What is “grace” [footnote text=“Verses under this heading serve only as examples of the various senses of the Greek word. They are not exhaustive.”]
Benefit
Lk 6:33 – And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Gift
Rom 4:4 – Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
1 Cor 16:3 – And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
Favor
Acts 24:27 – When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
Thanks
Rom 6:17 – But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,
1 Cor 10:30 – If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
God’s grace upon believers
Salvation
Acts 15:11 – But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
Eph 2:5 – even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ–by grace you have been saved–
Eph 2:8 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Tit 2:11 – For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
1 Pet 1:10 – Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
Gifts
Rom 12:6 – Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
Eph 4:7 – But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
1 Pet 4:10 – As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
Justification
Rom 3:24 – and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Tit 3:7 – so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Peace with God
Rom 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:2 – Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Eternal life
Rom 5:21 – so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Tit 3:7 – so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Freedom from sin
Rom 6:14 – For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Rom 6:15 – What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
Election
Rom 11:5 – So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.
Gal 1:6 – I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–
Redemption and forgiveness
Eph 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Suffering for Christ / doing good
Phil 1:29 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
1 Pet 2:19 – For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
1 Pet 2:20 – For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
Glory and honor
1 Pet 1:7 – so that the tested genuineness of your faith–more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire–may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Pet 1:13 – Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
All things
Rom 8:32 – He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Strength
Heb 13:9 – Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
Reign in life
Rom 5:17 – If, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
By Christ’s poverty we become rich
2 Cor 8:9 – For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
Abound in good work
2 Cor 9:8 – And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
Help
Heb 4:16 – Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Calling, restoration, confirmation, strengthening, and establishing
1 Pet 5:10 – And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
How to receive grace
Through our Lord Jesus Christ
Jn 1:17 – For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Rom 3:24 – and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Rom 5:17 – If, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:21 – so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 7:25 – Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
1 Cor 1:4 – I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
1 Cor 15:57 – But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 2:14 – But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
Gal 2:21 – I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Gal 5:4 – You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!
Eph 2:5 – even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ–by grace you have been saved–
Eph 2:7 – so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Eph 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Be humble
Jas 4:6 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Pet 5:5 – Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Endure suffering for doing good
1 Pet 2:19 – For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
1 Pet 2:20 – For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
God’s grace upon individuals or groups
Paul
Acts 27:24 – and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
Rom 1:5 – through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
Rom 12:3 – For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Rom 15:15 – But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God
1 Cor 3:10 – According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.
1 Cor 15:10 – But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
2 Cor 12:9 – But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Gal 1:15 – But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
Gal 2:9 – and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Eph 3:2 – assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
Eph 3:7 – Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
Eph 3:8 – To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
1 Tim 1:14 – and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Jesus
Lk 2:40 – And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
Lk 2:52 – And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
Phil 2:9 – Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
Mary
Lk 1:30 – And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Many who were blind
Lk 7:21 – In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.
Believers in Jerusalem
Acts 4:33 – And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
Moses
Acts 7:10 – and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
David
Acts 7:45 – Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David,
Acts 7:46 – who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
Believers in Antioch
Acts 11:22 – The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Acts 11:23 – When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
Believers in Achaia
Acts 18:27 – And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,
Believers in Corinth
1 Cor 1:4 – I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
2 Cor 9:14 – while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
Remnant
Rom 11:5 – So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.
Churches of Macedonia
2 Cor 8:1 – We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
Churches of Galatia
Gal 1:6 – I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–
Abraham
Gal 3:18 – For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
“Grace” and works
Grace as opposed to works
Rom 4:4 – Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
Rom 11:6 – But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
2 Tim 1:9 – who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
Good works of believers who have received grace
2 Cor 9:8 – And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
Eph 2:8 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Eph 2:9 – not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Eph 2:10 – For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Believers who have received grace are to be ready to do every good work (Tit 3:1-7)
Verbs with “grace” as Subject
be, εἰμί
Lk 2:40 – And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
Lk 6:32 – “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Lk 6:33 – And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Lk 6:34 – And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.
Acts 4:33 – And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
2 Jn 1:3 – Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.
Become, come to exist, γίνομαι
Jn 1:17 – For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Rom 11:6 – But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
1 Cor 15:10 – But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
Have abundance, περισσεύω
Rom 5:15 – But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
2 Cor 4:15 – For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
Give, δίδωμι
Eph 3:8 – To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Eph 4:7 – But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
Increase, πληθύνω
1 Pet 1:2 – according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
2 Pet 1:2 – May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Increase all the more, ὑπερπερισσεύω
Rom 5:20 – Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
Reign as a king, βασιλεύω
Rom 5:21 – so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Make increase, πλεονάζω
Rom 6:1 – What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?
Be content, ἀρκέω
2 Cor 12:9 – But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Be abundant, ὑπερπλεονάζω
1 Tim 1:14 – and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Appear, ἐπιφαίνω
Tit 2:11 – For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
Verbs with “grace” as Object
Have, ἔχω
Lk 17:9 – Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
Acts 2:47 – praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
2 Cor 1:15 – Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.
1 Tim 1:12 – I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,
2 Tim 1:3 – I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
Heb 12:28 – Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
Give, δίδωμι
Acts 7:10 – and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
2 Cor 8:1 – We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
Eph 4:29 – Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Jas 4:6 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Pet 5:5 – Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Find, εὑρίσκω
Lk 1:30 – And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Acts 7:46 – who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
Heb 4:16 – Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Receive, λαμβάνω
Jn 1:16 – And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
Rom 1:5 – through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
Hand over, παραδίδωμι
Acts 14:26 – and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.
Acts 15:40 – but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Grant a favor, κατατίθημι
Acts 24:27 – When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
Acts 25:9 – But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”
Know, γινώσκω
2 Cor 8:9 – For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
Gal 2:9 – and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Know/saw, εἴδω
Acts 11:23 – When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
Ask, αἰτέω
Acts 25:3 – asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem–because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
Carry away, ἀποφέρω
1 Cor 16:3 – And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
Welcome, δέχομαι
2 Cor 6:1 – Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Make known, γνωρίζω
2 Cor 8:1 – We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
Pray, δέομαι
2 Cor 8:4 – begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints–
Finish, ἐπιτελέω
2 Cor 8:6 – Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace.
Have abundance, περισσεύω
2 Cor 9:8 – And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
Reject, ἀθετέω
Gal 2:21 – I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Know, ἐπιγινώσκω
Col 1:6 – which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing–as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
Testify, ἐπιμαρτυρέω
1 Pet 5:12 – By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
Change, μετατίθημι
Jude 1:4 – For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Adjectives modifying “grace”
What kind of ποῖος
Lk 6:32 – “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Lk 6:33 – And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Lk 6:34 – And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.
Great, μέγας
Acts 4:33 – And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
Jas 4:6 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
All, πᾶς
2 Cor 9:8 – And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
1 Pet 5:10 – And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Second, second time, δεύτερος
2 Cor 1:15 – Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.
True, ἀληθής
1 Pet 5:12 – By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
One’s own, ἴδιος
2 Tim 1:9 – who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
Various kinds, ποικίλος
1 Pet 4:10 – As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
Go beyond, ὑπερβάλλω
2 Cor 9:14 – while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
Bring, φέρω
1 Pet 1:13 – Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
… of “grace”
Word, λόγος
Lk 4:22 – And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Acts 14:3 – So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 20:32 – And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Riches, πλοῦτος
Eph 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Eph 2:7 – so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Gospel, εὐαγγέλιον
Acts 20:24 – But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
Abundance, περισσεία
Rom 5:17 – If, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Election, ἐκλογή
Rom 11:5 – So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.
Glory, honor, praise, δόξα
Eph 1:6 – to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Management, οἰκονομία
Eph 3:2 – assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
Gift, δωρεά
Eph 3:7 – Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
Sharer, συγκοινωνός
Phil 1:7 – It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
Throne, θρόνος
Heb 4:16 – Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Spirit, wind, πνεῦμα
Heb 10:29 – How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?
Manager, οἰκονόμος
1 Pet 4:10 – As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
Inheriting together, συγκληρονόμος
1 Pet 3:7 – Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
God, θεός
1 Pet 5:10 – And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
“Grace” of …
God
Lk 2:40 – And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
Acts 13:43 – And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
Acts 14:26 – and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.
Acts 20:24 – But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 20:32 – And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 27:24 – and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
Rom 3:24 – and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Rom 5:15 – But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Rom 8:32 – He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
1 Cor 1:4 – I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
1 Cor 2:12 – Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
1 Cor 3:10 – According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.
1 Cor 15:10 – But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
2 Cor 1:12 – For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
2 Cor 6:1 – Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
2 Cor 8:1 – We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
2 Cor 9:14 – while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
Gal 1:15 – But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
Gal 2:21 – I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Gal 3:18 – For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
Eph 1:6 – to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Eph 2:7 – so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Eph 3:2 – assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
Eph 3:7 – Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
Eph 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Phil 2:9 – Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
Col 1:6 – which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing–as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
2 Thess 1:12 – so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Tit 2:11 – For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
Heb 2:9 – But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
Heb 12:15 – See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
1 Pet 4:10 – As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
1 Pet 5:12 – By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
Jude 1:4 – For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
The Lord Jesus
Lk 7:21 – In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.
Acts 14:3 – So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 15:11 – But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
Acts 15:40 – but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Rom 5:15 – But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Rom 16:20 – The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
1 Cor 16:23 – The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
2 Cor 8:9 – For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
2 Cor 12:9 – But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Cor 13:13 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (NET)
Gal 6:18 – The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
Eph 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Phil 4:23 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Col 3:13 – bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
1 Thess 5:28 – The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
2 Thess 1:12 – so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thess 3:18 – The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
1 Tim 1:14 – and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Tit 3:7 – so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Phm 1:25 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
2 Pet 3:18 – But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Corinthians
1 Cor 16:3 – And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
Christ
Gal 1:6 – I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–
Life, ζωή
1 Pet 3:7 – Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Savior, σωτήρ
2 Pet 3:18 – But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
… and “grace”
Purpose, πρόθεσις
2 Tim 1:9 – who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
“Grace” and …
Peace, εἰρήνη
Rom 1:7 – To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 1:3 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1:2 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gal 1:3 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph 1:2 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phil 1:2 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Col 1:2 – To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae:Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
1 Thess 1:1 – Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:Grace to you and peace.
2 Thess 1:2 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Tit 1:4 – To Titus, my true child in a common faith:Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Phm 1:3 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Pet 1:2 – according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
2 Pet 1:2 – May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Rev 1:4 – John to the seven churches that are in Asia:Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Truth, ἀλήθεια
Jn 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jn 1:17 – For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Power, δύναμις
Acts 6:8 – And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
Wisdom, σοφία
Acts 7:10 – and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
Apostleship, ἀποστολή
Rom 1:5 – through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
Gift, δωρεά
Rom 5:15 – But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Fellowship, κοινωνία
2 Cor 8:4 – begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints–
Knowledge, γνῶσις
2 Pet 3:18 – But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Prepositions with “grace”
In, among, with, during, ἐν
Lk 2:52 – And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
Rom 5:15 – But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
2 Cor 1:12 – For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
2 Cor 8:7 – But as you excel in everything–in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you–see that you excel in this act of grace also.
Gal 1:6 – I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–
Col 3:16 – Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Col 4:6 – Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
2 Thess 2:16 – Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
2 Tim 2:1 – You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2 Pet 3:18 – But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Through, for the sake of, διά
Acts 15:11 – But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
Acts 18:27 – And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,
Rom 12:3 – For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Rom 15:15 – But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God
2 Cor 9:14 – while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
Gal 1:15 – But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
Against, according to, κατά
Rom 4:4 – Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
Rom 4:16 – That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring–not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Rom 12:6 – Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
1 Cor 3:10 – According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.
2 Thess 1:12 – so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Tim 1:9 – who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
On, across, over, ἐπί
1 Cor 1:4 – I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
1 Pet 1:13 – Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
By, under, ὑπό
Rom 6:14 – For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Rom 6:15 – What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
To, toward, into, for, εἰς
Rom 5:2 – Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
In exchange for, ἀντί
Jn 1:16 – And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
With, σύν
2 Cor 8:19 – And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will.
From, ἀπό
Heb 12:15 – See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
About, around, περί
1 Pet 1:10 – Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
“Grace” with Prepositions
With, μετά
Eph 6:24 – Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.
Phil 4:23 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Col 4:18 – I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
1 Tim 6:21 – for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.Grace be with you.
2 Tim 4:22 – The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
Tit 3:15 – All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.Grace be with you all.
Phm 1:25 – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Heb 13:25 – Grace be with all of you.
2 Jn 1:3 – Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.
Rev 22:21 – The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
From, with, beside, παρά
Lk 2:52 – And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
2 Jn 1:3 – Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.
With, σύν
1 Cor 15:10 – But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
On, across, over, ἐπί
2 Cor 9:14 – while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
In, among, with, during, ἐν
Eph 2:7 – so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
“Grace/thanks” to…
God
Rom 6:17 – But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,
Rom 7:25 – Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
1 Cor 15:57 – But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 2:14 – But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
