1 Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,*
4 who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6 I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
7 not that there is a different gospel, except there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim a gospel to you contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let him be accursed!
9 As we said before, and now I say again, if anyone is proclaiming a gospel to you contrary to what you have received, let him be accursed!
10 For am I now making an appeal to people or to God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
11 For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that has been proclaimed by me, that it is not ⌊of human origin⌋*.
12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,
14 and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, because* I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.
15 But when the one who set me apart* from my mother's womb and called me by his grace was pleased
16 to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days,
19 but I did not see any others of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
20 (Now the things which I am writing to you, behold, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
22 but I was unknown ⌊in person⌋* to the churches of Judea that are in Christ,
23 and they were only hearing, "The one formerly persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith that formerly he was attempting to destroy,"
24 and they were glorifying God because of me.
Galatians 1 Cross References - LEB
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus approached and* spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Therefore, go* and* make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age."
John 5:19
19 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing from himself except what he sees the Father doing. For whatever that one does, these things also the Son does likewise.
John 10:30
30 The Father and I are one."
John 20:21
21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you."
Acts 1:16-26
16 "Men and brothers, it was necessary that the scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit proclaimed beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
17 because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry."
18 (Now this man acquired a field for the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out.
19 And it became known to all who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language* "Akeldama," that is, "Field of Blood.")
20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms,
'Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,'*
and,
'Let another person take his position.'* 21 Therefore it is necessary for one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness of his resurrection together with us." 23 And they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and* said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place." 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to serve* with the eleven apostles.
'Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,'*
and,
'Let another person take his position.'* 21 Therefore it is necessary for one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness of his resurrection together with us." 23 And they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and* said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place." 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to serve* with the eleven apostles.
Acts 2:24-32
24 God raised ⌊him⌋* up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
25 For David says with reference to him,
'I saw the Lord before me ⌊continually⌋,* for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken. 26 For this reason my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope, 27 because you will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will you permit your Holy One to experience decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with gladness with your presence.'* 29 "Men and brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day. 30 Therefore, because he* was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat ⌊one of his descendants⌋* on his throne, 31 by* having foreseen this,* he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,* that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up, of which* we all are witnesses.
'I saw the Lord before me ⌊continually⌋,* for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken. 26 For this reason my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope, 27 because you will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will you permit your Holy One to experience decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with gladness with your presence.'* 29 "Men and brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day. 30 Therefore, because he* was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat ⌊one of his descendants⌋* on his throne, 31 by* having foreseen this,* he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,* that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up, of which* we all are witnesses.
Acts 3:15
15 And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!
Acts 9:6
6 But get up and enter into the city, and it will be told to you ⌊what you must do⌋."*
Acts 9:15-16
Acts 13:2-4
2 And while* they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
3 Then, after they* had fasted and prayed and placed their* hands on them, they sent them* away.
4 Therefore, sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed away to Cyprus.
Acts 22:10
10 So I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and* proceed to Damascus, and there it will be told to you about all the things that have been appointed for you to do.'
Acts 22:14-21
14 And he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth,
15 because you will be a witness for him* to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16 And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!'
17 "And it happened that when* I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts,* I was in a trance,
18 and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and depart ⌊quickly⌋* from Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
19 And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue to synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those who believed in you.
20 And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'
21 And he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"
Acts 26:16-18
16 But get up and stand on your feet, because for this reason I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you saw me and to the things in which I will appear to you,
17 rescuing you from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you,
18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Romans 1:1
1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
Romans 1:4-5
Romans 4:24-25
Romans 10:9
9 that* if you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 14:9
9 For Christ died and became alive again for this reason, in order that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
1 Corinthians 1:1
1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2 Corinthians 1:1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in all Achaia.
2 Corinthians 3:1-3
1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we, like some, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 You are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by all people,
3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.
Galatians 1:11-12
Galatians 1:17
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.
Ephesians 1:19-20
Ephesians 3:8
8 To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,
1 Timothy 1:11-14
11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God that I was entrusted with.
