John 1:49 (ESV)

“Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

Jesus and his disciples travelling into Galilee.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1905.
William Brassey Hole (Scottish, 1846-1917)

John 1:36 (ESV)

“Look, the Lamb of God!”

The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew, 1603
Caravaggio (Italian, 1571-1610)

Isaiah 61:1-2 (ESV)

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn

The Liberation of Saint Peter, 1665-67
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1618-1682)

Revelation 1:7 (ESV)

Behold,
he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,
and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.

Giudizio Universale (Last Judgement)
Luigi Bartezago (Italian, 1820-1905)

Matthew 2:6 (ESV)

“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Fresco in Shepherd Field Chapel, Bethlehem
Tradition says this sits on the site of Boaz' field of wheat.

Micah 5:2 (ESV)

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.

The birth of Jesus, 1911
Gebhard Fugel (German, 1863-1939)

Daniel 7:13-14 (ESV)

“I saw in the night visions,
and behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.”

The Ancient of Days, 1794
William Blake (English, 1757-1827)

John 10:11 (ESV)

I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

The Good Shepherd
Susan Edwards

Luke 1:68-69 (ESV)

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David”

Salvation
Verschieden (Bulgarian)
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Jeremiah 23:5-6 (ESV)

Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

Christ The King, 2014
Howard David Johnson

1 Peter 2:24-25 (ESV)

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
By his wounds you have been healed.
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

The Lost Sheep, 1898
Alfred Usher Soord (English, 1868-1915)

Isaiah 53:5 (ESV)

But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.

Consummatum est, 1867
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904)

John 1:22-23 (ESV)

“Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617-1682)

Isaiah 40:3 (ESV)

A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”

La résurrection, 1992
André Kamba Luesa (Congolese, 1944-1995)

John 15:5 (ESV)

I am the vine;
you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Christ the True Vine
Unknown French Artist

Isaiah 11:1-2 (ESV)

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

Isaiah's Root
Daphne Rae
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Luke 2:10-12 (ESV)

“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you:
you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)

The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shone.

At the Mass, if we unite ourselves with Christ's self-offering, we are like jewels on His robe, as he looks up in love to the Father
Elizabeth Wang

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Matthew 1:22-23 (ESV)

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us).

Immanuel - God With Us (Detail)
James Seward

Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

The Immaculate Conception, 1767-68
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)

Philippians 2:10-11 (ESV)

... so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Every Knee Shall Bow
Gaye Frances Willard (American)

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Psalm 72:11 (ESV)

May all kings fall down before him,
all nations serve him!

The King of Kings, 1916
Charles Ernest Butler (English, 1864-1933)

John 19:23-24 (ESV)

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.”

Stations of the Cross, Venetian School - 18th century
Padua Cathedral

Psalm 22:16-18 (ESV)

For dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers encircles me;
they have pierced my hands and feet—
I can count all my bones—
they stare and gloat over me;
they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.

Crucifixion, 2004
Frank Mason (American, 1921-2009)

Psalm 2:7-8 (ESV)

I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.

The Holy Trinity, Church of St. Thomas (kostel Svatého Tomáše) in Prague, Czech Republic.
Karel Škréta (Bohemian, 1610-1674)