2 Cor 8:16 – But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you.
2 Cor 9:15 – Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Timothy
1 Tim 1:2 – To Timothy, my true child in the faith:Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Tim 1:2 – To Timothy, my beloved child:Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
You (plural)
Phm 1:3 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Pet 1:2 – according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
2 Pet 1:2 – May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Rev 1:4 – John to the seven churches that are in Asia:Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Mentioned in conjunction with man’s spirit (2 Cor 7:1)
Become one flesh (1 Cor 6:16; Eph 5:31)
Human existence; humanity
According to the flesh
Earthly and human relationship (Rom 9:3; Eph 6:5; Col 3:22; Phm 16; Heb 12:9)
From a human perspective (Rom 4:1; 1 Cor 1:26)
In terms of physical descent (Rom 1:3; 9:5, 8; Jn 1:13)
Earthly national identity (1 Cor 10:18)
All flesh (Mt 24:22; Lk 3:6; Jn 17:2; 1 Pet 1:24)
My flesh= kinsmen (Rom 11:14)
In the flesh (2 Cor 10:3; Gal 2:19, 20)
As opposed to “according to the flesh” (2 Cor 10:2)
“Judged according to men in the flesh” (1 Pet 4:6)
Of this world (1 Cor 7:28)
Man in his limitation
Flesh and blood” (Mt 16:17; Gal 1:16): limited in knowing the things of God
Flesh as opposed to spirit (Mt 26:41; Mk 14:38; Rom 6:19): weakness of the flesh
The corruptible and the mortal
Mortal body (2 Cor 4:11)
The corruptible in contrast to the incorruptible kingdom of God (1 Cor 15:50): “flesh and blood”
All flesh (Rom 3:20; 1 Cor 1:29; Gal 5:21)
Cannot be justified before God
That which is born of the flesh is flesh (Jn 3:6)
The flesh profits nothing (Jn 6:63)
Man’s judgments and decisions
According to the flesh” as opposed to according to promise (Gal 4:23, 29)
Will of the flesh (Jn 1:13)
Man’s ways in a negative sense (1 Cor 3:3, 4; 1Cor 1:24-26; 2 Cor 1:12, 17; 5:16; 10:2, 4); also “fleshly” = carnal
“Walk according to the flesh” (2 Cor 10:2)
“Judge according to the flesh” (Jn 8:15)
Man’s opinion (Gal 1:16): “flesh and blood”
Good showing in the flesh (Gal 6:12); outward in the flesh (Rom 2:28); made perfect by the flesh (Gal 3:3)
Confidence in the flesh” (Phil 3:3)
“Boast according to the flesh” (2 Cor 11:18) as opposed to “according to the Lord” (2 Cor 11:17)
Boasting in appearance and not in heart (2 Cor 5:12)
Puffed up in his fleshly mind” (Col 2:18)
Walk according to the flesh (Rom 8:4, 12f)
As opposed to “according to spirit” (Rom 8:4) and “by the Spirit” (Rom 8:13, 14)
“Sets their minds on the things of the flesh” (Rom 8:5)
Subject of sin
Serving the law of sin (Rom 7:25)
In the flesh
Sinful passions at work in the flesh (Rom 7:5)
Unable to please God (Rom 8:8, 9)
Nothing good dwells (Rom 7:18)
With sinful passions (Rom 13:14; Gal 5:13, 16, 19, 24; Eph 2:3; 1 Pet 2:11; 2 Pet 2:10, 18; 1 Jn 2:16)
“Works of the flesh” (Gal 5:19)
“Indulgence of the flesh” (Col 2:23)
“Putting off the body of the flesh” (Col 2:11)
“Uncircumcision of your flesh” (Col 2:13)
Those who are in Christ have crucified the flesh and its desires (Gal 5:24)
He who sows to his flesh (Gal 6:8)
The flesh lusts against the spirit (Gal 5:17)
Walk according to the flesh (Rom 8:4, 12f)
As opposed to “according to spirit” (Rom 8:4) and “by the Spirit” (Rom 8:13, 14)
“Sets their minds on the things of the flesh” (Rom 8:5)
Hostile to God (Rom 8:7)
Result is death (Rom 8:13)
Garment stained by the flesh (Jude 1:23)
God in the flesh
The Word became flesh (Jn 1:14)
God manifested in the flesh (1 Tim 3:16)
Sharing in the same flesh and blood as God’s children (Heb 2:14)
“In the days of His flesh” (Heb 5:7)
Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (1 Jn 4:2; 2 Jn 1:7)
Jesus’ resurrected body (Lk 24:39)
Redemption through Jesus’ flesh
Jesus’ flesh, the bread of life (Jn 6:51-58)
Jesus’ flesh did not see corruption (Acts 2:31)
Condemned sin in the flesh (Rom 8:3)
Reconciliation in “the body of His flesh” (Col 1:21-22)
“Abolished in His flesh the enmity” (Eph 2:14-15)
Entering the Holiest by the veil, i.e. Jesus’ flesh (Heb 10:20)
“Put to death in the flesh” (1 Pet 3:18)
“Christ suffered for us in the flesh” (1 Pet 4:1)
See also “<topic id=“936” startswith=“What is accomplished” nth=“1”>What is accomplished through the body of Christ</topic>.”
Verbs with σάρξ flesh as Subject
Be saved, σώζω
Mt 24:22 – And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
Mk 13:20 – And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
Justify, δικαιόω
Rom 3:20 – For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
Gal 2:16 – yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Be able, δύναμαι
Rom 8:8 – Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
1 Cor 15:50 – I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Reveal, ἀποκαλύπτω
Mt 16:17 – And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
See, ὁράω
Lk 3:6 – and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
Be, exist, εἰμί
Jn 6:55 – For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Benefit, ὠφελέω
Jn 6:63 – It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Dwell, κατασκηνόω
Acts 2:26 – therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
Know, εἴδω
Acts 2:31 – he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Think, φρονέω
Rom 8:5 – For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Boast, καυχάομαι
1 Cor 1:29 – so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
Have, ἔχω
2 Cor 7:5 – For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn–fighting without and fear within.
Desire, ἐπιθυμέω
Gal 5:17 – For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Verbs with “flesh” as Object
Eat, φάγω
Jn 6:53 – So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Jas 5:3 – Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
Rev 17:16 – And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire,
Rev 19:18 – to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."
Eat, τρώγω
Jn 6:54 – Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
Jn 6:56 – Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
Have, ἔχω
Lk 24:39 – See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
Give, δίδωμι
Jn 6:52 – The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Make envious, παραζηλόω
Rom 11:14 – in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.
Consult with, προσανατίθημι
Gal 1:16 – was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;
Crucify, σταυρόω
Gal 5:24 – And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Hate, μισέω
Eph 5:29 – For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
Share in, κοινωνέω
Heb 2:14 – Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
Pollute, μιαίνω
Jude 1:8 – Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
Adjectives Modifying σάρξ flesh
All, πᾶς
Mt 24:22 – And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
Mk 13:20 – And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
Lk 3:6 – and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
Jn 17:2 – since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
Acts 2:17 – "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
Rom 3:20 – For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
1 Cor 1:29 – so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
1 Cor 15:39 – For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
Gal 2:16 – yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
1 Pet 1:24 – for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
One, εἷς
Mt 19:5 – and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh'?
Mt 19:6 – So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
Mk 10:8 – and they shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh.
1 Cor 6:16 – Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
Eph 5:31 – "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
Other, ἕτερος
Jude 1:7 – just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
Mortal, θνητός
2 Cor 4:11 – For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Your, ὑμέτερος
Gal 6:13 – For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
“Flesh” is…
Weak, ἀσθενής
Mt 26:41 – Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Mk 14:38 – Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Food, βρῶσις
Jn 6:55 – For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
… of “flesh”
Desire, ἐπιθυμία
Gal 5:16 – But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Eph 2:3 – among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
2 Pet 2:18 – For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
1 Jn 2:16 – For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the world.
Will, θέλημα
Jn 1:13 – who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Eph 2:3 – among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Weakness, ἀσθένεια
Rom 6:19 – I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
Gal 4:13 – You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first,
Mind, φρόνημα
Rom 8:6 – To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Rom 8:7 – For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.
Body, σῶμα
Col 1:22 – he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
Col 2:11 – In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
Children, τέκνον
Rom 9:8 – This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
Provision, πρόνοια
Rom 13:14 – But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Destruction, ὄλεθρος
1 Cor 5:5 – you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
Contamination, μολυσμός
2 Cor 7:1 – Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Work, ἔργον
Gal 5:19 – Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
Uncircumcision, ἀκροβυστία
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Mind, νοῦς
Col 2:18 – Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
Indulgence, πλησμονή
Col 2:23 – These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
Day, ἡμέρα
Heb 5:7 – In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
Regulation, δικαίωμα
Heb 9:10 – but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
Cleanness, καθαρότης
Heb 9:13 – For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh,
Likeness, ὁμοίωμα
Rom 8:3 – For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Father, πατήρ
Heb 12:9 – Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
Removal, ἀπόθεσις
1 Pet 3:21 – Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
“Flesh” of …
Jesus
Jn 6:51 – I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Jn 6:52 – The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Jn 6:53 – So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Jn 6:54 – Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
Jn 6:55 – For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Jn 6:56 – Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
Acts 2:26 – therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
Acts 2:31 – he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Eph 2:14 – For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
Col 1:22 – he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
Heb 5:7 – In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
Heb 10:20 – by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
Believers
Rom 6:19 – I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
2 Cor 4:11 – For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Eph 2:3 – among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Heb 12:9 – Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
Paul
Rom 11:14 – in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.
2 Cor 7:5 – For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn–fighting without and fear within.
Gal 4:14 – and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
Col 1:24 – Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
Me / us
Acts 2:26 – therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
2 Cor 7:5 – For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn–fighting without and fear within.
Heb 12:9 – Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
Himself
Gal 6:8 – For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Eph 5:29 – For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
Sin
Rom 8:3 – For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Humans, animals, birds, fish
1 Cor 15:39 – For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
The rich
Jas 5:3 – Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
The great prostitute
Rev 17:16 – And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire,
Kings, captains, mighty men, horses, riders, all, free, slave, small, great
Rev 19:18 – to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."
Those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image
Rev 19:21 – And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
… and “flesh”
Blood
Eph 6:12 – For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Heb 2:14 – Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
“Flesh” and …
Blood
Mt 16:17 – And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
1 Cor 15:50 – I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Gal 1:16 – was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;
Mind, διάνοια
Eph 2:3 – among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Bone
Lk 24:39 – See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
Spirit
2 Cor 7:1 – Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
“Flesh” juxtaposed with spirit
Flesh in contrast to spirit
Mt 26:41 – Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Mk 14:38 – Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Lk 24:39 – See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
Jn 3:6 – That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Jn 6:63 – It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Rom 2:28 – For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
Rom 2:29 – But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Rom 7:14 – For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
Rom 8:4 – in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Rom 8:5 – For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:6 – To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Rom 8:9 – You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
Rom 8:13 – For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
1 Cor 3:1 – But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
1 Cor 5:5 – you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
Gal 3:3 – Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Gal 4:29 – But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Gal 5:16 – But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Gal 5:17 – For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Gal 6:8 – For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Phil 3:3 – For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh–
Col 2:5 – For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Heb 12:9 – Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
1 Pet 4:6 – For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
1 Pet 3:18 – For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
Flesh in conjunction with spirit
2 Cor 7:1 – Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Other
Acts 2:17 – "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
Rom 1:3 – concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh
Rom 1:4 – and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
2 Cor 3:3 – And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
1 Tim 3:16 – Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
“Flesh” juxtaposed with promise
Rom 9:8 – This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
Gal 4:23 – But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.
Prepositions with “flesh”
ἐν in, among, with, during
Rom 2:28 – For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
Rom 7:5 – For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.
Rom 7:18 – For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
Rom 8:3 – For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Rom 8:8 – Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 8:9 – You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
2 Cor 4:11 – For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
2 Cor 10:3 – For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
Gal 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Gal 4:14 – and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
Gal 6:12 – It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
Gal 6:13 – For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
Eph 2:11 – Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands–
Eph 2:14 – For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
Phil 1:22 – If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.
Phil 3:3 – For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh–
Phil 3:4 – though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
Col 1:24 – Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
Col 2:1 – For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,
1 Tim 3:16 – Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Phm 1:16 – no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother–especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
1 Pet 4:2 – so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
1 Jn 4:2 – By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
2 Jn 1:7 – For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
κατά against, according to
Jn 8:15 – You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
Rom 1:3 – concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh
Rom 4:1 – What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh?
Rom 8:4 – in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Rom 8:5 – For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:12 – So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
Rom 8:13 – For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Rom 9:3 – For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
Rom 9:5 – To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
1 Cor 1:26 – For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
1 Cor 10:18 – Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
2 Cor 1:17 – Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time?
2 Cor 5:16 – From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
2 Cor 10:2 – I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.
2 Cor 10:3 – For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
2 Cor 11:18 – Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.
Gal 4:23 – But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.
Gal 4:29 – But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Gal 5:17 – For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Eph 6:5 – Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,
Col 3:22 – Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
εἰς to, toward, into, for
Mt 19:5 – and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh'?
Mk 10:8 – and they shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh.
1 Cor 6:16 – Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
Gal 6:8 – For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Eph 5:31 – "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
ἐκ of, out of, from
Jn 3:6 – That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Gal 6:8 – For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Rev 19:21 – And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
ὀπίσω behind
2 Pet 2:10 – and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones,
Jude 1:7 – just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
διά through, for the sake of
Rom 8:3 – For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
ἐπί on, across, over
Acts 2:17 – "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
πρός to, on, with
Eph 6:12 – For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
ἀπό from
Jude 1:23 – save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.
With respect to the “flesh”; by means of the “flesh”
1 Cor 7:28 – But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.
2 Cor 12:7 – So to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated.
Gal 3:3 – Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Gal 5:13 – For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Col 2:5 – For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
1 Pet 3:18 – For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
1 Pet 4:1 – Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
1 Pet 4:6 – For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
Adjective: “Fleshly,” σαρκικός
Rom 15:27 – They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
1 Cor 3:3 – for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
1 Cor 9:11 – If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
2 Cor 1:12 – For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
2 Cor 10:4 – For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
1 Pet 2:11 – Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
Adjective: “Fleshly,” σάρκινος
Rom 7:14 – For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
1 Cor 3:1 – But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
2 Cor 3:3 – And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Heb 7:16 – who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.
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<topic id=“936” startswith=“” nth=“”>“Body” in the New Testament</topic>
Isa 64:8 – But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Mal 2:10 – Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
Mt 6:9 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Jn 20:17 – Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'”
1 Cor 8:6 – yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
Israelites
Ex 13:15 – For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all the males that first open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
Mt 15:26 – And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Mk 7:27 – And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Mk 7:28 – But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
Isa 43:6 – I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth,
Isa 45:11 – Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: “Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands?
Isa 63:16 – For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
Isa 64:8 – But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Ezek 16:21 – that you slaughtered my children and delivered them up as an offering by fire to them?
Israel collectively as son of God
Ex 4:22 – Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son,
Ex 4:23 – and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'”
Ezek 21:10 – sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning!(Or shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, with everything of wood.)
Hos 11:1 – When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
Believers of Jesus Christ
Jn 1:12 – But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Jn 11:52 – and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
Jn 20:17 – Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'”
Rom 8:16 – The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
Rom 8:17 – and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Rom 8:21 – that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Gal 4:27 – For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.”
Gal 4:28 – Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Gal 4:31 – So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.
Heb 2:11 – For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Heb 2:12 – saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
Heb 2:13 – And again, “I will put my trust in him.”And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
1 Jn 3:1 – See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 Jn 5:1 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
Believers collectively (depicted as a male child)
Rev 12:4 – His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.
Rev 12:5 – She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
Who are sons of God
All human beings
From Jesus’ parable of the lost son, we may infer that all human beings are considered the sons of our heavenly Father (Lk 15:11-32)
Israelites
Rom 9:4 – They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
Believers of Jesus Christ who are baptized into Christ
Gal 3:26 – for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
Gal 3:27 – For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Gal 3:28 – There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 – And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
Uncertain
Gen 6:2 – the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
Gen 6:4 – The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
Job 1:6 – Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
Job 2:1 – Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job 38:7 – when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Ps 29:1 – Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ps 89:6 – For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
Not all Israelites are children of God
Jn 8:42 – Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but He sent me.
Jn 8:44 – You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Rom 9:7 – and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
Rom 9:8 – This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
Gal 4:25 – Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
Gal 4:27 – For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.”
Gal 4:28 – Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Gal 4:31 – So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.
Gentiles called sons of God
Hos 1:10 – Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”
Rom 9:26 – “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.'”