12 ⌊I give thanks⌋* to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing me into ministry,*
13 although I* was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
14 and the grace of our Lord abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
Titus 1:3
3 but at the proper time has disclosed his message in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,
Hebrews 13:20
20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
1 Peter 1:21
21 who through him are believing in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
Revelation 1:5
5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood
To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood
Revelation 1:18
18 and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living ⌊forever and ever⌋*, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
Revelation 2:8
8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
"This is what the first and the last says, who was dead and came to life:
"This is what the first and the last says, who was dead and came to life:
Acts 9:31
31 Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing in numbers.*
Acts 15:41
41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Acts 16:5-6
Acts 18:23
23 And after* spending some time there, he departed, traveling through one place after another in the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
1 Corinthians 16:1
1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I gave directions about it to the churches of Galatia, so you do also.
Philippians 2:22
22 But you know his proven character, that like a child with a father he served with me for the gospel.
Philippians 4:21
21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me greet you.
Romans 1:7-15
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, how constantly I make mention of you,
10 always asking in my prayers if somehow now at last I may succeed to come to you in the will of God.
11 For I desire to see you, in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to strengthen you,
12 that is, to be encouraged together with you through ⌊our mutual faith⌋*, both yours and mine.
13 Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I intended to come to you, and was prevented until now, in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.*
14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15 Thus ⌊I am eager⌋* to proclaim the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
1 Corinthians 1:3
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:2
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:2
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:2
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:2
2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father* and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in truth and love.
Psalms 40:8
8 'I delight to do your will, O my God, and your law is ⌊deep within me⌋.'"*
Isaiah 65:17
17 For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not ⌊come to mind⌋.*
Matthew 6:9
9 Therefore you pray in this way:
"Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.
"Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.
Matthew 20:28
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Matthew 26:28
28 for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26:42
42 Again for the second time he went away and* prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will must be done."
Mark 10:45
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Luke 22:19
19 And he took bread, and* after* giving thanks, he broke it* and gave it* to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Luke 22:42
42 saying, "Father, if you are willing, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done."
John 5:30
30 I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.
John 6:38
38 because I have come down from heaven not that I should do my will, but the will of the one who sent me.
John 10:11
11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:17-18
17 Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.
18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down ⌊voluntarily⌋.* I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father."
John 12:31
31 Now is the judgment of this world! Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out!
John 14:30-31
John 15:18-19
John 17:14-15
Romans 1:7
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 4:25
25 who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.*
Romans 8:3
3 For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did. By* sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 8:27
27 And the one who searches our hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 8:32
32 Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, together with him, freely give us all things?
Romans 12:2
2 And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
2 Corinthians 4:4
4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Galatians 2:20
20 and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 6:14
14 But as for me, may it never be that I boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Ephesians 1:2-3
Ephesians 1:11
11 in whom also we were chosen, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
Ephesians 2:2
2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,
Ephesians 5:2
2 and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.*
Ephesians 6:12
12 because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Philippians 4:20
20 Now to our God and Father be the glory ⌊forever and ever⌋*. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 3:11
11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you,
1 Thessalonians 3:13
13 so that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.*
2 Thessalonians 2:16
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
1 Timothy 2:6
6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time,
Titus 2:14
14 who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Hebrews 2:5
5 For he did not subject to angels the world to come, about which we are speaking.
Hebrews 6:5
5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,
Hebrews 9:14
14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:4-10
4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5 Therefore, when he* came into the world, he said,
"Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but a body you prepared for me; 6 you did not delight in whole burnt offerings and offerings for sins. 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come— in the roll of the book it is written about me— to do your will, O God.' 8 When he says above,
"Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin you did not want, nor did you delight in,"*
which are offered according to the law, 9 then he has said,
"Behold, I have come to do your will."*
He takes away the first in order to establish the second, 10 by which will we are made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
"Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but a body you prepared for me; 6 you did not delight in whole burnt offerings and offerings for sins. 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come— in the roll of the book it is written about me— to do your will, O God.' 8 When he says above,
"Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin you did not want, nor did you delight in,"*
which are offered according to the law, 9 then he has said,
"Behold, I have come to do your will."*
He takes away the first in order to establish the second, 10 by which will we are made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
James 4:4
4 Adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
1 Peter 2:24
24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we may die to sins and live to righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed.
