Amos 6:6KJV
“Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.”
Micah 6:15KJV
New Testament Quotes About Anointing (26)
“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.”
Matthew 26:7KJV
“But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?”
Matthew 26:8KJV
“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
Matthew 26:9KJV
“When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.”
“For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.”
“For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.”
“And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.”
Mark 6:13KJV
“She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.”
Mark 14:8KJV
“And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.”
Mark 16:1KJV
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted , to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Luke 4:18KJV
“And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,”
Luke 7:37KJV
“And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.”
Luke 7:38KJV
“My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.”
Luke 7:46KJV
“And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
Luke 10:34KJV
“And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.”
Luke 23:56KJV
“(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)”
John 11:2KJV
“Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard , very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.”
John 12:3KJV
“Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,”
John 12:4KJV
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?”
John 12:5KJV
“This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.”
John 12:6KJV
“Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.”
John 12:7KJV
“For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,”
Acts 4:27KJV
“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”
Acts 10:38KJV
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
Hebrews 1:9KJV
“Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:”
James 5:14KJV
“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.”
Frequently Asked Questions About Anointing in the Bible
What does the Bible say about anointing?
The Bible contains 78 verses about anointing, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding anointing through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about anointing?
There are 78 Bible verses about anointing in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about anointing?
While many verses address anointing, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of anointing you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about anointing?
Anointing is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 78 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.
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