Characteristics of children of God
Practice righteousness and love our brothers
1 Jn 2:29 – If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
1 Jn 3:10 – By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
1 Jn 4:7 – Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Do not keep on sinning
1 Jn 3:9 – No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.
1 Jn 5:18 – We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
Believe that Jesus is Christ
1 Jn 5:1 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
Love God and obey His commandments
1 Jn 5:2 – By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
Overcome the world
1 Jn 5:4 – For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.
Characteristics of sons of God
Peacemakers
Mt 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Love our enemies
Mt 5:44 – But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Mt 5:45 – so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Lk 6:35 – But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Do good and lend
Lk 6:35 – But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Free from sin
Jn 8:34 – Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
Jn 8:35 – The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
Jn 8:36 – So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Led by the Spirit of God
Rom 8:14 – For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Conquers
Rev 21:7 – The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Exhortations to children of God
Forgive others
Mk 11:25 – And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
Be merciful
Lk 6:36 – Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Be imitators of God
Eph 5:1 – Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
Do all things without grumbling or questioning
Phil 2:14 – Do all things without grumbling or questioning,
Phil 2:15 – that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Do not be conformed to the passions of our former ignorance
1 Pet 1:14 – As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
Purify ourselves
1 Jn 3:2 – Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
1 Jn 3:3 – And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
Exhortations to the sons of God
Shine our light before others
Mt 5:16 – In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Be perfect
Mt 5:48 – You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Practice righteousness, pray, and fast in secret
Mt 6:1 – “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Mt 6:2 – “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
Mt 6:3 – But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Mt 6:4 – so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Mt 6:6 – But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Mt 6:17 – But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Mt 6:18 – that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Be separate from the unclean
2 Cor 6:16 – What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2 Cor 6:17 – Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
2 Cor 6:18 – and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
God and His children
Gives and provides
Mt 7:11 – If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Mt 6:26 – Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Mt 6:32 – For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Mt 6:33 – But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Lk 12:30 – For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Lk 12:31 – Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
Lk 12:32 – “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
1 Jn 3:1 – See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Protects
Mt 10:29 – Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Mt 10:30 – But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
Mt 10:31 – Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Treats us as we treat others
Mk 11:25 – And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
God and His sons
Gives His Spirit to us
Rom 8:15 – For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Rom 8:16 – The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
Gal 4:6 – And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Gal 4:7 – So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Disciplines us
Heb 12:5 – And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
Heb 12:6 – For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
Heb 12:7 – It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Heb 12:8 – If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Heb 12:9 – Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
Heb 12:10 – For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.
Adoption as sons
Rom 8:15 – For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Rom 8:23 – And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Rom 9:4 – They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
Gal 4:5 – to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
Eph 1:5 – he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
Blessing on the sons/children of God
Be heirs
Lk 12:32 – “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Jn 3:3 – Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jn 3:5 – Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jn 8:35 – The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
Rom 8:17 – and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Gal 3:29 – And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
Glory
Rom 8:17 – and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Rom 8:19 – For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.
Rom 8:21 – that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Rom 8:23 – And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Rom 8:29 – For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Heb 2:10 – For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
1 Jn 3:2 – Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
The Spirit and the sons/children of God
Rom 8:14 – For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Rom 8:15 – For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Rom 8:16 – The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
Gal 4:6 – And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Gal 4:7 – So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Acts 27:24 – and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
Rom 8:32 – He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
1 Cor 2:12 – Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
Gal 3:18 – For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
Eph 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Phil 2:9 – Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
The Lord Jesus
Lk 7:21 – In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.
Col 3:13 – bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Moneylender
Lk 7:42 – When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Lk 7:43 – Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
Paul
Acts 27:24 – and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
2 Cor 2:10 – Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
Corinthians
2 Cor 2:10 – Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
Who receives grace/forgiveness?
Believers
Rom 8:32 – He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
1 Cor 2:12 – Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
Eph 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Phil 1:29 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Col 3:13 – bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Paul
Acts 27:24 – and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
2 Cor 12:13 – For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!
One another
Eph 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Col 3:13 – bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Many who were blind
Lk 7:21 – In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.
Debtor
Lk 7:42 – When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Lk 7:43 – Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
Men of Israel
Acts 3:14 – But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
Abraham
Gal 3:18 – For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
Jesus
Phil 2:9 – Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
Philemon
Phm 1:22 – At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.
What is given graciously/forgiven
A murderer
Acts 3:14 – But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
All those who sailed with Paul
Acts 27:24 – and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
All things
Rom 8:32 – He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Wrong
2 Cor 12:13 – For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!
Name
Phil 2:9 – Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
All our trespasses
Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Paul
Phm 1:22 – At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.
“Give grace/forgive” with prepositions
Through, for the sake of, διά
2 Cor 2:10 – Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
Gal 3:18 – For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
Phm 1:22 – At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.
In, among, with, during, ἐν
2 Cor 2:10 – Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
Eph 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Not “giving”
Acts 25:11 – If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
Acts 25:16 – I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him.
Appeal to “forgive”
2 Cor 2:7 – so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
2 Cor 12:13 – For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!
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<topic id=”405” startswith=”” nth=””>“Grace” in the New Testament</topic>
What is faith [footnote text=”The verses below are for illustrative purposes and are not limited to their respective categories. They may belong to more than one category because of overlap in meaning.”]
The state of believing an object of faith that is trustworthy, faithful, or reliable
After ascension (Acts 3:16; 20:21; 24:24; 26:18; Rom 3:22, 25-26; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22, 26; Eph 1:15; 3:11-12; Phil 3:9; Col 1:4; 2:5; 1 Tim 1:14; 3:13; 2 Tim 1:13; 3:15; Phm 1:5; Heb 12:2; Jas 2:1; Rev 2:13; 14:12)
Faith in God (Mk 11:22; Col 2:12; 1 Thess 1:8; Heb 6:1; 1 Pet 1:21)
The state of being a subject of faith that is trustworthy, faithful, or reliable [footnote text=“The word "faithful" (πιστός) has been included in this category.”]
The faith of believers (Rom 1:8; Eph 1:15; Col 1:2-4; 2:5; 1 Thess 1:3, 8; 3:5-7; 2 Thess 1:3-4; 2 Tim 1:5; 3:10; Rev 2:19)
The faithfulness of God (Rom 3:3; 1 Cor 1:9; 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18; 1 Thess 5:23-24; 2 Tim 2:13; Heb 10:23; 11:11; 1 Jn 1:9; cf. Rev 3:14)
The faithfulness of Jesus/Christ [footnote text=“The phrase "faith of Jesus/Christ" can mean either "faith in Jesus/Christ" or "Jesus’/Christ’s faithfulness." Since this grammatical issue is a matter of long-standing debate, both categories have been included in this outline (although "faith in Christ" is the more traditional translation).”] (Rom 3:22, 26; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:11-12; Phil 3:9 [NET]; Heb 3:1-6; cf. Heb 2:17; Rev 1:5; 19:11-13)
The faithfulness of Paul (1 Cor 7:25; 1 Tim 1:12)
The fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22)
Faithful saints/brethren (Eph 1:1; Col 1:2; Rev 13:10; 14:12)
The faithfulness of the Lord (2 Thess 3:3)
A true or faithful saying (1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Tit 3:8; Rev 21:5; 22:6)
The former faith or pledge of young widows (1 Tim 5:12)
Faithful men (2 Tim 2:2)
The keeping or preservation of one’s faith (2 Tim 4:7; Rev 14:12)
Faithful children (Tit 1:6)
The faithful word or message (Tit 1:9)
A faithful high priest (Heb 2:17)
The faithfulness of Moses (Heb 3:2-5)
A faithful Creator (1 Pet 4:19)
Faithful witnesses (Rev 1:5; 2:13; 3:14)
The commitment, piety, or devotion that comes with believing
Growing or increasing in faith (Lk 17:5; 2 Cor 10:15; 2 Thess 1:3; cf. Phil 1:25)
Finding faith on earth (Lk 18:8)
Praying that faith may not fail (Lk 22:32)
Being full of faith (Acts 6:5; 11:24)
Continuing in the faith (Acts 14:22; Col 1:23; 1 Tim 2:15)
Hearts cleansed by faith (Acts 15:8-9)
Being strengthened in the faith (Acts 16:5; Rom 4:20)
A good report of faith (Rom 1:8; Eph 1:15; Col 1:4; 2:5; 1 Thess 1:3, 8; 3:5-7; 2 Thess 1:3-4; 2 Tim 1:5; 3:10; Rev 2:19)
Being encouraged by each other’s faith (Rom 1:12)
The righteous shall live by faith (Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:38-39)
Each one is apportioned a measure of faith (Rom 12:3, 6)
Standing firm in the faith (1 Cor 16:13; 2 Cor 1:24; Col 1:23; 2:5-7; 2 Thess 1:4; 1 Pet 5:9)
Excelling in faith (2 Cor 8:7)
Examining one’s faith (2 Cor 13:5)
Faith is greater than circumcision (Gal 5:6)
Progress and joy in the faith (Phil 1:25)
Exhorting in the faith (1 Thess 3:2; 2 Thess 1:11; 1 Tim 1:5)
Completing what is lacking in one’s faith (1 Thess 3:10)
Pursuing faith (1 Tim 6:11; 2 Tim 2:22)
Fighting the good fight of faith (1 Tim 6:12)
Keeping or preserving one’s faith (2 Tim 4:7; Rev 14:12)
Being sound in faith (Tit 1:13; 2:2)
Imitating those who are good examples in faith (Heb 6:12; 13:7)
Drawing near to God and seeking Him (Heb 11:6)
Testing of one’s faith (Heb 11:17; Jas 1:2-3; 1 Pet 1:7; Rev 2:10)
Faith accompanied by works (Jas 2:14-26)
Faith with virtue (2 Pet 1:5)
The foundation or collective body of doctrines, teachings, and beliefs
The obedience of faith (Acts 6:7; Rom 1:5; 16:26)
Departing from the faith (Acts 13:8; 1 Tim 4:1-3; 6:10, 20-21; cf. 1 Tim 1:19-20; 2 Tim 2:16-18)
A door of faith to the Gentiles (Acts 14:27)
Preaching the faith (Rom 10:8-18; Gal 1:23)
The words of faith (Rom 10:8; 1 Tim 4:6)
The household of faith (Gal 6:10)
One faith (Eph 4:5)
The unity of the faith (Eph 4:13)
The faith of the gospel (Phil 1:27)
Being established in the faith (Col 2:7)
The faith of the truth (2 Thess 2:13)
A true child in the faith (1 Tim 1:2)
Holding faith with a good conscience (1 Tim 1:19; 3:9)
A teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth (1 Tim 2:7)
Denying the faith (1 Tim 5:8; Rev 2:13)
Disqualified regarding the faith (2 Tim 3:8-9)
The faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth (Tit 1:1)
A common faith (Tit 1:4)
Loving in the faith (Tit 3:15)
A foundation of faith (Heb 6:1)
The faith that was once for all delivered (Jude 1:3)
Building oneself up in the faith (Jude 1:20)
The confidence or assurance of what is unseen
Acts 17:31 – because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
The faith of Abraham (Rom 4:9-22; Heb 11:8-10, 12-19)
2 Cor 4:13 – Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,
2 Cor 5:7 – for we walk by faith, not by sight.
Gal 5:5 – For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
Jas 1:5-6 – “If any of you lacks wisdom… let him ask in faith, with no doubting”
Heb 4:2 – For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
Heb 10:22 – let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb 11:1 – Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Heb 11:3 – By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
Heb 11:6 – And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Heb 11:13-16 – “These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar… For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland… they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one.”
Heb 11:27 – By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
Who “believes”
We
Acts 11:17 – If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”
Acts 15:11 – But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
Rom 4:24 – but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,
Rom 6:8 – Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
Rom 13:11 – Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
2 Cor 4:13 – Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,
Gal 2:16 – yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Heb 4:3 – For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,'”although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Eph 1:19 – and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
1 Thess 4:14 – For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
1 Jn 3:23 – And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
1 Jn 4:15 – Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 Jn 4:16 – So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Many
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 4:39 – Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”
Jn 7:31 – Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
Jn 8:30 – As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
Jn 10:42 – And many believed in him there.
Jn 11:45 – Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
Jn 12:11 – because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
Jn 12:42 – Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;
Jn 16:30 – Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”
Acts 4:4 – But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
Acts 9:42 – And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
Acts 17:12 – Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
You (plural)
Jn 16:27 – for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
1 Cor 3:5 – What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
1 Cor 15:2 – and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you–unless you believed in vain.
1 Cor 15:11 – Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Eph 1:13 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
1 Thess 2:10 – You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.
1 Thess 2:13 – And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
1 Pet 1:8 – Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
1 Pet 2:7 – So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
1 Jn 5:13 – I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.
You (singular)
Jas 2:19 – You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe–and shudder!
Jesus’ disciples
Jn 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Jn 2:22 – When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Jn 11:15 – and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
Jn 16:27 – for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
Jn 16:30 – Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”
Jn 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
Abraham
Rom 4:3 – For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Rom 4:17 – as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”–in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Rom 4:18 – In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
Gal 3:6 – just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
Jas 2:23 – and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”–and he was called a friend of God.
Samaritans
John 4:39 – Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”
John 4:41 – And many more believed because of his word.
John 4:42 – They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Acts 8:12 – But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Corinthians
Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
1 Cor 3:5 – What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
1 Cor 15:2 – and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you–unless you believed in vain.
1 Cor 15:11 – Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Paul
Acts 24:14 – But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
2 Tim 1:12 – which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
Acts 27:25 – So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
1 Cor 11:18 – For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,
Gentiles
Acts 13:48 – And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
Acts 15:7 – And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
Acts 21:25 – But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality.”
Ephesians
Acts 19:2 – And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Eph 1:13 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Eph 1:19 – and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
Thessalonians
1 Thess 2:10 – You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.
1 Thess 2:13 – And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
1 Thess 4:14 – For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
Little ones
Mt 18:6 – but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mk 9:42 – “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
All
Jn 1:7 – He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
Jn 11:48 – If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
The official
Jn 4:50 – Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.
Jn 4:53 – The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.
The Jews
Jn 8:31 – So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
Acts 21:20 – And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law,
Centurian
Mt 8:13 – And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Blind men
Mt 9:28 – When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Tax collectors and prostitutes
Mt 21:32 – For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
Mary
Lk 1:45 – And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Ones on the rock
Lk 8:13 – And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.
Nathanael
John 1:50 – Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
The official’s household
Jn 4:53 – The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.
The Twelve
Jn 6:69 – and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Any of the authorities?
Jn 7:48 – Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?
The man healed of blindness
John 9:38 – He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
Martha
Jn 11:27 – She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
Who?
Jn 12:38 – so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
The world
Jn 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
The other disciple
Jn 20:8 – Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;
Simon
Acts 8:13 – Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.
Sergius Paulus
Acts 13:12 – Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
Gentiles at Antioch in Pisidia
Acts 13:48 – And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
People of Iconium
Acts 14:1 – Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
Jailer
Acts 16:34 – Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
Those who belonged to the party of the Pharisees
Acts 15:5 – But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”
Bereans
Acts 17:12 – Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
Athenians
Acts 17:34 – But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
Crispus
Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
Disciples in Achaia
Acts 18:27 – And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,
Agrippa
Acts 26:27 – King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”
Love
1 Cor 13:7 – Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Philippians
Phil 1:29 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
Those in Macedonia and Achaia
1 Thess 1:7 – so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
Those who are perishing
2 Thess 2:11 – Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
Demons
Jas 2:19 – You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe–and shudder!
Who does not “believe”
The Jews
Jn 5:38 – and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.
Jn 5:47 – But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
Jn 6:36 – But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.
Jn 8:45 – But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
Jn 8:46 – Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Jn 9:18 – The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
Jn 10:25 – Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
Jn 10:26 – but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock.
Chief priests, scribes, elders
Mt 21:25 – The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Mt 21:32 – For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
Mt 27:42 – “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
Mk 11:31 – And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Mk 15:32 – Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
Lk 20:5 – And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
Lk 22:67 – “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe,
People of Jesus’ hometown
Mt 13:57 – And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
Mt 13:58 – And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
Mk 6:3 – Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
Mk 6:4 – And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
Mk 6:5 – And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
Mk 6:6 – And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching
Disciples
Mk 16:11 – But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
Mk 16:13 – And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.
Mk 16:14 – Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.