1 Peter 3:18
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, in order that he could bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,
1 John 2:2
2 and he* is the propitiation* for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:15-17
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,
16 because everything that is in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance of material possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
17 And the world is passing away, and its desire,* but the one who does the will of God remains ⌊forever⌋*.
1 John 3:16
16 We have come to know love by this: that ⌊he⌋* laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.
1 John 5:4-5
1 John 5:19-20
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, in order that we may know the one who is true, and we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
Revelation 5:9
9 And they were singing a new song, saying,
"You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and bought people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation,
"You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and bought people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation,
Revelation 7:9
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes and with palm branches in their hands.
1 Chronicles 29:13
13 And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.
Psalms 41:13
13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Psalms 72:19
19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
Isaiah 24:15
15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, the name of Yahweh the God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
Isaiah 42:12
12 Let them give* glory to Yahweh and declare his praise in the coastlands.
Matthew 6:13
13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.*
Matthew 28:20
20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age."
Luke 2:14
14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people ⌊with whom he is pleased⌋!"*
Romans 11:36
36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory for eternity! Amen.
Ephesians 1:12
12 that we who hoped beforehand in Christ should be for the praise of his glory,
1 Timothy 1:17
17 Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, to the only God, be honor and glory ⌊forever and ever⌋*. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:18
18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me for his heavenly kingdom, to whom be the glory ⌊forever and ever⌋*. Amen.
Hebrews 13:21
21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, carrying out in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory ⌊forever⌋*.* Amen.
1 Peter 5:11
2 Peter 3:18
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.
Jude 1:25
25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and now and for all eternity. Amen.
Revelation 4:9-11
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives ⌊forever and ever⌋*,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives ⌊forever and ever⌋*, and put down their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created."
Revelation 5:12
12 saying with a loud voice,
"Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
"Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
Revelation 7:12
12 saying,
"Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God ⌊forever and ever⌋*. Amen!"
"Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God ⌊forever and ever⌋*. Amen!"
Revelation 14:7
7 saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and the springs of water!"
Psalms 106:13
13 They quickly forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
Isaiah 29:13
13 And the Lord said,
"Because this people draw near with its mouth, and with its lips it honors me, and its heart is far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught,
"Because this people draw near with its mouth, and with its lips it honors me, and its heart is far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught,
Jeremiah 2:12-13
Mark 6:6
6 And he was astonished because of their unbelief.
John 9:30
30 The man answered and said to them, "For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes!
Acts 15:11
11 But we believe we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in ⌊the same⌋* way those also are."
Romans 5:2
2 through whom also we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Romans 10:3
3 For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own,* they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
1 Corinthians 4:15
15 For if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel.
2 Corinthians 11:4
4 For if the one who comes proclaims another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you put up with it well enough!
Galatians 3:1-5
1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as having been crucified?
2 I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to be made complete by the flesh?
4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing—if indeed also it was for nothing?
5 Therefore does the one who gives you the Spirit and who works miracles among you do so by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 4:9-15
9 But now, because you have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them* all over again?
10 You carefully observe days and months and seasons and years.
11 I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I have labored for you in vain!
12 I ask you, brothers, become like me, because I also have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
13 But you know that because of an illness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time.
14 And you did not despise or disdain what was a trial for you in my flesh, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus.
15 So where is your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me!
Galatians 5:4
4 You are estranged from Christ, you who are attempting to be justified* by the law; you have fallen from grace.
Galatians 5:7-8
2 Thessalonians 2:14
14 for which purpose he called* you through our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 1:3
3 Just as I urged you when I* traveled to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrine,
1 Timothy 1:14
14 and the grace of our Lord abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:9
9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus ⌊before time began⌋*,
2 Timothy 2:1
1 You, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
1 Peter 1:15
15 but as the one who called you is holy, you yourselves be holy in all your conduct,
2 Peter 1:3
3 because his divine power has bestowed on us all things that are necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character,
Jeremiah 23:26
26 ⌊How long⌋* will this be in the hearts* of the prophets who prophesy lies,* even the prophets of the deceitfulness of their hearts,*
Matthew 24:24
24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Acts 13:10
10 and* said, "O you who are full of all deceit and of all unscrupulousness, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord!
