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Bible Verses about “anointing with oil

The Bible contains 13 verses about anointing with oil across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.

Matthew 6:17
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‹But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;›

1 John 2:27
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But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

James 5:14
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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:

1 John 2:20
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¶ But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

Luke 4:18
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‹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 7:46
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‹My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.›

Acts 10:38
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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.

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

Psalms 45:7
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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

Exodus 29:7
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Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour [it] upon his head, and anoint him.

Exodus 40:9
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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.

Leviticus 8:12
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And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

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