Lk 24:11 – but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
Lk 24:41 – And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
Jn 14:10 – Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
The people
Jn 3:12 – If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
Jn 4:48 – So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
Jn 12:37 – Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
Zechariah
Lk 1:20 – And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Jesus
Jn 2:24 – But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
Some of Jesus’ disciples
Jn 6:64 – But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
Jesus’ brothers
Jn 7:5 – For not even his brothers believed in him.
The world
Jn 16:9 – concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
Thomas
Jn 20:25 – So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
Disciples in Jerusalem
Acts 9:26 – And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.
Scoffers
Acts 13:41 – “‘Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.'”
Some of the leaders of the Jews
Acts 28:24 – And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.
Some (people)
Rom 3:3 – What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
Saul
1 Tim 1:13 – though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
People saved out of Egypt
Jude 1:5 – Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
Being entrusted
Rom 3:2 – Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
1 Cor 9:17 – For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
Gal 2:7 – On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised
1 Thess 2:4 – but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
1 Tim 1:11 – in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
Tit 1:3 – and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
Object of faith
Jesus Christ
Mt 18:6 – but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mt 27:42 – “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
Mk 9:42 – “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
Jn 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Jn 2:24 – But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
Jn 3:15 – that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Jn 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Jn 3:18 – Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Jn 3:36 – Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Jn 4:21 – Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
Jn 4:39 – Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”
Jn 5:38 – and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.
Jn 5:46 – If you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.
Jn 6:29 – Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
Jn 6:30 – So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?
Jn 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
Jn 6:40 – For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Jn 7:5 – For not even his brothers believed in him.
Jn 7:31 – Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
Jn 7:38 – Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'”
Jn 7:39 – Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Jn 7:48 – Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?
Jn 8:30 – As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
Jn 8:31 – So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
Jn 8:45 – But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
Jn 8:46 – Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Jn 9:35 – Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
Jn 9:36 – He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jn 10:37 – If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;
Jn 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
Jn 10:42 – And many believed in him there.
Jn 11:25 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
Jn 11:26 – and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Jn 11:45 – Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
Jn 11:48 – If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
Jn 12:11 – because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
Jn 12:36 – While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
Jn 12:37 – Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
Jn 12:42 – Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;
John 12:44 – And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.
Jn 12:46 – I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
Jn 14:1 – “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Jn 14:12 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
Jn 16:9 – concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
Jn 17:20 – “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,
Acts 9:42 – And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
Acts 10:43 – To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Acts 11:17 – If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”
Acts 11:21 – And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
Acts 14:23 – And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 16:31 – And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
Acts 19:4 – And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”
Acts 20:21 – testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 22:19 – And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
Acts 24:24 – After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
Acts 26:18 – to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Rom 3:22 – the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
Rom 3:26 – It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Rom 9:33 – as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Rom 10:11 – For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Eph 1:15 – For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
Gal 2:16 – yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Gal 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Gal 3:22 – But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Eph 1:13 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Eph 3:11 – This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Eph 3:12 – in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
Col 1:4 – since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
Col 2:5 – For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Phil 1:29 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
Phil 3:9 – and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith–
1 Tim 1:14 – and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
1 Tim 1:16 – But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
1 Tim 3:13 – For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
1 Tim 3:16 – Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
2 Tim 1:12 – which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
2 Tim 1:13 – Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Tim 3:15 – and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Phm 1:5 – because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints,
Heb 12:2 – looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jas 2:1 – My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
1 Pet 1:8 – Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
1 Pet 2:6 – For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
1 Jn 5:10 – Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
Rev 2:13 – “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Rev 14:12 – Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
Jesus’ name
Jn 1:12 – But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 3:18 – Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Acts 3:16 – And his name–by faith in his name–has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
1 Jn 3:23 – And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
1 Jn 5:13 – I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.
Jesus’ word, λόγος
Jn 2:22 – When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Jn 4:50 – Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.
Jesus’ word, ῥῆμα
John 5:47 – But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
Jesus’ works
Jn 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
Jesus’ blood
Rom 3:25 – whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
God the Father
Mk 11:22 – And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
Jn 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 6:29 – Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
Jn 12:44 – And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.
Jn 14:1 – “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Acts 16:34 – Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
Acts 27:25 – So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
Rom 4:3 – For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Rom 4:5 – And to the one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
Rom 4:17 – as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”–in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Rom 4:24 – but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,
Rom 9:33 – as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Rom 10:11 – For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Gal 3:6 – just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
1 Thess 1:8 – For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
Tit 3:8 – The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
Heb 6:1 – Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Jas 2:23 – and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”–and he was called a friend of God.
1 Pet 1:21 – who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1 Pet 2:6 – For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
1 Jn 5:10 – Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
Gospel
Mk 1:15 – and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
Mk 16:15 – And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
Mk 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Acts 15:7 – And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
2 Cor 4:4 – In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Gal 2:7 – On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised
Phil 1:27 – Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
1 Thess 2:4 – but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
John the Baptist
Mt 21:25 – The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Mt 21:32 – For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
Mk 11:31 – And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Lk 20:5 – And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
Disciples
Mk 16:13 – And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.
Mk 16:14 – Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.
What was heard
Jn 12:38 – so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Rom 10:16 – But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?”
Truth
2 Thess 2:12 – in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thess 2:13 – But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
Words of Gabriel
Lk 1:20 – And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
All that the prophets have spoken
Lk 24:25 – And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Scripture
Jn 2:22 – When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Moses
Jn 5:46 – If you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.
Writings
Jn 5:47 – But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
The light
Jn 12:36 – While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
Philip
Acts 8:12 – But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets
Acts 24:14 – But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
Prophets
Acts 26:27 – King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”
Power of God
1 Cor 2:5 – that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
All things
1 Cor 13:7 – Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Working of God
Col 2:12 – having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Testimony
2 Thess 1:10 – when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
Lie
2 Thess 2:11 – Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
Spirit
1 Jn 4:1 – Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Love
1 Jn 4:16 – So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Object of “entrust”
True riches
Lk 16:11 – If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
Believers
Acts 14:23 – And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Oracles of God
Rom 3:2 – Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
Stewardship
1 Cor 9:17 – For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
Content of “believe”
Pertaining to Jesus
That Jesus is able
Mt 8:13 – And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Mt 9:28 – When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Mk 9:23 – And Jesus said to him, “If you can! All things are possible for one who believes.”
Mk 9:24 – Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
Jesus is alive
Mk 16:11 – But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
Lk 24:41 – And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
Jn 20:25 – So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
Jn 20:27 – Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.”
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
Jn 11:27 – She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
Jn 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
1 Jn 5:1 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
1 Jn 5:5 – Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
The Father sent Jesus
Jn 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
Jn 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Jn 11:42 – I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
Jesus is “I AM”
Jn 8:24 – I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
Jn 13:19 – I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.
Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Him
Jn 14:10 – Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
Jn 14:11 – Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
Jesus came from God
Jn 16:27 – for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
Jn 16:30 – Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”
Jesus died and rose again
1 Thess 4:14 – For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
Jesus is the Holy One of God
Jn 6:69 – and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
About Jesus
Acts 28:23 – When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
Acts 28:24 – And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.
Pertaining to God
Acts 26:8 – Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
Rom 4:20 – No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
Rom 4:21 – fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.
Heb 11:6 – And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Jas 2:19 – You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe–and shudder!
Pertaining to Jesus and the Father
Jn 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
Jn 14:10 – Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
Jn 14:11 – Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
Rom 10:9 – because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
That we will receive what we ask
Mt 21:22 – And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
Mk 11:23 – Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
Mk 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Pertaining to other things
Jn 9:18 – The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
Acts 15:11 – But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
Acts 28:23 – When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
Acts 28:24 – And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.
Rom 6:8 – Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
Rom 14:2 – One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.
2 Cor 4:13 – Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,
2 Cor 4:14 – knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
Outcome of faith
Life
Have eternal life
Jn 3:15 – that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Jn 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Jn 3:36 – Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Jn 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Jn 6:40 – For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Jn 6:47 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
Acts 13:48 – And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
1 Tim 1:16 – But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
1 Jn 5:13 – I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.
Not perish
Jn 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Live
Jn 11:25 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
Never die
Jn 11:26 – and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Life in Jesus’ name
Jn 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Salvation
Mt 9:22 – Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.
Mk 10:52 – And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Mk 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Lk 7:50 – And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Lk 8:12 – The ones along the path are those who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Lk 8:48 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
Lk 17:19 – And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
Lk 18:42 – And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.”
Acts 16:31 – And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Rom 1:16 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Rom 10:9 – because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 Cor 1:21 – For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
Eph 2:8 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Heb 11:31 – By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
1 Pet 1:5 – who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Pet 1:9 – obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Righteousness
Rom 1:17 – For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Rom 3:21 – But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it–
Rom 3:22 – the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
Rom 3:25 – whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Rom 3:26 – It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Rom 4:5 – And to the one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
Rom 4:9 – Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.
Rom 4:11 – He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
Rom 4:13 – For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
Rom 4:24 – but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,
Rom 9:30 – What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
Rom 9:32 – Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Rom 10:4 – For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Phil 3:9 – and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith–
Heb 11:4 – By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
Heb 11:7 – By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Rom 10:6 – But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?'” (that is, to bring Christ down)
Rom 10:8 – But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
Healing
Mt 8:13 – And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Mt 9:22 – Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.
Mt 9:29 – Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
Mt 9:30 – And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.”
Mk 5:34 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
Mk 10:52 – And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Lk 7:50 – And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Lk 8:48 – And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
Lk 17:19 – And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
Lk 18:42 – And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.”
Acts 3:16 – And his name–by faith in his name–has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
Be justified
Acts 13:39 – and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
Rom 3:26 – It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Rom 3:27 – Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Rom 3:28 – For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
Rom 3:30 – since God is one. He will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Rom 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom 10:10 – For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Gal 2:16 – yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Gal 3:8 – And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
Gal 3:24 – So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
Receive the Spirit
Jn 7:38 – Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
Jn 7:39 – Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Acts 15:8 – And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
Acts 15:9 – and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
Gal 3:2 – Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
Gal 3:5 – Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith–
Gal 3:14 – so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
Eph 1:13 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Forgiveness of sins
Mt 9:2 – And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
Mk 2:5 – And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “My son, your sins are forgiven.”
Lk 5:20 – And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
Acts 10:43 – To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Jas 5:15 – And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Do the impossible
Mt 17:20 – He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Mt 21:21 – And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Lk 17:6 – And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
1 Cor 13:2 – And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Grace
Rom 4:16 – That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring–not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Rom 5:2 – Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Eph 2:8 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
1 Tim 1:14 – and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Receive what is asked for in prayer
Mt 21:22 – And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
Mk 11:23 – Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
Mk 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Not be put to shame
Rom 9:33 – as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Rom 10:11 – For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
1 Pet 2:6 – For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Obtain promises
Gal 3:22 – But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Heb 6:12 – so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Heb 11:33 – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Commended
Heb 11:4 – By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
Heb 11:5 – By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
Heb 11:39 – And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
Signs will accompany them
Mk 16:17 – And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Mk 16:18 – they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Not be condemned
Jn 3:18 – Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Jn 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Become children of God
Jn 1:12 – But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Gal 3:26 – for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
Be encouraged/comforted
Rom 1:12 – that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
1 Thess 3:5 – For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
1 Thess 3:6 – But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you–
1 Thess 3:7 – for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith
Protected
1 Pet 1:5 – who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Heb 11:28 – By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
Heb 11:29 – By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.
Confidence
Eph 3:12 – in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
1 Tim 3:13 – For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Rejoice
Phil 2:17 – Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
Col 2:5 – For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Overcome
1 Jn 5:4 – For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.
Rev 17:14 – They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
Not hunger or thirst
Jn 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
See the glory of God
John 11:40 – Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
Become sons of light
Jn 12:36 – While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
Not remain in darkness
Jn 12:46 – I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
Do Jesus’ works and even greater works
Jn 14:12 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
Added to the Lord
Acts 5:14 – And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
Heart cleansed
Acts 15:9 – and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
Increase in number
Acts 16:5 – So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.
Imprisoned and beaten
Acts 22:19 – And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
Be sanctified
Acts 26:18 – to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Filled with joy and peace
Rom 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Be son of Abraham
Gal 3:7 – Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.
Blessed
Gal 3:9 – So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Promise by faith in Jesus Christ
Gal 3:22 – But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Great power
Eph 1:19 – and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
Extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one
Eph 6:16 – In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
Christ dwell in our hearts
Eph 3:17 – so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith–that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Suffer
Phil 1:29 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
Raised with Christ
Col 2:12 – having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Word of God at work
1 Thess 2:13 – And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
Saved through childbearing
1 Tim 2:15 – Yet she will be saved through childbearing–if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
Enter rest
Heb 4:3 – For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,'”although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Preservation of the soul
Heb 10:39 – But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Receive the power to conceive
Heb 11:11 – By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
Conquer kingdoms
Heb 11:33 – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Enforce justice
Heb 11:33 – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Obtain promises
Heb 11:33 – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Stop the mouths of lions
Heb 11:33 – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Quench the power of fire
Heb 11:34 – quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Escape the edge of the sword
Heb 11:34 – quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Made strong out of weakness
Heb 11:34 – quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Become mighty in war
Heb 11:34 – quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Put foreign armies to flight
Heb 11:34 – quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Receive back the dead
Heb 11:35 – Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
Walls fell down
Heb 11:30 – By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
Produce steadfastness
Jas 1:3 – for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Be heirs of the kingdom
Jas 2:5 – Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Praise and glory and honor
1 Pet 1:7 – so that the tested genuineness of your faith–more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire–may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Born of God
1 Jn 5:1 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
Outcome of unbelief
Jesus did not do many mighty works
Mt 13:58 – And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
Mk 6:5 – And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
Mk 6:6 – And he marveled because of their unbelief.And he went about among the villages teaching.
Condemned
Mark 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Jn 3:18 – Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Severe beating
Lk 12:46 – the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
Lk 12:47 – And that servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.
Not see life; God’s wrath
Jn 3:36 – Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Die in sin
John 8:24 – I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
Broken off
Rom 11:20 – That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.
Act ignorantly
1 Tim 1:13 – though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Minds and consciences defiled
Tit 1:15 – To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Fall away from the living God
Heb 3:12 – Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
Unable to enter the rest
Heb 3:19 – So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
Not benefited by the message
Heb 4:2 – For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
Stumble
1 Pet 2:7 – So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
1 Pet 2:8 – and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.”They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
Destroyed
Jude 1:5 – Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
Second death
Revelation 21:8 – But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Little faith
Mt 6:30 – But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Mt 8:26 – And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Mt 14:31 – Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Mt 16:8 – But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
Mt 17:20 – He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Lk 12:28 – But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
Exhortation concerning faith
Mt 6:30 – But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Mt 17:20 – He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Mk 1:15 – and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
Mk 5:36 – But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
Mk 11:22 – And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
Mk 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Lk 8:50 – But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.”
Lk 12:28 – But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
Jn 4:21 – Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
Jn 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
Jn 12:36 – While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
Jn 14:1 – “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Jn 14:11 – Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
Jn 20:27 – Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.”
Acts 14:22 – strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 16:31 – And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
1 Cor 16:13 – Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
2 Cor 5:7 – for we walk by faith, not by sight.
Gal 6:10 – So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Col 1:23 – if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Col 2:7 – rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
2 Thess 1:11 – To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
1 Tim 1:5 – The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Tim 1:18-19 – “This charge I entrust to you… that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,”
1 Tim 4:12 – Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 Tim 6:11-12 – “Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith.”