Acts 15:1-5
1 And some men came down from Judea and* began teaching* the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved."
2 And after* there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.
3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and* passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4 And when they* arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them.
5 But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them* to observe the law of Moses!"
Acts 15:24
24 Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us—to whom we gave no orders—and* have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your ⌊minds⌋,*
Acts 20:30
30 And from among you yourselves men will arise, speaking ⌊perversions of the truth⌋* in order to draw away the disciples after them.
Romans 16:17-18
17 Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them.
18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
2 Corinthians 2:17
17 For we are not like the majority who peddle the word of God, but as from pure motives—but as from God—we speak before God in Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:2
2 but we have renounced shameful hidden things, not behaving with craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person's conscience before God.
2 Corinthians 11:13
13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
Galatians 2:4
4 Now this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they might enslave us,
Galatians 4:17
17 They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them zealously.
Galatians 5:10
10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will think nothing different, but the one who is confusing you ⌊will pay the penalty⌋*, whoever he may be.
Galatians 5:12
12 I wish that the ones who are disturbing you would also ⌊castrate themselves⌋*!
Galatians 6:12-13
12 As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel* you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
13 For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.
Galatians 6:17
17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I carry on my body the marks of Jesus.
1 Timothy 4:1-3
1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
2 by the hypocrisy of liars, who are seared in their own conscience,
3 who forbid marrying and insist on abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,
2 Timothy 2:18
18 who have deviated concerning the truth by* saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
2 Timothy 3:8-9
2 Timothy 4:3-4
Titus 1:10-11
2 Peter 2:1-3
1 But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in ⌊destructive heresies⌋*, even denying the Master who bought them, thus* bringing on themselves swift destruction.
2 And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
3 And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
1 John 2:18-19
18 Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen, by which we know that it is the last hour.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out*, in order that it might be shown that all of them are not of us.
1 John 2:26
26 These things I have written to you concerning the ones who are trying to deceive you.
1 John 4:1
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 John 1:7
7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus Christ* coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
2 John 1:10
10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not speak a greeting to him,
Jude 1:4
4 For certain men* have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 2:2
2 'I know your works, and your labor and patient endurance, and that you are not able to tolerate evil, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you found them to be false.
Revelation 2:6
6 But you do have this: that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, things which I also hate.
Revelation 2:14-15
14 But I have a few things against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
15 So likewise you also have those who hold fast to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Revelation 2:20
20 But I have against you that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, the one who calls herself a prophetess, and teaches and deceives my slaves to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 12:9
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Revelation 13:14
14 And he deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it has been granted to him to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who has the wound of the sword and yet lived.
Revelation 19:20
20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
Revelation 20:3
3 and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it above him, in order that he could not deceive the nations again until the thousand years are completed. After these things it is necessary for him to be released for a short time.
Genesis 9:25
25 And he said,
"Cursed be Canaan, a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers."
"Cursed be Canaan, a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers."
Deuteronomy 27:15-26
15 'Cursed be the man that makes a divine image or a cast image, which is a detestable thing for Yahweh, the work of the hand of a skilled craftsman, and then sets it in a hiding place.'* And ⌊all the people shall respond⌋,* 'Amen.'
16 'Cursed be the one who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all of the people shall say, 'Amen.'
