The following is a chart of the references of Handle’s Messiah to the corresponding scriptures. A text version is shown after the graphic, with HTML links to the verses involved.
| Part | Order | Performer | Reference |
| I | 1 | Sinfonia (Overture) | (None) |
| I | 2 | Tenor Recitative | Isaiah 40:1-3 |
| I | 3 | Tenor Air | Isaiah 40:4 |
| I | 4 | Chorus | Isaiah 40:5 |
| I | 5 | Bass Recitative | Haggai 2:6,7; Malachi 3:1 |
| I | 6 | Bass Air | Malachi 3:2 |
| I | 7 | Chorus | Malachi 3:3 |
| I | 8 | Alto Recitative | Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23 |
| I | 9 | Alto Air and Chorus | Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 60:1 |
| I | 10 | Bass Recitative | Isaiah 60:2,3 |
| I | 11 | Bass Air | Isaiah 9:2 |
| I | 12 | Chorus | Isaiah 9:6 |
| I | 13 | Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) | (None) |
| I | 14 | Soprano Recitative | Luke 2:8,9 |
| I | 15 | Soprano Recitative | Luke 2:10,11 |
| I | 16 | Soprano Recitative | Luke 2:13 |
| I | 17 | Chorus | Luke 2:14 |
| I | 18 | Soprano Air | Zechariah 9:9,10 |
| II | 19 | Alto Recitative | Isaiah 35:5,6 |
| II | 20 | Alto Air | Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:28, 29 |
| II | 21 | Chorus | Matthew 11:30 |
| II | 22 | Chorus | John 1:29 |
| II | 23 | Alto Air | Isaiah 53:3; Isaiah 50:6 |
| II | 24 | Chorus | Isaiah 53:4,5 |
| II | 25 | Chorus | Isaiah 53:5 |
| II | 26 | Chorus | Isaiah 53:6 |
| II | 27 | Chorus | Psalm 22:8 |
| II | 28 | Soprano Recitative | Psalm 69:20 |
| II | 29 | Soprano Air | Lamentations 1:12 |
| II | 30 | Tenor Recitative | Isaiah 53:8 |
| II | 31 | Tenor Air | Psalm 16:10 |
| II | 32 | Chorus | Psalm 24:7-10 |
| II | 33 | Tenor Recitative | Hebrews 1:5 |
| II | 34 | Chorus | Hebrews 1:6 |
| II | 35 | Bass Air | Psalm 68:18 |
| II | 36 | Chorus | Psalm 68:11 |
| II | 37 | Duetto for 2 Alto Solos and Chorus | Romans 10:15 |
| II | 38 | Chorus (Not sung in the original performance) | Romans 10:18 |
| II | 39 | Bass Air | Psalm 2:1,2 |
| II | 40 | Chorus | Psalm 2:3 |
| II | 41 | Tenor Recitative | Psalm 2:4 |
| II | 42 | Tenor Air | Psalm 2:9 |
| II | 43 | Chorus | Revelation 19:6, 11:15, 19:16 |
| III | 44 | Soprano Air | Job 19:25, 26; 1 Corinthians 15:20 |
| III | 45 | Chorus | 1 Corinthians 15:21, 22 |
| III | 46 | Bass Recitative | 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52 |
| III | 47 | Bass Air | 1 Corinthians 15:52, 53 |
| III | 48 | Alto Air | 1 Corinthians 15:54 |
| III | 49 | Duetto for Alto and Tenor | 1 Corinthians 15:55, 56 |
| III | 50 | Chorus | 1 Corinthians 15:57 |
| III | 51 | Alto Air | Romans 8:31, 33, 34 |
| III | 52 | Chorus | Revelation 5:12, 13 |
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