2 Tim 2:22 – So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Heb 10:39 – But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Heb 13:7 – Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
1 Pet 5:9 – Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
2 Pet 1:5 – For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,
Jude 1:3 – Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 1:20 – But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;
Rev 2:10 – Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Command/exhortation to not believe
Mt 24:23 – Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.
Mt 24:26 – So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
Mk 13:21 – And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
1 Jn 4:1 – Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Characteristics of faith
Faith is great even when it is as small as a grain of mustard seed (Mt 17:20; Lk 17:6)
Faith can grow or increase (Lk 17:5; 2 Cor 10:15; 2 Thess 1:3; cf. Phil 1:25)
Faith can fail (Lk 22:32)
Faith can be strengthened (Acts 16:5; Rom 4:20; cf. Lk 22:32; Acts 14:22; 1 Thess 3:2)
Faith can encourage or comfort others (Rom 1:12; 1 Thess 3:5-7)
Faith can be weakened (Rom 4:19; 14:1)
Faith is apportioned to each one in different measures (Rom 12:3, 6)
Faith is a gift [footnote text=“In the context of this verse, Paul speaks of special gifts which not all believers have. Therefore, this is not referring to the general faith of all believers, but a special gift of faith.”] (1 Cor 12:9; cf. 1 Cor 13:2)
Faith is steadfast or firm (1 Cor 16:13; 2 Cor 1:24; Col 1:23; 2:5-7; 2 Thess 1:4; 1 Pet 5:9)
Faith can be excelled in (2 Cor 8:7)
Faith is united (Eph 4:13; Phil 1:27; Heb 4:2)
Faith is a source of rejoicing (Phil 2:17; Col 2:5)
Faith can be lacking (1 Thess 3:10)
Faith is genuine, sincere, without pretense or hypocrisy (1 Tim 1:5; 2 Tim 1:5; 1 Pet 1:7)
Faith can imitate after good examples (Heb 6:12; 13:7)
Faith is full of assurance or certainty (Heb 10:22; 11:1)
Faith speaks though one has died (Heb 11:4)
Faith can be tested (Heb 11:17; Jas 1:2-3; 1 Pet 1:7; Rev 2:10)
Faith can be rich (Jas 2:5)
Faith is more precious than gold (1 Pet 1:7)
Faith can be compared in value (2 Pet 1:1)
Faith can be supplemented with other qualities (2 Pet 1:5-8)
Faith is victorious (1 Jn 5:4)
Faith is holy (Jude 1:20)
Characteristics of faithful ones
They do their master’s will at all times (Mt 24:45-47; Lk 12:42-44)
They are faithful over a little (Mt 25:15-23; Lk 16:10-12; 19:13-19)
They are also faithful over much (Lk 16:10-12)
They are able to teach others (2 Tim 2:2)
They show love even to strangers (3 Jn 1:5-6)
They are called and chosen and faithful (Rev 17:14)
Characteristics of unbelieving ones
Nothing is pure to them (Tit 1:15-16)
They profess to know God but deny Him by their works (Tit 1:15-16)
Thank God (Lk 17:16-19; Col 2:7; 2 Thess 1:3-4; 2:13)
Glorify God (Lk 17:15-19; 18:42-43; Rom 4:20)
Worship (Jn 9:38; Acts 24:14)
Fellowship (Acts 2:44; 4:32)
Turn to the Lord (Acts 11:21)
Confess (Acts 19:18; Rom 10:9)
Repent (Acts 20:21; Heb 6:1; cf. Lk 7:44-50; Acts 26:18)
Live (Rom 1:17; Gal 2:20; 3:11; Heb 10:38-39; 11:9-10)
Obey (Rom 10:16; Heb 11:8, 28-30; cf. Acts 6:7; Rom 1:5; 16:26)
Do not be proud, but fear (Rom 11:20-21)
Think with sober judgment (Rom 12:3)
Do not pass judgment (Rom 14:1-23)
Be watchful (1 Cor 16:13)
Stand firm (1 Cor 16:13; 2 Cor 1:24; Col 1:23; 2:5-7; 2 Thess 1:4; 1 Pet 5:9)
Be courageous (1 Cor 16:13)
Be strong (1 Cor 16:13)
Be fellow workers (2 Cor 1:24)
Speak (2 Cor 4:13)
Endure persecutions and afflictions (2 Thess 1:4; Heb 11:27; cf. Heb 12:2; Rev 2:19; 13:10; 14:12)
Provide for one’s own relatives (1 Tim 5:8)
Suffer (2 Tim 1:12)
Know the Holy Scriptures (2 Tim 3:14-17)
Fight or struggle (2 Tim 4:7)
Finish or complete (2 Tim 4:7)
Keep or preserve (2 Tim 4:7; Rev 14:12)
Share or have fellowship (Phm 1:5-6)
Draw near with a true heart (Heb 10:22)
Offer (Heb 11:4, 17)
Move with godly fear (Heb 11:7)
Bless concerning the future (Heb 11:20-21)
Mention concerning the future (Heb 11:22)
Be unafraid (Heb 11:23, 27)
Be willing to suffer (Heb 11:24-26; 36-37; cf. 1 Pet 4:19)
Leave or forsake (Heb 11:27)
Keep the commands of God (Heb 11:28)
Cross over (Heb 11:29)
Receive those in need (Heb 11:31)
Be willing to die (Heb 11:35-37; Rev 2:13)
Show no partiality (Jas 2:1-9)
Rejoice (1 Pet 1:8)
Overcome (1 Jn 5:5)
Contend (Jude 1:3)
Build oneself up (Jude 1:20)
Faith as a result of
Words
Lk 8:12 – The ones along the path are those who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Jn 4:41 – And many more believed because of his word.
Jn 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Jn 8:30 – As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
Jn 11:42 – I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
Jn 13:19 – I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.
Jn 14:29 – And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe.
Jn 17:20 – “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,
Acts 4:4 – But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
Acts 15:7 – And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
Acts 17:11 – Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Acts 17:12 – Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
Rom 10:17 – So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Eph 1:13 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
1 Thess 2:13 – And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
Hearing
Lk 8:12 – The ones along the path are those who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Jn 4:42 – They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Jn 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Acts 4:4 – But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
Acts 15:7 – And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
Rom 10:14 – But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
Rom 10:17 – So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Eph 1:13 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
1 Thess 2:13 – And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
Seeing
Jn 1:50 – Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 6:40 – For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Jn 11:45 – Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
Jn 20:8 – Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;
Jn 20:29 – Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Acts 13:12 – Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
Signs
Jn 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Jn 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Jn 4:53 – The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.
Jn 11:45 – Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
Jn 12:11 – because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
Testimony
Jn 1:7 – He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
Jn 4:39 – Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”
Jn 19:35 – He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe.
Works
John 14:11 – Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
Grace
Acts 18:27 – And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,
Ministers
1 Cor 3:5 – What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
Preaching
1 Cor 15:11 – Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The basis of faith
The resurrection of Christ (Acts 17:31; 1 Cor 15:14, 17)
Hearing the word of Christ (Rom 10:17-18)
Not in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God (1 Cor 2:5; 2 Thess 1:11)
There is one faith (Eph 4:5)
Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith (Heb 12:2)
Good examples of faith
The centurion (Mt 8:5-13; Lk 7:2-10)
The people who brought a paralytic to Jesus (Mt 9:2-7; Mk 2:3-5; Lk 5:18-20)
The woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years (Mt 9:20-22; Mk 5:25-34; Lk 8:43-48)
The two blind men (Mt 9:27-31; cf. Mt 20:30-34)
The Canaanite woman (Mt 15:22-28)
Bartimaeus (Mk 10:46-52; Lk 18:35-43)
The woman with many sins (Lk 7:44-50)
The leper who returned (Lk 17:12-19)
Stephen (Acts 6:5)
Barnabas (Acts 11:22-24)
The crippled man in Lystra (Acts 14:8-9)
Lydia (Acts 16:14-15)
Abraham (Rom 4:9-22; Gal 3:7-9; Heb 11:8-10, 12-19)
The believers (Rom 1:8; Eph 1:15; Col 1:2-4; 2:5; 1 Thess 1:3; 3:5-7; 2 Thess 1:3-4)
Timothy (1 Cor 4:17; 1 Tim 1:2; 4:12; 2 Tim 1:5; 2 Tim 3:10)
Tychicus (Eph 6:21; Col 4:7)
Epaphras (Col 1:7)
Onesimus (Col 4:9)
Paul (1 Tim 1:12; 2 Tim 3:10)
Lois, Eunice, and Timothy (2 Tim 1:5)
God’s elect (Tit 1:1)
Titus (Tit 1:4)
Philemon (Phm 1:5-6)
Abel (Heb 11:4)
Enoch (Heb 11:5)
Noah (Heb 11:7)
Sarah (Heb 11:11, 13)
Isaac (Heb 11:20)
Jacob (Heb 11:21)
Joseph (Heb 11:22)
Moses (Heb 11:23-28; cf. Heb 3:2-5)
The Israelites (Heb 11:29-30)
Rahab (Heb 11:31)
Gideon (Heb 11:32-34)
Barak (Heb 11:32-34)
Samson (Heb 11:32-34)
Jephthah (Heb 11:32-34)
David (Heb 11:32-34)
Samuel (Heb 11:32-34)
The prophets (Heb 11:32-34)
Silvanus (1 Pet 5:12)
Gaius (3 Jn 1:5)
The church in Pergamos/Pergamum (Rev 2:12-13)
Antipas (Rev 2:13)
The church in Thyatira (Rev 2:18-19)
The saints (Rev 13:10; 14:12)
Bad examples of faith
Hymenaeus (1 Tim 1:19-20; 2 Tim 2:17-18)
Alexander (1 Tim 1:19-20)
Jannes (2 Tim 3:8-9)
Jambres (2 Tim 3:8-9)
Unbelievers, unfaithful
Mt 17:17 – And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
Mk 9:19 – And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”
Lk 9:41 – Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
Lk 12:46 – the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
Jn 20:27 – Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.”
Acts 26:8 – Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
1 Cor 6:6 – but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
1 Cor 7:12 – To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.
1 Cor 7:13 – If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
1 Cor 7:14 – For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
1 Cor 7:15 – But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
1 Cor 10:27 – If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
1 Cor 14:22 – Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.
1 Cor 14:23 – If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
1 Cor 14:24 – But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,
2 Cor 4:4 – In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
2 Cor 6:14 – Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Cor 6:15 – What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
1 Tim 5:8 – But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Tit 1:15 – To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Rev 21:8 – But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
He forgave sins (Mt 9:2-6; Mk 2:5-10; Lk 5:20-24; 7:47-50)
He told them to have courage (Mt 9:2, 22)
He had compassion (cf. Mt 20:34)
He told them to go in peace (Mk 5:34; Lk 7:50; 8:48)
He wanted to know who touched Him (Mk 5:30-34; Lk 8:45-48)
He stood still (Mk 10:49; Lk 18:40)
He asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mk 10:51; Lk 18:41; cf. Mt 20:32)
Jesus’ response to unbelief
He asked, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you?” (Mt 17:17; Mk 9:19; Lk 9:41)
He marveled (Mk 6:6)
He rebuked (Mk 16:14)
He told Thomas to touch His hands and His side (Jn 20:25-29)
Prayer concerning faith
Mk 9:24 – Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
Lk 17:5 – The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Lk 22:32 – but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
2 Thess 1:11 – To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
2 Thess 3:1-2 – “Finally, brothers, pray for us… that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.”
Phm 1:6 – and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
Prayer with faith
Mt 21:22 – And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
Mk 9:24 – Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
Mk 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Jas 1:5-6 – “If any of you lacks wisdom… let him ask in faith, with no doubting”
Jas 5:15 – And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Faith and knowing
Jn 4:42 – They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Jn 6:69 – and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Jn 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
Jn 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
Rom 6:8 – Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
Rom 6:9 – We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.
2 Cor 4:13 – Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,
2 Cor 4:14 – knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
1 Jn 4:16 – So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Faith and signs
John 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
John 2:23 – Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
John 4:48 – So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
John 6:30 – So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?
John 7:31 – Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
John 11:45 – Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
John 12:11 – because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
John 12:37 – Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
Faith and love
1 Cor 13:2 – And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
1 Cor 13:13 – So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Gal 5:6 – For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Eph 1:15 – For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
Eph 3:17-19 – “so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may… know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge”
Eph 6:23 – Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Col 1:4 – since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
1 Thess 1:3 – remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thess 5:8 – But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
1 Tim 1:5 – The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Tim 1:14 – and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
1 Tim 2:15 – Yet she will be saved through childbearing–if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
1 Tim 4:12 – Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 Tim 6:11 – But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
2 Tim 1:13 – Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Tim 2:22 – So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
2 Tim 3:10 – You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
Tit 2:2 – Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
Tit 3:15 – All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.Grace be with you all.
Phm 1:5 – because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints,
Rev 2:19 – “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.
Faith and works
Jas 2:14 – What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
Jas 2:17 – So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Jas 2:18 – But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Jas 2:20 – Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
Jas 2:22 – You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
Jas 2:24 – You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Jas 2:26 – For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
Faith and the law
Mt 23:23 – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
Rom 3:27-28 – “Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”
Rom 3:31 – Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
Rom 4:13-14 – “For the promise to Abraham… did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.”
Rom 4:16 – That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring–not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Gal 2:16 – yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Gal 3:2 – Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
Gal 3:5 – Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith–
Gal 3:11-12 – “Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’ But the law is not of faith, rather ‘The one who does them shall live by them.’”
Gal 3:23-24 – “Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.”
Phil 3:9 – and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith–
Faith and righteousness
Rom 1:17 – For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Rom 3:21-22 – “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested… the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe”
Rom 3:25-26 – “whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness… It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”
Rom 4:5 – And to the one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
Rom 4:9 – Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.
Rom 4:11 – He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
Rom 4:13 – For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
Rom 9:30 – What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
Rom 10:6-7 – “But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down) or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
Gal 3:11 – Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Gal 5:5 – For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
Phil 3:9 – and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith–
Heb 10:38 – but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
Heb 11:4 – By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
Heb 11:7 – By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
2 Pet 1:1 – Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
Faith and fear
Matthew 8:26 – And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.Mark 5:36 – But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
Mark 4:40 – He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
Luke 8:25 – He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”
Luke 8:50 – But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.”
Hebrews 11:23 – By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
Hebrews 11:40 – since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Revelation 2:10 – Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 21:8 – But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Faith and obedience
Acts 6:7 – And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
Rom 1:5 – through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
Rom 16:26 – but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith–
Heb 11:8 – By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Unbelief and disobedience
Rom 10:16 – But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?”