17 'Cursed be the one who moves the boundary marker of his neighbor.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
18 'Cursed be the one who misleads a blind person on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
19 'Cursed be the one who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
20 'Cursed be the one who lies with the wife of his father, because ⌊he has dishonored his father's bed⌋.'* And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
21 'Cursed be the one who lies with any kind of animal.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
22 'Cursed be the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
23 'Cursed be the one who lies with his mother-in-law.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
24 'Cursed be the one who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
25 'Cursed be the one who takes a bribe ⌊to murder an innocent person⌋.'* And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
26 'Cursed be the one ⌊who does not keep⌋* the words of this law, to observe them.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'"
Joshua 9:23
23 Therefore you are cursed; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
1 Samuel 26:19
19 And so then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant: If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he delight in an offering; but if ⌊it is mortals⌋,* may they be accursed ⌊before⌋* Yahweh, for they have driven me away today from sharing in the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, 'Go, serve other gods!'
Nehemiah 13:25
25 So I quarreled with them and cursed them and beat some of their men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath by God: "Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
Matthew 25:41
41 Then he will also say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
Mark 14:71
71 And he began to curse and to swear with an oath, "I do not know this man whom you are talking about!"
Acts 23:14
14 who went to the chief priests and the elders and* said, "We have bound ourselves under a curse to partake of nothing until we have killed Paul.
Romans 9:3
3 For I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my fellow countrymen according to the flesh,
1 Corinthians 12:3
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed," and no one is able to say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 16:22
22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!*
2 Corinthians 11:13-14
Galatians 1:9
9 As we said before, and now I say again, if anyone is proclaiming a gospel to you contrary to what you have received, let him be accursed!
Galatians 3:10
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things that are written in the book of the law to do them."*
Galatians 3:13
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by* becoming a curse for us, because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"*
1 Timothy 1:19-20
Titus 3:10
10 Reject a divisive person after a first and second admonition,
2 Peter 2:14
14 having eyes full of desire for an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, and* having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children!
Revelation 22:18-19
18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written in this book.
19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and from the holy city that are written in this book.
Deuteronomy 4:2
2 You must not add to the word that I am commanding you, and you shall not take away from it in order to keep* the commands of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you to observe.
Deuteronomy 12:32-13:11
32 * All of the things* that I am commanding you, ⌊you must diligently observe⌋;* you shall not add to it, and you shall not take away from it."
Proverbs 30:6
6 Do not add to his words lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Romans 16:17
17 Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them.
2 Corinthians 1:17
17 Therefore, when I* was wanting to do this, perhaps then was I making use of vacillation? Or was I deciding what I was deciding according to the flesh, in order that with me my "yes" may be "yes" and my "no" may be "no" at the same time?*
2 Corinthians 13:1-2
1 This is the third time I am coming to you. ⌊By the testimony⌋* of two or three witnesses every word* will be established.
2 I have already said when I was present the second time, and although I* am absent now I also say in advance to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,
Philippians 3:1
1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, but is a safeguard for you.
Philippians 4:4
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.
1 Samuel 21:7
7 Now there was a man from the servants of Saul on that day, detained before Yahweh, whose name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's shepherds.
Matthew 22:16
16 And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and ⌊you do not care what anyone thinks⌋,* ⌊because you do not regard the opinion of people⌋.*
Matthew 28:14
14 And if this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and ⌊keep you out of trouble⌋."*
Acts 4:19-20
Acts 5:29
29 But Peter and the apostles answered and* said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
Acts 12:20
20 Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and after* persuading Blastus, ⌊the king's chamberlain⌋,* they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king's country.
Romans 2:8
8 but to those who act from selfish ambition and who disobey the truth, but who obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger.
Romans 2:29
29 But the Jew ⌊is one inwardly⌋*, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, whose praise is not from people but from God.
Romans 15:1-2
1 Corinthians 10:33
33 just as I also please all people in all things, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of the many, in order that they may be saved.
2 Corinthians 5:9-11
9 Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home in the body or absent from the body, to be acceptable to him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, in order that each one may receive back the things through the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
11 Therefore, because we* know the fear of the Lord, we are attempting to persuade people, but we are revealed to God, and I hope to be revealed in your consciences.
2 Corinthians 12:19
19 Have you been thinking all this time that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and all these things, dear friends, are for your edification.
