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Χριστοῦ — 268x G5547 Χριστός
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Occurrences: 268 times in 254 verses
Speech: Noun
Parsing: Genitive Singular Masculine
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:1 - This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David[fn] and of Abraham:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:17 - All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:2 - John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:42 - “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
They replied, “He is the son of David.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:1 - This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.[fn] It began
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:41 - If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:17 - For the law was given through Moses, but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:31 - David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:6 - But Peter said, “I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,[fn] get up and[fn] walk!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:10 - Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,[fn] the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 - The kings of the earth prepared for battle;
the rulers gathered together
against the LORD
and against his Messiah.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:12 - But now the people believed Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:36 - This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:11 - We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:26 - who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:18 - This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:31 - boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:4 - and he was shown to be[fn] the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit.[fn] He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:6 - And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:7 - I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people.
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:8 - Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:16 - And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone's secret life.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:22 - We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:11 - So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - But there is a great difference between Adam's sin and God's gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:17 - For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:21 - So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:4 - So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:25 - Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:9 - But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:17 - And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:3 - for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters.[fn] I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:10 - So why do you condemn another believer[fn]? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:6 - Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:16 - I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:19 - They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God's Spirit.[fn] In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:29 - And I am sure that when I come, Christ will richly bless our time together.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:30 - Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:16 - Greet each other in Christian love.[fn] All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:20 - The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus[fn] be with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:25 - Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:27 - All glory to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:2 - I am writing to God's church in Corinth,[fn] to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus,[fn] just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:3 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:6 - This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:7 - Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:8 - He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:9 - God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:10 - I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:12 - Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,[fn]” or “I follow only Christ.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:16 - For,
“Who can know the LORD's thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?”[fn] But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:23 - and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:1 - So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God's mysteries.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:4 - in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church.[fn] I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:15 - Don't you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never!
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:22 - And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:12 - If you support others who preach to you, shouldn't we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:18 - What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone. That's why I never demand my rights when I preach the Good News.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:1 - And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:3 - But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:27 - All of you together are Christ's body, and each of you is a part of it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23 - But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:57 - But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:23 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.
I am writing to God's church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:2 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:3 - All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:10 - When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ's authority for your benefit,
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12 - When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:15 - Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:3 - Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:4 - We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:4 - Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:14 - Either way, Christ's love controls us.[fn] Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:18 - And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:20 - So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:9 - You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:23 - If anyone asks about Titus, say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches,[fn] and they bring honor to Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:13 - As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:1 - Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:5 - We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:7 - Look at the obvious facts.[fn] Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:14 - We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:10 - As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece[fn] will ever stop me from boasting about this.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:13 - These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:31 - God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:9 - Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:10 - That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:3 - I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:14 - [fn]May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:3 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ[fn] give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:6 - I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ.[fn] You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:7 - but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:10 - Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:12 - I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:16 - Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:22 - But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God's promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:29 - And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children[fn] of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God's promise to Abraham belongs to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:7 - Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child.[fn] And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:4 - For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God's grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:24 - Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:2 - Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don't want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross,[fn] my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world's interest in me has also died.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:18 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to God's holy people in Ephesus,[fn] who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:2 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:3 - All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:17 - asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom[fn] and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:12 - In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:13 - But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:20 - Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:1 - When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles[fn] . . .
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:4 - As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:8 - Though I am the least deserving of all God's people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9 - I was chosen to explain to everyone[fn] this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:14 - When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:19 - May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:7 - However, he has given each one of us a special gift[fn] through the generosity of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:12 - Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:20 - And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 - Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:23 - Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love with faithfulness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:1 - This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to all of God's holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the elders[fn] and deacons.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:2 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:6 - And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8 - God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:10 - For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ's return.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:11 - May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ[fn]—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19 - For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:27 - Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:29 - For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:16 - Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ's return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:21 - All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:30 - For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn't do from far away.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:8 - Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:9 - and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ.[fn] For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:12 - I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:23 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:2 - We are writing to God's holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters[fn] in Christ.
May God our Father give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:3 - We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:7 - You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ's faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 - I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:2 - I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:11 - When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:17 - For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:16 - Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, Silas,[fn] and Timothy.
We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
May God give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:3 - As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:6 - As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:19 - After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:2 - and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God's co-worker[fn] in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:13 - May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9 - For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:23 - Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:28 - May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:2 - May God our Father[fn] and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:8 - in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:12 - Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:1 - Now, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:2 - Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:14 - He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:5 - May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:6 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[fn] who live idle lives and don't follow the tradition they received[fn] from us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:18 - May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:2 - I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:6 - If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters,[fn] Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11 - The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:21 - I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:3 - Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:13 - And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:14 - that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:2 - I am writing to Timothy, my dear son.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:10 - And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:3 - Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:1 - I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he appears to set up his Kingdom:
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to[fn] those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:4 - I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:13 - while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:6 - He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, a prisoner for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.
I am writing to Philemon, our beloved co-worker,
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:3 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:9 - But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:25 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:14 - For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:1 - So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds[fn] and placing our faith in God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[fn] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:10 - For God's will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:26 - He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:21 - may he equip you with all you need
for doing his will.
May he produce in you,[fn]
through the power of Jesus Christ,
every good thing that is pleasing to him.
All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:1 - This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad.
Greetings!
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:1 - My dear brothers and sisters,[fn] how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:1 - This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.
I am writing to God's chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:2 - God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ.
May God give you more and more grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:3 - All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:7 - These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:11 - They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:13 - So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:19 - It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:5 - And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are his holy priests.[fn] Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:21 - And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from[fn] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:1 - So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:11 - Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:13 - Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:14 - So be happy when you are insulted for being a Christian,[fn] for then the glorious Spirit of God[fn] rests upon you.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1 - And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you:
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:1 - This letter is from Simon[fn] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ.
I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness[fn] of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:11 - Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:16 - For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:20 - And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:18 - Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:3 - We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:23 - And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:3 - Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.
Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:9 - Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:1 - This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James.
I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:17 - But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:21 - and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God's love.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:1 - This is a revelation from[fn] Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon[fn] take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:2 - who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.
All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God's Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:15 - Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:
“The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,[fn]
and he will reign forever and ever.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10 - Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,
“It has come at last—
salvation and power
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.[fn]
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters[fn]
has been thrown down to earth—
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:17 - And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God's commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 - Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:21 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's holy people.[fn]
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