Heb 3:18 – And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Heb 3:19 – So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
Heb 11:31 – By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
1 Pet 2:7 – So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
1 Pet 2:8 – and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.”They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
Challenges to faith
Anxiety or worry (Mt 6:25-31; Lk 12:22-29)
Being of little faith (Mt 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20; Lk 12:28)
Fear (Mt 8:24-26; 14:29-32; Mk 4:37-41; Lk 8:23-25)
Unbelief (Mt 13:58; Mk 6:6; 9:24; 16:14; Rom 3:3; 4:20; 11:20, 23; 1 Tim 1:13; Heb 3:7-19)
Doubt (Mt 14:29-32; Rom 4:20; 14:22-23; cf. Mt 21:21; Jas 1:6)
Lack of understanding (Mt 16:5-12)
Having no faith (Mk 4:40; Lk 8:25)
Opposition (Acts 13:8; cf. 2 Thess 3:1-3)
Physical limitations (Rom 4:19)
Not having love (1 Cor 13:2)
The tempter (1 Thess 3:5; cf. 2 Thess 3:3; 1 Pet 5:9)
False doctrines (1 Tim 1:3-5; 4:1-3; 6:20-21; 2 Tim 2:16-18)
Rejecting faith and a good conscience (1 Tim 1:18-20)
Giving heed to deceitful spirits (1 Tim 4:1)
Not providing for one’s own relatives (1 Tim 5:8)
The love of money (1 Tim 6:9-10)
Shrinking back to destruction (Heb 10:38-39)
Trials and testing (Heb 11:17; Jas 1:2-3; 1 Pet 1:7; Rev 2:10)
Not having works (Jas 2:14-26)
Questions about “believing”
Do you “believe”?
Jn 1:50 – Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
Jn 9:35 – Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
Jn 11:26 – and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Jn 16:31 – Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?
Why do you not “believe”?
Jn 8:46 – Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Do you not “believe”?
Jn 14:10 – Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
Reasons for “believing”
Doing what is true
Jn 3:21 – But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God.”
Given to Jesus by the Father
Jn 6:37 – All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
Jn 6:39 – And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
Jn 6:65 – And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”
Drawn by the Father
Jn 6:44 – No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Being Jesus’ sheep
Jn 10:27 – My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Jn 10:28 – I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Jn 10:29 – My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
Reason for not “believing”
Deeds are evil
Jn 3:19 – And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
Jn 3:20 – For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
Seeking glory from men rather than from God
Jn 5:44 – How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Jn 12:42 – Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;
Jn 12:43 – for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.
Not seeing signs and wonders
Jn 4:48 – So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
Will to do the devil’s desires
Jn 8:44 – You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Not of God
Jn 8:46 – Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Jn 8:47 – Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
Not being among Jesus’ sheep
Jn 10:26 – but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.
Fulfillment of prophecy
John 12:38 – so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
John 12:39 – Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
Without cause
Jn 15:22 – If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Jn 15:23 – Whoever hates me hates my Father also.
Jn 15:24 – If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
Jn 15:25 – But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’
Not being able to “believe”
Jn 5:44 – How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Jn 12:39 – Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
Not “believing” and sin
Jn 8:24 – I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
Jn 16:9 – concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
Contrast between believing/faithful and unbelieving
Mk 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Rom 3:3 – What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
1 Cor 14:22 – Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.
2 Tim 2:13 – if we are faithless, he remains faithful–for he cannot deny himself.
1 Pet 2:7 – So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
Faithful titles of the Lord
Heb 2:17 – Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
1 Pet 4:19 – Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
Rev 1:5 – and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
Rev 3:14 – “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
Rev 19:11 – Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
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John 1:1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 – He was in the beginning with God.
Jn 1:15 – (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'”)
Jn 1:30 – This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’
Jn 6:62 – Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
Jn 8:58 – Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John 17:5 – And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Jn 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
His unique identity
He is God
John 1:1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 20:28 – Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
He is the creator
John 1:3 – All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
He is the only Son from the Father
John 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
He is the Son of God
John 1:34 – And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
John 1:49 – Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
John 10:36 – do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
John 11:27 – She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
John 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
He is the Christ
John 4:25 – The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.”
John 4:26 – Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.”
John 11:27 – She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
John 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
He is the Savior of the world
John 4:42 – They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
John 10:9 – I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 12:47 – If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
His origin
He is from heaven
John 3:13 – No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
John 3:31 – He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
John 6:38 – For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
John 6:41 – So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
John 6:50 – This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
John 6:51 – I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
John 6:58 – This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
John 6:62 – Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
John 8:23 – He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
His origin is unique
John 7:28 – So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.
John 7:34 – You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.”
John 8:14 – Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
John 8:21 – So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
John 13:33 – Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’
John 13:36 – Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.”
John 14:2 – In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
John 14:4 – And you know the way to where I am going.”
John 16:5 – But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
John 16:28 – I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
John 17:16 – They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
John 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
John 18:36 – Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
His unique relationship to God the Father
He is sent by the Father
John 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
John 3:34 – For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
John 4:34 – Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
John 5:23 – that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:30 – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
John 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
John 5:37 – And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
John 5:38 – and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.
John 6:29 – Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
John 6:38 – For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
John 6:39 – And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
John 6:44 – No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:57 – As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
John 7:16 – So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
John 7:18 – The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
John 7:28 – So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.
John 7:29 – I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.”
John 7:33 – Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
John 8:16 – Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
John 8:18 – I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”
John 8:26 – I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”
John 8:29 – And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
John 8:42 – Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.
John 9:4 – We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
John 10:36 – do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
John 11:42 – I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
John 12:44 – And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.
John 12:45 – And whoever sees me sees him who sent me.
John 12:49 – For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.
John 13:20 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
John 14:24 – Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.
John 15:21 – But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
John 16:5 – But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
John 17:3 – And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
John 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
John 17:18 – As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
John 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
John 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
John 17:25 – O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
John 20:21 – Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”
The Father gives Him…
The Father gives Him the Spirit without measure
John 3:34 – For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
The Father has given all things into his hand
John 3:35 – The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
John 13:3 – Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
John 17:2 – since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
John 17:7 – Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you.
John 17:10 – All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.
The Father has given all judgment to Him
John 5:22 – For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,
John 5:27 – And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
The Father has granted the Son also to have life in Himself
John 5:26 – For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
The Father gave Him work to accomplish
John 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
The Father gave Him the charge to lay down and take up His life
John 10:18 – No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
The Father had given Him His disciples
John 6:37 – All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
John 6:39 – And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
John 10:29 – My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
John 17:6 – “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
John 17:9 – I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
John 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
John 18:9 – This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.”
The Father has given Him His words
John 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
The Father gave Him His name
John 17:11 – And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
John 17:12 – While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
The Father has given him a command
John 12:49 – For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.
The Father has given Him glory
John 17:22 – The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
The Father has given Him the cup
John 18:11 – So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
He calls God “My Father”
John 2:16 – And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”
John 5:17 – But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
John 5:43 – I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
John 6:32 – Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
John 6:40 – For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
John 8:19 – They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”
John 8:49 – Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
John 8:54 – Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
John 10:18 – No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
John 10:25 – Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
John 10:29 – My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
John 10:37 – If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;
John 14:2 – In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
John 14:7 – If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
John 14:20 – In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
John 14:21 – Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
John 14:23 – Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
John 15:1 – “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
John 15:8 – By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
John 15:10 – If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.
John 15:15 – No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
John 15:23 – Whoever hates me hates my Father also.
John 15:24 – If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
John 20:17 – Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
He and the Father are one
John 10:30 – I and the Father are one.”
John 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
John 14:10 – Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
John 14:11 – Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
John 14:20 – In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
John 17:11 – And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
John 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
John 17:22 – The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
John 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
He is from the Father
Jn 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jn 3:2 – This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
Jn 6:46 – not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.
Jn 13:3 – Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
Jn 16:27 – for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
Jn 16:28 – I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
Jn 16:30 – Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”
He speaks the words of His Father
Jn 3:34 – For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
John 7:16 – So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
John 12:49 – For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.
John 12:50 – And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”
John 14:24 – Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.
John 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
John 17:14 – I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
He is working as His Father is working
John 5:17 – But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
John 5:18 – This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
John 10:32 – Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?”
John 10:37 – If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;
John 10:38 – but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
John 14:10 – Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
John 17:4 – I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.
He is going to His Father
John 14:12 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:28 – You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
John 16:5 – But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
John 16:28 – I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
John 17:13 – But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
John 20:17 – Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
He is the Son of God
John 1:34 – And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
John 1:49 – Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
John 10:36 – do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
John 11:27 – She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
John 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
The Father glorifies Him
John 13:31 – When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
John 13:32 – If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once.
John 17:10 – All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.
John 17:22 – The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
John 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
The Father shows Him what He Himself is doing
John 5:19 – So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.
John 5:20 – For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.
John 5:21 – For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.
John 8:38 – I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
He declares what He has heard from the Father
John 8:26 – I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”
John 8:28 – So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
John 8:40 – but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
John 15:15 – No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
The Father loves Him
John 10:17 – For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
John 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
John 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
John 17:26 – I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
He does as the Father commanded
John 12:49 – For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.
John 12:50 – And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”
John 14:31 – but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
John 15:10 – If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.
The Father bears witness about Him
John 5:32 – There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
John 5:37 – And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
John 8:18 – I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”
He has come in His Father’s name
John 5:43 – I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
John 10:25 – Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
John 12:13 – So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”
He knows the Father
John 8:55 – But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word.
John 10:15 – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 17:25 – O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
He was with God
John 1:1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 – He was in the beginning with God.
He has seen God
John 1:18 – No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
John 6:46 – not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.
He sees what the Father is doing
Jn 5:19 – So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.
Jn 8:38 – I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
Cf. Jn 3:11, 32
The Father seeks His glory
John 8:50 – Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge.
John 8:54 – Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
The Father always hears Him
John 11:41 – So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
John 11:42 – I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
Whoever has seen Him has seen the Father
John 14:7 – If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
John 14:9 – Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
All that the Father has is His
John 16:15 – All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
John 17:10 – All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.
He has manifested His Father’s name
John 17:6 – “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
John 17:26 – I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
He had glory with the Father
John 17:5 – And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
He is at the Father’s side
John 1:18 – No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
He is consecrated by the Father
John 10:36 – do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
He abides in His Father’s love
John 15:10 – If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.
The Father is with Him
John 16:32 – Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
He judges with His Father
John 8:16 – Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
He is the only way to the Father
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
He is the life
John 1:4 – In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 2:19 – Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
John 2:22 – When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
John 3:15 – that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:36 – Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
John 4:10 – Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
John 4:13 – Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,
John 4:14 – but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 4:50 – Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.
John 4:51 – As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering.
John 4:53 – The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.
John 5:21 – For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.
John 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:25 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 5:26 – For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
John 5:39 – You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
John 5:40 – yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
John 6:27 – Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”
John 6:33 – For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
John 6:39 – And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
John 6:40 – For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
John 6:44 – No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:47 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
John 6:48 – I am the bread of life.
John 6:50 – This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
John 6:51 – I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
John 6:53 – So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
John 6:54 – Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:57 – As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
John 6:58 – This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
John 6:63 – It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
John 6:68 – Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,
John 7:38 – Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:51 – Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
John 10:9 – I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 10:11 – I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:15 – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 10:17 – For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
John 10:28 – I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 11:25 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
John 11:26 – and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
John 12:1 – Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
John 12:9 – When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
John 12:17 – The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:19 – Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
John 17:2 – since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
John 17:3 – And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
John 20:31 – but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 21:14 – This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
He is the light of the world
Jn 1:4 – In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Jn 1:9 – The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
Jn 3:19 – And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
Jn 3:20 – For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
Jn 3:21 – But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God.”
John 9:5 – As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
John 9:39 – Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”
John 12:35 – So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
John 12:36 – While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
John 12:46 – I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
He revealed the Father’s glory
John 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 2:11 – This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
He has authority to take up His life again
John 2:19 – Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
John 10:17 – For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
John 10:18 – No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
He gives peace not as the world gives
John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 16:33 – I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
He gives the right to be children of God
John 1:12 – But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
No one has authority over Him
John 19:11 – Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”
He has divine knowledge
He knew Nathanael
John 1:48 – Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
He knew all people and what is in man
John 2:24 – But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
John 2:25 – and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
John 5:42 – But I know that you do not have the love of God within you.
John 13:10 – Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.”
He knew what the Pharisees had heard
John 4:1 – Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
He knew the Samaritan woman’s past and present
John 4:17 – The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;
John 4:18 – for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”
He foretold the future
John 2:19 – Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
John 2:22 – When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
John 13:19 – I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.
John 13:38 – Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.
He knew what He would do
John 6:6 – He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
He knew that the people were about to make Him king
John 6:15 – Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
He knew the grumbling of His disciples
John 6:61 – But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this?
He knew who would not believe and who would betray Him
John 6:64 – But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
John 13:11 – For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
He knew His hour and His origin
John 13:1 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
John 13:3 – Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
He knew whom He had chosen
John 13:18 – I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’
He knew that the disciples wanted to ask Him
John 16:19 – Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’?
He knows all things
John 16:30 – Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”
John 21:17 – He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
He knew all that would happen to Him
John 18:4 – Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?”
He knew that all was now finished
John 19:28 – After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”
He performed signs and miraculous deeds
He saw Nathanael under the fig tree (John 1:48)
He turned water to wine (John 2:1-11)
He was doing signs in Jerusalem (John 2:23; 4:45)
He told the Samaritan woman all that she had done (John 4:17, 18, 29)
He healed the official’s son (John 4:46-54)
He healed the invalid by the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-9)
He fed the crowd (John 6:1-14)
He healed the sick (John 6:2)
He walked on water (John 6:16-21)
He spoke like no one had (John 7:46)
He hid from the crowd that was stoning Him (John 8:59)
He healed the man born blind (John 9:1-7)
He escaped from those who sought to arrest Him (John 10:39)
He raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44; 12:9)
He foretold His betrayal (John 13:18, 19, 21-30)
He foretold Peter’s denial (John 13:38; 18:27)
His arresters fell to the ground at His word (John 18:6)
He resurrected from the dead (John 2:19, 22; 10:18; 20:1-9)
He appeared to the disciples (John 20:11-29; 21:1-23)
He did many other signs in the presence of the disciples (John 20:30)
He gave the disciples a miraculous catch of fish (John 21:4-6)
He fulfilled Scripture’s prophecies
He is the offspring of David and comes from Bethlehem (John 7:42)
He sat on a young donkey (John 12:14-16)
They did not believe in Him (John 12:38-39)
He was betrayed (John 13:18)
They hated Him (John 15:24-25)
The soldiers divided His garments and cast lots for His tunic (John 19:23-24)
He said “I thirst” (John 19:28)
Not one of His bones was broken (John 19:31-36)
His side was pierced (John 19:33-37)
He rose from the dead (John 20:9)
He is greater than the fathers and prophets
He is greater than John
John 1:15 – (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”)
John 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
John 3:30 – He must increase, but I must decrease.”
John 3:31 – He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
He is greater than Moses
John 1:17 – For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1:45 – Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
John 5:46 – For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.
He is greater than Jacob
John 4:12 – Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.”
He is greater than Abraham
John 8:53 – Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?”
John 8:56 – Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”
John 8:58 – Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
He would come to His disciples
John 14:18 – “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:19 – Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
John 16:16 – “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.”
John 16:25 – “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.
John 1 presents “the Word” without any modifier [footnote text=“Such as, "the word of God," "the word of life," or "the word that was spoken."”] or prior introduction of its identity. [footnote text=“"The word" is also used without any modifier in some other places, such as Mk 2:2; 4:15; Acts 8:25; 11:19; Phil 1:14 etc. But the contexts of these passages indicate that “the word” in these verses are a reference to the word that was preached.”]
“The Word” is identified with God: He was God (Jn 1:1).
“The Word” takes on personal qualities: He became flesh (Jn 1:14).
Basic meaning of “word”
A “word,” (λόγος, logos), is a spoken form of communication. Its function is to express the speaker’s mind, emotion, and will (cf. Mt 12:34).