Ephesians 6:6
6 not ⌊while being watched⌋*, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
Colossians 3:22
22 Slaves, obey your ⌊human⌋* masters in everything, not ⌊while being watched⌋*, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.
1 John 3:9
9 Everyone who is fathered by God does not practice sin, because his seed resides in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.
Romans 2:16
16 on the day when God judges the secret things of people, according to my gospel, through* Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
1 Corinthians 11:23
23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was betrayed, took bread,
1 Corinthians 15:1-3
1 Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand,
2 by which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the message I proclaimed to you, unless you believed to no purpose.
3 For I passed on to you ⌊as of first importance⌋* what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
Galatians 1:1
1 Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
Ephesians 3:3-8
3 According to* revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,
4 so that you may be able when you read* to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ
5 (which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):
6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
7 of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.
8 To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,
1 Corinthians 2:10
10 For* to us God has revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
2 Corinthians 12:1
1 It is necessary to boast; it is not profitable, but I will proceed to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Galatians 1:16
16 to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,
Acts 8:1
1 And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:3
3 But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering ⌊house after house⌋,* he dragged off both men and women and* delivered them* to prison.
Acts 9:1-2
Acts 9:13-14
Acts 9:21
21 And all who heard him* were amazed, and were saying, "Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem on those who call upon this name, and had come here for this reason, that he could bring them tied up* to the chief priests?"
Acts 9:26
26 And when he* arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they* did not believe that he was a disciple.
Acts 22:3-5
3 "I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
4 ⌊I⌋* persecuted this Way to the death, tying up and delivering to prison both men and women,
5 as indeed the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me, from whom also I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and* was traveling there* to lead away those who were there also tied up to Jerusalem so that they could be punished.
Acts 26:4-5
Acts 26:9-11
9 Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many things opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
10 which I also did in Jerusalem, and not only did I lock up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when* they were being executed, I cast my vote* against them.*
11 And throughout all the synagogues I punished them often and* tried to force* them* to blaspheme, and because I* was enraged at them beyond measure, I was pursuing them* even as far as to foreign cities.
1 Corinthians 15:9
9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Philippians 3:6
6 according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
1 Timothy 1:13
13 although I* was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Isaiah 57:12
12 I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but* they will not benefit you.
Jeremiah 9:14
14 but they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baals, which their ancestors* taught them."
Jeremiah 15:2
2 ⌊And then⌋* if they say to you, 'Where shall we go?' Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says Yahweh,
"Those who are destined for the plague, to the plague, and those who are destined for the sword, to the sword, and those who are destined for the famine, to the famine, and those who are destined for the captivity, to the captivity." '
"Those who are destined for the plague, to the plague, and those who are destined for the sword, to the sword, and those who are destined for the famine, to the famine, and those who are destined for the captivity, to the captivity." '
Matthew 15:2-3
Matthew 15:6
6 need not honor his father,'* and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Mark 7:3-13
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands ⌊ritually⌋,* thus* holding fast to the traditions of the elders.
4 And when they come* from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions* which they have received and* hold fast to—for example,* the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)*
5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their* bread with unclean hands?"
6 So he said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written,
'This people honors me with their* lips, but their heart is far, far away from me. 7 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'* 8 Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men." 9 And he said to them, "You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep* your tradition. 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,'* and, 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother ⌊must certainly die⌋*.'* 11 But you say, 'If a man says to his* father or to his* mother, "Whatever ⌊benefit you would have received⌋* from me is corban"* (that is, a gift to God), 12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his* father or his* mother, 13 thus* making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar things such as this."
'This people honors me with their* lips, but their heart is far, far away from me. 7 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'* 8 Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men." 9 And he said to them, "You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep* your tradition. 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,'* and, 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother ⌊must certainly die⌋*.'* 11 But you say, 'If a man says to his* father or to his* mother, "Whatever ⌊benefit you would have received⌋* from me is corban"* (that is, a gift to God), 12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his* father or his* mother, 13 thus* making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar things such as this."
Acts 22:3
3 "I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
Acts 26:5
5 having known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that in accordance with the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
Acts 26:9
9 Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many things opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
Philippians 3:4-6
4 although I could have confidence even in the flesh.
5 ⌊circumcised on the eighth day⌋*, from the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born from Hebrews, according to the law a Pharisee,
6 according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
Colossians 2:8
8 Beware lest ⌊anyone take you captive⌋* through philosophy and empty deceit, according to ⌊human tradition⌋*, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,
1 Peter 1:8
8 whom, although you* have not seen, you love; in whom now you believe, although you* do not see him, and you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
7 "Yahweh loved you and chose you not ⌊because of your great number⌋* exceeding all other peoples, for you are fewer than all of the peoples,
8 but* ⌊because of⌋* the love of Yahweh for you and because of his keeping of the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors,* Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
1 Samuel 12:22
22 For Yahweh will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name, because Yahweh has decided to make you his own people.
1 Chronicles 28:4-5
4 But Yahweh the God of Israel chose me from all of the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to reign over all Israel.
5 And from all my sons—for Yahweh has given many sons to me—he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.
Isaiah 49:1
1 Listen to me, coastlands, and listen attentively, peoples from far away! Yahweh called me from the womb; from the ⌊body⌋* of my mother he made my name known.
Isaiah 49:5
5 And now Yahweh says, who formed me from the womb as a servant for him, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might not* be gathered, for* I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength.
Jeremiah 1:5
5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out from the womb I consecrated you; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
Matthew 11:26
26 Yes, Father, for to do so ⌊was your gracious will⌋.*
Luke 1:15-16
Luke 10:21
21 At that same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.
Acts 9:15
15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles* and kings and the sons of Israel.
Acts 13:2
2 And while* they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
Acts 22:14-15
Romans 1:5
5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles* on behalf of his name,
Romans 8:30
30 And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
Romans 9:24
24 us whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
1 Corinthians 1:9
9 God is faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:24
24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:10
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain, but I labored even more than all of them, and not I, but the grace of God with me.
Galatians 1:6
6 I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
Ephesians 1:5
5 having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians 1:9
9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in him,
Ephesians 3:11
11 according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
13 But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,
14 for which purpose he called* you through our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 5:10
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ,* after you* have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Deuteronomy 33:9
9 The one saying of his father and of his mother, 'I have not regarded them,' and his brothers he did not acknowledge, and his children* he did not know, but rather they observed your word, and your covenant they kept.
Matthew 16:17
17 And Jesus answered and* said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this* to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 26:41
41 Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!"
Luke 9:23-25
23 And he said to them all, "If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.
24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.
25 For what is a person benefited if he* gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
Luke 9:59-62
59 And he said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first allow me to go and* bury my father."
60 But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go and* proclaim the kingdom of God."
61 And another person also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house."
62 But Jesus said,* "No one who puts his* hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!"
Acts 22:21
21 And he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"
Acts 26:17-20
17 rescuing you from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you,
18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
19 "Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.
Romans 1:13-14
13 Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I intended to come to you, and was prevented until now, in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.*
14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
Romans 11:13
13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Therefore, inasmuch as I am apostle to the Gentiles, I promote my ministry,
Romans 15:16-19
16 with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17 Therefore I have a reason for boasting in Christ Jesus regarding the things concerning God.
18 For I will not dare to speak about anything except that which Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit,* so that from Jerusalem and traveling around as far as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:9-13
9 But just as it is written,
"Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that* God has prepared for those who love him."* 10 For* to us God has revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? Thus also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God, 13 things which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.*
"Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that* God has prepared for those who love him."* 10 For* to us God has revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? Thus also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God, 13 things which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.*
1 Corinthians 15:50
50 But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruptibility.
2 Corinthians 4:6
6 For God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness,"* is the one who has shined in our hearts for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.*
2 Corinthians 5:16
16 So then, from now on we know no one ⌊from a human point of view⌋*, if indeed we have known Christ ⌊from a human point of view⌋*, but now we know him this way no longer.
Galatians 2:1
1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking along Titus also.