Used absolutely with the definite article, as in John chapter 1, “the Word” suggests that it is a communication that surpasses all other “words.”
The Word and God
“The Word” in John 1:1-2 is closely associated with God
He was in the beginning
He was with God
He was God
Therefore, “the Word” is the ultimate expression of God who communicates God’s thoughts and will as well as God’s being.
Understanding “the Word” in John 1 in the context of the Scriptures
A speaker’s word reveals and expresses the speaker’s identity. As such, “the word of the king is supreme” (Ecc 8:4) because the king has supreme authority.
Creation through the Word
All things and the world were made through the Word (Jn 1:3, 10). God the Creator acted through the Word.
Psalms 33:6 – By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
The Word is life
In the Word was life (Jn 1:4). God, the Lord of life, gave life to men through the Word.
In the Old Testament, God’s word likewise carried life (Deut 32:47; Ps 119:50).
The Word is light
The Word is the truth light that gives light to everyone (Jn 1:4-5, 9)
God’s word is also depicted as light (Ps 119:105, 130)
The Word acts
In John 1, the Word is not merely a voice or a writing, but He acts in the created world
He came into the world (Jn 1:9, 11)
He gives the right to become children of God (Jn 1:12)
He became flesh and dwelt among us (Jn 1:14)
He made God the Father known (Jn 1:18)
Similarly, we see that God’s word also acted in the Old Testament
The word of the LORD came (e.g. Gen 15:1; Jer 1:2, etc).
The word of the LORD at times was more than a voice, but also involved a visual experience (Isa 1:1; Amos 1:1; Mic 1:1)
The word of the LORD went forth to accomplish God’s purpose (Isa 55:10-11).
Jesus Christ is the ultimate Word
Outside of the Gospel according to John
The prophet like Moses whom God would raise up is the Lord Jesus (Deut 18:15; Acts 3:22, 23). God’s command is that we must hear whatever He tells us. The identification of Jesus as that prophet finds its parallel in John 1 in the identification of Jesus as the Word. We must hear everything that the Word tells us because He is the very expression of God Himself.
Moses spoke about the commandment that is neither too hard or far off. The word is very near us. It is in our mouth and in our heart, so that we can do it (Deut 30:11-14). Paul interprets the word as Christ when speaking about the word of faith (Rom 10:6-9). As such, Jesus Christ is the embodiment of the word of God in the Old Testament.
God spoke by the prophets in the past at many times and in many ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son (Heb 1:1-2). The Bible places Jesus Christ the Son of God side by side with the prophets of old and contrasts them. Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God in these last days who surpasses all the prophets before Him. Through Him God speaks to us. Therefore, He is “the Word.” Incidentally, Hebrews 1:2 also mentions that God created the world through His Son. The parallel with John 1 is striking.
In the context of John
The theme that Jesus is the Word pervades the Gospel according to John and is the central message of the book.
Structurally, John 1:1 and 1:18 form the opening and closing of John’s prologue and the two verses are thus closely related. In verse 18, the Gospel tells us that Jesus, who is at the Father’s side, has made Him known (Jn 1:18). The word for “make known” means to report. Jesus is the Word because He fully reveals to us God the Father whom no one has seen.
Jesus speaks and does what the Father commands Him (Jn 7:16; 12:49, 50; 14:24, 31; 15:10; 17:8, 14)
Jesus does the work of the Father (Jn 5:17, 36; 10:32, 37, 38; 14:10; 17:4)
Jesus manifested the Father’s name (Jn 17:6, 26)
Jesus is one with the Father (Jn 10:30, 38; 14:10, 11, 20; 17:11, 21-23)
Usage [footnote text=“The verses below are for illustrative purposes and are not exhaustive.”]
Place of human habitation (Jn 21:25)
Creation (Acts 17:24)
Human race (Jn 3:16; 4:42) [footnote text=“1 Cor 4:9 may imply that angels are also part of the created world”]
Unbelievers; human ways that are hostile to God (Jn 7:7; 1 Cor 1:21; Jas 4:4; 1 Jn 2:16, 17)
Human existence, possessions, affairs (Mt 16:26; 1 Cor 7:33, 34)
Adornment (1 Pet 3:3)
God and the world
God
God sent His Son into the world
Jn 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Jn 10:36 – do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
Jn 17:18 – As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
1 Jn 4:9 – In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
1 Jn 4:14 – And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
The world does not know God
Jn 17:25 – O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
1 Cor 1:21 – For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
1 Jn 3:1 – See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
God loved the world
Jn 3:16 – "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
God gives to Jesus people out of the world
Jn 17:6 – "I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
The world may believe that the Father sent and loved Jesus
Jn 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Jn 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
God made the world
Acts 17:24 – The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,
God judges the world
Rom 3:6 – By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
The world is accountable to God
Rom 3:19 – Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
God has made foolish the wisdom of the world
1 Cor 1:20 – Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
God chose what is foolish and low and despised in the world
1 Cor 1:27 – But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;
1 Cor 1:28 – God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,
The wisdom of this world is folly with God
1 Cor 3:19 – For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness,"
God was reconciling the world to himself
2 Cor 5:19 – that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
Godly grief versus worldly grief
2 Cor 7:10 – For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
God chose believers in Christ before the foundation of the world
Eph 1:4 – even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
God has chosen those who are poor in the world
Jas 2:5 – Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Friendship with the world is enmity with God
Jas 4:4 – You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
God did not spare the ancient world
2 Pet 2:5 – if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
All that is in the world is not from the Father
1 Jn 2:16 – For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the world.
He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world
1 Jn 4:4 – Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ
Rev 11:15 – Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
Jesus
Came into the world
Jn 1:9 – The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
Jn 3:19 – And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
Jn 6:14 – When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!"
Jn 9:39 – Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind."
Jn 11:27 – She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world."
Jn 12:46 – I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
Jn 16:28 – I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
Jn 18:37 – Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
1 Tim 1:15 – The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
Heb 10:5 – Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me;
Jesus saves the world
Jn 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Jn 4:42 – They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."
Jn 12:47 – If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
1 Jn 4:14 – And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
Jesus is the light of the world
Jn 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jn 9:5 – As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Jn 11:9 – Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
Jn 12:46 – I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
Jesus departed out of this world
Jn 13:1 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
Jn 16:28 – I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
Jn 17:11 – And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
Jesus was not of this world
Jn 8:23 – He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Jn 17:14 – I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Jn 17:16 – They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Jesus was sent into the world
Jn 17:18 – As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
1 Jn 4:9 – In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
1 Jn 4:14 – And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
Jesus gives life to the world
Jn 6:33 – For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
Jn 6:51 – I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
The world hates Jesus
Jn 7:7 – The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
Jn 15:18 – "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
The world may believe that the Father sent and loved Jesus
Jn 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Jn 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
Jesus was shown all the kingdoms and glory of the world
Mt 4:8 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Jesus pronounced woe on the world
Mt 18:7 – "Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
Jesus was told to show Himself to the world
Jn 7:4 – For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world."
The world was made through Jesus
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
The world did not know Jesus
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
Jesus declared to the world what He had heard from the Father
Jn 8:26 – I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."
The world had gone after Jesus
Jn 12:19 – So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
Jesus announces the judgment of this world
Jn 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
Jesus loved His own who were in the world
Jn 13:1 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
That the world may know that Jesus loves the Father
Jn 14:31 – but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
The world will see Jesus no more
Jn 14:19 – Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
Jesus did not manifest to the world
Jn 14:22 – Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?"
The peace of Jesus versus the peace the world gives
Jn 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Jesus has overcome the world
Jn 16:33 – I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
Jesus had glory with the Father before the world existed
Jn 17:5 – And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Jesus was not praying for the world
Jn 17:9 – I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
Jesus spoke in the world
Jn 17:13 – But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
Jesus spoke openly to the world
Jn 18:20 – Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world
Jn 18:36 – Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."
Jesus was believed on in the world
1 Tim 3:16 – Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Jesus was known before the foundation of the world
1 Pet 1:20 – He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake,
Jesus is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world
1 Jn 2:2 – He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ
Rev 11:15 – Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
The Promised Spirit
The world cannot receive the Spirit of truth
Jn 14:17 – even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Convicts the world
Jn 16:8 – And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
People and the world
Humanity in general
Relative value of the world
Mt 16:26 – For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?
Mk 8:36 – For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Lk 9:25 – For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
Sin of the world
Jn 1:29 – The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Being born in the world
Jn 16:21 – When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
Follows the course of this world
Eph 2:2 – in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience–
Bring nothing into the world
1 Tim 6:7 – for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
God’s people; believers
Hated by the world
Jn 15:18 – "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
Jn 15:19 – If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Jn 17:14 – I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
1 Jn 3:13 – Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.
Are in the world
Jn 13:1 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
1 Cor 5:10 – not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.
Jn 17:15 – I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
Are the light of the world
Mt 5:14 – "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Phil 2:15 – that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Not of the world
Jn 17:14 – I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Jn 17:16 – They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Their unity so that the world may believe
Jn 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Jn 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
Not to be like the nations of the world
Lk 12:30 – For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Losing one’s life in the world
Jn 12:25 – Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Given to Jesus by God out of the world
Jn 17:6 – "I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
Sent into the world
Jn 17:18 – As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
Faith proclaimed in all the world
Rom 1:8 – First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
Would be heir of the world
Rom 4:13 – For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
Israel and the world
Rom 11:12 – Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!
Rom 11:15 – For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
Escaped the corruption and defilements of the world
2 Pet 1:4 – by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
2 Pet 2:20 – For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
Overcoming the world
1 Jn 5:4 – For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.
1 Jn 5:5 – Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Have not received the spirit of the world
1 Cor 2:12 – Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
The world is theirs
1 Cor 3:22 – whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future–all are yours,
Will judge the world
1 Cor 6:2 – Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
Dealing with the world
1 Cor 7:31 – and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
Ought not be condemned along with the world
1 Cor 11:32 – But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
Were once enslaved to the elementary principles of the world
Gal 4:3 – In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
Were once without hope and without God in the world
Eph 2:12 – remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Not to be taken captive according to the elemental spirits of the world
Col 2:8 – See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Not to be alive in the world
Col 2:20 – If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations–
The world was not worthy of them
Heb 11:38 – of whom the world was not worthy–wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
To keep oneself unstained from the world
Jas 1:27 – Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Not to be friends of the world
Jas 4:4 – You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Experience suffering in the world
1 Pet 5:9 – Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
Not to love the world or the things in the world
1 Jn 2:15 – Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
The world does not know us
1 Jn 3:1 – See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Loving those in need with the world’s goods
1 Jn 3:17 – But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world
1 Jn 4:4 – Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
As Christ is so also are we in the world
1 Jn 4:17 – By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
Jesus’ disciples
Mk 16:15 – And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
Jn 16:20 – Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
Apostles
1 Cor 4:9 – For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.
1 Cor 4:13 – when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.
2 Cor 1:12 – For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
A married person
Is anxious about worldly things
1 Cor 7:33 – But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,
1 Cor 7:34 – and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.
Paul
Gal 6:14 – But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Noah
Heb 11:7 – By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
False prophets
1 Jn 4:1 – Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 Jn 4:3 – and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
1 Jn 4:5 – They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
2 Jn 1:7 – For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
The evil one and the world
Mt 4:8 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Jn 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
Jn 14:30 – I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
Jn 16:11 – concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Jn 17:15 – I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
1 Jn 5:19 – We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
Sin and the world
Rom 5:12 – Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned–
Rom 5:13 – for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.
Jas 3:6 – And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
“World” in the Gospel according to John
Verbs with “world” as subject
Know
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
Jn 14:31 – but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
Jn 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
Jn 17:25 – O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
Hate
Jn 15:18 – "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
Jn 15:19 – If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Jn 17:14 – I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Is (not) able
Jn 7:7 – The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
Jn 14:17 – even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Become/is made
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
Be saved
Jn 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Go away
Jn 12:19 – So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
See
Jn 14:19 – Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
Give
Jn 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Love
Jn 15:19 – If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Rejoice
Jn 16:20 – Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
Be
Jn 17:5 – And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Believe
Jn 17:21 – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Contain
Jn 21:25 – Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
Verbs with “world” as object
Love
Jn 3:16 – "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Judge/condemn
Jn 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Jn 12:47 – If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Give to
Jn 6:33 – For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
Reveal to
Jn 7:4 – For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world."
Save
Jn 12:47 – If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Convict
Jn 16:8 – And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
Leave
Jn 16:28 – I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
Overcome
Jn 16:33 – I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
Speak to
Jn 18:20 – Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
… of “world”
Light
Jn 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jn 9:5 – As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Jn 11:9 – Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
Ruler
Jn 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
Jn 14:30 – I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
Jn 16:11 – concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Sin
Jn 1:29 – The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Savior
Jn 4:42 – They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."
Life
Jn 6:51 – I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Judgment
Jn 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
Creation
Jn 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
Observations
Senses of the word “world”
It could simply denote the physical environment (Jn 16:21; 21:25)
Other than the above, the word as used in the Gospel most often alludes to not only the physical world but also human beings with their spiritual state or inclination.
In one place “world” and “people” are used synonymously (Jn 3:19)
The world is personified and takes on human actions such as
Knowing (Jn 1:10; 14:31; 17:23, 25)
Going after someone (Jn 12:19)
Loving and hating (Jn 15:18, 19; 17:14)
Seeing (Jn 14:19)
Giving (Jn 14:27)
Rejoicing (Jn 16:20)
Believing (Jn 17:21)
Jesus has spoken to the world, as if the world is a person (Jn 8:26; 18:20)
“Life in this world” refers to a person’s present existence, which may either be lost or be kept to eternal life (Jn 12:25).
The world’s origin
The world is God’s creation (Jn 1:10)
There was a point in which the world did not exist (17:5)
There was a point in which the world was founded (17:24)
The world is in need of salvation
The world is laden with sin (Jn 1:29)
The world has become a place of darkness (Jn 3:19; 8:12; 12:46)
God and the world
God loves the world by giving His only Son (Jn 3:16)
God sent His Son into the world that the world might be saved through Him (Jn 3:17)
Jesus did not come to judge the world but to save the world (Jn 12:47)
Jesus came as the light of the world (Jn 1:9; 8:12; 9:5; 11:9; 12:46)
Jesus is the lamb who takes away the sins of the world (Jn 1:29)
Jesus is the bread who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world (Jn 6:33)
Jesus is the Savior of the world (Jn 4:42)
Jesus has come into the world (Jn 1:9; 3:17, 19; 9:39; 10:36; 12:46; 16:28; 17:18; 18:37)
Jesus is not of this world (Jn 8:23; 17:14, 16)
Jesus departed from the world (Jn 16:28)
Jesus is coming into the world (Jn 6:14; 11:27)
Jesus has overcome the world (Jn 16:33)
Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world (Jn 18:36)
The world is capable of accepting Jesus Christ
God’s purpose is that the world may know His love (Jn 14:31; 17:23)
The world is able to believe in Jesus Christ (Jn 3:16; 12:46; 17:21)
The world represents forces opposed to God
The world does not know God or Jesus (Jn 1:10; 17:25)
The world hated Jesus (Jn 15:18)
The world hates Jesus’ disciples (Jn 15:18, 19; 17:14)
The world is under a ruler (Jn 12:31; 14:30; Jn 16:11)
The world is judged (Jn 12:31)
The Spirit of truth will convict the world (Jn 16:8)
The world will rejoice after Jesus’ departure (Jn 16:20)
Jesus has overcome the world (Jn 16:33)
The evil one is in the world (Jn 17:15)
The disciples and the world
The disciples are not of the world (Jn 15:19; 17:14, 16)
Jesus chose the disciples out of the world (Jn 15:19)
Jesus does not pray that the disciples be taken out of the world, but that they be kept from the evil one (Jn 17:15)
Jesus has sent the disciples into the world (Jn 17:18)
The world may believe through the disciples (Jn 17:21)
The world may know God through the disciples (Jn 17:23)
Words related grammatically to “World”
Subjects of "World" (κόσμος)
Field, ἀγρός
Mt 13:38 – The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Verbs with "World" (κόσμος) as Subject
To know, γινώσκω
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Jn 14:31 – But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Jn 17:23 – I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Jn 17:25 – O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
1 Cor 1:21 – For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Jn 3:1 – Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
To hate, μισέω
Jn 7:7 – The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
Jn 15:18 – If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Jn 15:19 – If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Jn 17:14 – I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
1 Jn 3:13 – Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
To be, γίνομαι
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Rom 3:19 – Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Be able, δύναμαι
Jn 7:7 – The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
Jn 14:17 – Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
To be, εἰμί
Jn 17:5 – And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Heb 11:38 – (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
To save, σῴζω
Jn 3:17 – For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
To go away, ἀπέρχομαι
Jn 12:19 – The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
To see/experience, θεωρέω
Jn 14:19 – Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
To give, δίδωμι
Jn 14:27 – Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
To love, φιλέω
Jn 15:19 – If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
To rejoice, χαίρω
Jn 16:20 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
To trust (in), πιστεύω
Jn 17:21 – That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
To make room for, χωρέω
Jn 21:25 – And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
To judge, κρίνω
1 Cor 6:2 – Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
To crucify, σταυρόω
Gal 6:14 – But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
To destroy, ἀπολλύω
2 Pet 3:6 – Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
To pass, παράγω
1 Jn 2:17 – And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.
To hear, ἀκούω
1 Jn 4:5 – They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
To lay/be appointed, κεῖμαι
1 Jn 5:19 – And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Verbs with "World" (κόσμος) as Object
To judge, κρίνω
Jn 3:17 – For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Jn 12:47 – And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Rom 3:6 – God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
1 Cor 6:2 – Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
To gain, κερδαίνω
Mt 16:26 – For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mk 8:36 – For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Lk 9:25 – For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
To conquer, νικάω
Jn 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
1 Jn 5:4 – For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 Jn 5:5 – Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
To love, ἀγαπάω
Jn 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Jn 2:15 – Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
To save, σῴζω
Jn 12:47 – And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
To rebuke, ἐλέγχω
Jn 16:8 – And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
To release, ἀφίημι
Jn 16:28 – I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
To do/make, ποιέω
Acts 17:24 – God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
To use, χράω
1 Cor 7:31 – And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
To reconcile, καταλλάσσω
2 Cor 5:19 – To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
To condemn, κατακρίνω
Heb 11:7 – By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
To spare, φείδομαι
2 Pet 2:5 – And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Verbs with "World" (κόσμος) as Indirect Object
To give, δίδωμι
Jn 6:33 – For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
To manifest, φανερόω
Jn 7:4 – For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself to the world.
To speak, λαλέω
Jn 18:20 – Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
To bring upon, ἐπάγω
2 Pet 2:5 – And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Adjectives Modifying "World" (κόσμος)
All, ὅλος
Mt 16:26 – For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mt 26:13 – Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Mk 8:36 – For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mk 14:9 – Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Lk 9:25 – For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Rom 1:8 – First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
1 Jn 2:2 – And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 Jn 5:19 – And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
All, πᾶς
Rom 3:19 – Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Col 1:6 – Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
All, ἅπας
Mk 16:15 – And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Ancient, ἀρχαῖος
2 Pet 2:5 – And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Adverbs Modifying "World" (κόσμος)
And, καί
Jn 17:25 – O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Outside, ἔξωθεν
1 Pet 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Then, τότε
2 Pet 3:6 – Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
Words Modified by "World" (κόσμος)
To be, γίνομαι
1 Cor 4:9 – For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Poor, πτωχός
Jas 2:5 – Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Predicates of "World" (κόσμος)
Accountable, ὑπόδικος
Rom 3:19 – Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
You, σύ
1 Cor 3:22 – Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
Worthy, ἄξιος
Heb 11:38 – (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Appositions with "World" (κόσμος)
All, πᾶς
1 Cor 3:22 – Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
Prepositions with "World" (κόσμος)
In/on/among, ἐν
Mt 26:13 – Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Jn 1:10 – He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Jn 9:5 – As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Jn 12:25 – He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Jn 13:1 – Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Jn 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Jn 17:11 – And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
Jn 17:13 – And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
Rom 1:8 – First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Rom 5:13 – (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
1 Cor 8:4 – As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice untoidols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
1 Cor 14:10 – There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
2 Cor 1:12 – For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you -ward.
Eph 2:12 – That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Phil 2:15 – That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Col 1:6 – Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
Col 2:20 – Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
1 Tim 3:16 – And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
1 Pet 5:9 – Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
2 Pet 1:4 – Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
1 Jn 2:15 – Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 Jn 2:16 – For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 Jn 4:3 – And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
1 Jn 4:4 – Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 Jn 4:17 – Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Toward, εἰς
Mk 14:9 – Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Mk 16:15 – And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Jn 1:9 – That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Jn 3:17 – For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Jn 3:19 – And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Jn 6:14 – Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
Jn 8:26 – I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
Jn 9:39 – And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
Jn 10:36 – Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Jn 11:27 – She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Jn 12:46 – I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Jn 16:21 – A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Jn 16:28 – I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Jn 17:18 – As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
Jn 18:37 – Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Rom 5:12 – Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
1 Tim 1:15 – This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
1 Tim 6:7 – For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
Heb 10:5 – Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
1 Jn 4:1 – Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1 Jn 4:9 – In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
2 Jn 1:7 – For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Of/from, ἐκ
Jn 8:23 – And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Jn 13:1 – Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Jn 15:19 – If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Jn 17:6 – I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
Jn 17:14 – I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jn 17:15 – I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Jn 17:16 – They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jn 18:36 – Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
1 Cor 5:10 – Yet not altogether the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
1 Jn 2:16 – For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 Jn 4:5 – They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
About, περί
Jn 17:9 – I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
1 Jn 2:2 – And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
With, σύν
1 Cor 11:32 – But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
From, ἀπό
Jas 1:27 – Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
… of "World" (κόσμος)
Beginning, καταβολή
Mt 13:35 – This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world."
Mt 25:34 – Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Lk 11:50 – That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Jn 17:24 – Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Eph 1:4 – According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Heb 4:3 – For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Heb 9:26 – For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
1 Pet 1:20 – Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Rev 13:8 – And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Rev 17:8 – The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Light, φῶς
Mt 5:14 – Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Jn 8:12 – Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Jn 9:5 – As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Jn 11:9 – Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
Ruler, ἄρχων
Jn 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Jn 14:30 – Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Jn 16:11 – Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Principle, στοιχεῖον
Gal 4:3 – Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Col 2:8 – Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Col 2:20 – Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Kingdom, βασιλεία
Mt 4:8 – Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Rev 11:15 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.
Savior, σωτήρ
Jn 4:42 – And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.
1 Jn 4:14 – And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
Wisdom, σοφία
1 Cor 1:20 – Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Cor 3:19 – For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
The/this/who, ὁ
1 Cor 7:33 – But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
1 Cor 7:34 – There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Beginning, ἀρχή
Mt 24:21 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Gentiles, ἔθνος
Lk 12:30 – For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Sin, ἁμαρτία
Jn 1:29 – The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Life, ζωή
Jn 6:51 – I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Judgment, κρίσις
Jn 12:31 – Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Creation, κτίσις
Rom 1:20 – For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Heir, κληρονόμος
Rom 4:13 – For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Riches, πλοῦτος
Rom 11:12 – Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
Reconciliation, καταλλαγή
Rom 11:15 – For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
Weak, ἀσθενής
1 Cor 1:27 – But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Foolish, μωρός
1 Cor 1:27 – But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Lowly, ἀγενής
1 Cor 1:28 – And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:
Spirit/breath, πνεῦμα
1 Cor 2:12 – Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Garbage, περικάθαρμα
1 Cor 4:13 – Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Sexual sinner, πόρνος
1 Cor 5:10 – Yet not altogether the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
Form, σχῆμα
1 Cor 7:31 – And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Grief, λύπη
2 Cor 7:10 – For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
An age, αἰών
Eph 2:2 – Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Friendship, φιλία
Jas 4:4 – Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Friendly/friend, φίλος
Jas 4:4 – Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Defilement, μίασμα
2 Pet 2:20 – For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
Life, βίος
1 Jn 3:17 – But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
"World" (κόσμος) of …
Unrighteousness, ἀδικία
Jas 3:6 – And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Braiding, ἐμπλοκή
1 Pet 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Wearing, ἔνδυσις
1 Pet 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Wearing, περίθεσις
1 Pet 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Ungodly, ἀσεβής
2 Pet 2:5 – And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Verbal Copula of "World" (κόσμος)
To be, εἰμί
Mt 13:38 – The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
1 Pet 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
"World" (κόσμος) and …
The/this/who, ὁ
Acts 17:24 – God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
1 Jn 2:15 – Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Desire, ἐπιθυμία
1 Jn 2:17 – And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.
Jn 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jn 1:17 – For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Jn 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
God’s word is truth
Jn 17:17 – Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
Pilate asks “What is truth?”
Jn 18:38 – Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him.
Who or what is true
Testimony
Jn 5:31 – If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.
Jn 5:32 – There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
Jn 8:13 – So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”
Jn 8:14 – Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
Jn 8:17 – In your Law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
Jn 19:35 – He who saw it has borne witness–his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth–that you also may believe.
Jn 21:24 – This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
God the Father
Jn 3:33 – Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.
Jn 7:28 – So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.
Jn 8:26 – I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”
Jn 17:3 – And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Jesus
Light
Jn 1:9 – The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
Bread
Jn 6:32 – Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
The one who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him
Jn 7:18 – The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
Vine
Jn 15:1 – “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
Worshipper
Jn 4:23 – But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Saying
Jn 4:37 – For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’
Food and drink
Jn 6:55 – For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Jesus’ judgment
Jn 8:16 – Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
Everything John said about Jesus
Jn 10:41 – And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”
Verbs with “truth” as object
Say
Jn 8:45 – But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
Jn 8:46 – Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Jn 16:7 – Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
Worship in
Jn 4:23 – But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Jn 4:24 – God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Bear witness to
Jn 5:33 – You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
Jn 18:37 – Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
Sanctify in
Jn 17:17 – Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
Jn 17:19 – And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.
Do
Jn 3:21 – But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God.”
Know
Jn 8:32 – and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Speak
Jn 8:40 – but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
Stand firm in
Jn 8:44 – You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Be of
Jn 18:37 – Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
Verbs with “truth” as subject
Set free
Jn 8:32 – and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
The Spirit of truth
Jn 14:17 – even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Jn 15:26 – “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Jn 16:13 – When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
… and truth
Grace
Jn 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jn 1:17 – For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Spirit
Jn 4:23 – But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Jn 4:24 – God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Verbs modified by “truly”
Be
Jn 4:42 – They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Jn 6:14 – When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
Jn 7:40 – When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.”
John 8:31 – So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
Know
Jn 7:26 – And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?
Jn 17:8 – For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
“Truly” used independently
Jn 1:47 – Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
“Truly, truly, I say to you”
John 1:51 – And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
John 3:3 – Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:5 – Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
John 3:11 – Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
John 5:19 – So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.
John 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:25 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 6:26 – Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
John 6:32 – Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
John 6:47 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
John 6:53 – So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
John 8:34 – Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.
John 8:51 – Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
John 8:58 – Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John 10:1 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
John 10:7 – So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 12:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
John 13:16 – Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
John 13:20 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
John 13:21 – After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”
John 13:38 – Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.
John 14:12 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
John 16:20 – Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
John 16:23 – In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
John 21:18 – Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.”
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Jn 3:11 – Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
Jn 3:32 – He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
Jn 3:33 – Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.
Jn 4:44 – (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.)
Jn 5:31 – If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.
Jn 5:32 – There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
Jn 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
Jn 7:7 – The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
Jn 8:13 – So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”
Jn 8:14 – Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
Jn 8:18 – I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”
Jn 13:21 – After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”
Jn 18:37 – Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
John
Jn 1:7 – He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
Jn 1:8 – He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.Jn 1:15 – (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'”)
Jn 1:15 – (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”)
Jn 1:19 – And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
Jn 1:32 – And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.
Jn 1:34 – And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
Jn 3:26 – And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness–look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”
Jn 5:33 – You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
Jesus’ works
Jn 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
Jn 10:25 – Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
The Father
Jn 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
Jn 5:37 – And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
Jn 8:18 – I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”
John’s disciples
Jn 3:28 – You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’
The Samaritan woman
John 4:39 – Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”
The Scriptures
Jn 5:39 – You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
Two men
Jn 8:17 – In your Law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
The crowd
Jn 12:17 – The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.
The Spirit, the Helper
Jn 15:26 – “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Jesus’ disciples
John 15:27 – And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
He who saw at the cross
Jn 19:35 – He who saw it has borne witness–his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth–that you also may believe.
The disciple
Jn 21:24 – This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
Anyone
Jn 2:25 – and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
What Jesus witnesses
What He has seen
Jn 3:11 – Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
What He has seen and heard
Jn 3:32 – He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
Bear witness to
The truth
Jn 5:33 – You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
Jn 18:37 – Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
Jesus
Jn 3:26 – And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”
John
Jn 3:28 – You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’
Bear witness about
Jesus
Jn 1:15 – (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'”)
Jn 2:25 – and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
Jn 5:31 – If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.
Jn 5:32 – There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
Jn 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
Jn 5:37 – And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
Jn 5:39 – You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
Jn 8:13 – So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”
Jn 8:14 – Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
Jn 8:18 – I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”
Jn 10:25 – Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
Jn 15:26 – “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Jn 15:27 – And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. [footnote text=“It is implied from the previous verse that the disciples will bear witness about Jesus.”]
The light
Jn 1:7 – He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
Jn 1:8 – He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
The world
Jn 7:7 – The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
The wrong
Jn 18:23 – Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?”
These things
Jn 21:24 – This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
Attributes of Testimony
True
Jn 5:31 – If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.
Jn 5:32 – There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
Jn 8:13 – So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”
Jn 8:14 – Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
Jn 8:17 – In your Law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
Jn 19:35 – He who saw it has borne witness–his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth–that you also may believe.
Jn 21:24 – This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
Receive/has testimony
Receiving Jesus’ Testimony
Jn 3:11 – Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
Jn 3:32 – He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
Jn 3:33 – Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.
The testimony Jesus receives/has
Jn 5:34 – Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
John 5:36 – But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
What enables someone to be a witness
Seeing
Jn 1:32 – And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.”
Jn 1:34 – And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
Jn 3:11 – Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
Jn 3:32 – He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
Jn 19:35 – He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe.
Knowing
Jn 3:11 – Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
Jn 8:14 – “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
Jn 19:35 – He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe.
Hearing
Jn 3:28 – You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’
Jn 3:32 – He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
Jn 5:37 – And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,
Being present
Jn 12:17 – The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.
Jn 15:27 – And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