Galatians 2:6-9
6 But from those ⌊who were influential⌋* (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me, ⌊God does not show partiality⌋*)—for those who were influential added nothing to me.
7 But these, when they* saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision, just as Peter to the circumcision
8 (for the one who was at work through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcision was at work also through me for the Gentiles),
9 and when James and Cephas and John—those thought to be pillars—acknowledged the grace given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, in order that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision.
Ephesians 1:17-18
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⌊the glorious Father⌋*,* may give you a spirit of wisdom* and revelation in the knowledge of him
18 (the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,
Ephesians 3:1
1 On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
Ephesians 3:5-10
5 (which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):
6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
7 of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.
8 To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,
9 and to enlighten everyone as to what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all things,
10 in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places through the church,
Colossians 1:25-27
25 of which I became a minister, according to God's stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,
26 the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints,
27 to whom God wanted to make known what is the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
1 Thessalonians 2:16
16 hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved, so that they always fill up their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the end.*
1 Timothy 2:7
7 for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am speaking the truth, I am not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
2 Timothy 1:11
11 for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,
Hebrews 2:14
14 Therefore, since the children share in blood and flesh, he also in like manner shared in these same things, in order that through death he could destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
Acts 9:20-25
20 And immediately he began proclaiming* Jesus in the synagogues: "This one is the Son of God!"
21 And all who heard him* were amazed, and were saying, "Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem on those who call upon this name, and had come here for this reason, that he could bring them tied up* to the chief priests?"
22 But Saul was increasing in strength even more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by* proving that this one is the Christ.*
23 And when many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted to do away with him.
24 But their plot became known to Saul, and they were also watching the gates both day and night so that they could do away with him.
25 But his disciples took him* at night and* let him down through the wall by* lowering him* in a basket.
2 Corinthians 11:32-33
Galatians 1:18
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days,
Acts 9:22-23
Acts 9:26-29
26 And when he* arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they* did not believe that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him and* brought him* to the apostles and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
28 And he was going in and going out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29 And he was speaking and debating with the ⌊Greek-speaking Jews⌋,* but they were trying to do away with him.
Acts 22:17-18
Matthew 10:3
3 Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
Matthew 12:46
46 And* while* he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
Matthew 13:55
55 Is not this one the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Mark 3:18
18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,*
Mark 6:3
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 were offended by him.
Luke 6:15
15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
Acts 1:13
13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying—Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James.
Acts 12:17
17 But motioning to them with his* hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these things to James and to the brothers," and he departed and* went to another place.
1 Corinthians 9:5
5 Do we not have the right to take along a sister as wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
James 1:1
1 James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!
Jude 1:1
1 Jude,* a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, loved in God the Father and kept for* Jesus Christ.
Romans 9:1
1 I am telling the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit—
2 Corinthians 11:10-11
2 Corinthians 11:31
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed ⌊forever⌋*, knows that I am not lying.
Acts 6:9
9 But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (⌊as it was called⌋),* both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia,* stood up and* disputed with Stephen.
Acts 9:30
30 And when* the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
Acts 11:25-26
Acts 13:1
1 Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church that was there: Barnabas, and Simeon (who was called Niger), and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Acts 15:23
23 writing this letter* ⌊to be delivered by them⌋:*
The apostles and the elders, brothers.
To the brothers who are from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.
Greetings!
The apostles and the elders, brothers.
To the brothers who are from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.
Greetings!
Acts 18:18
18 So Paul, after* remaining many days longer, said farewell to the brothers and* sailed away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his* head at Cenchrea, because he had taken a vow.
Acts 21:3
3 And after we* sighted Cyprus and left it behind ⌊on the port side⌋,* we sailed to Syria and arrived at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its* cargo there.
Acts 21:39
39 But Paul said, "I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no unimportant city. Now I ask you, allow me to speak to the people."
Acts 23:34
34 So after* reading the letter* and asking what province he was from, and learning that he was from Cilicia,
Romans 16:7
7 Greet Andronicus and Junia,* my compatriots* and my fellow prisoners, who are well known to* the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.
1 Corinthians 1:30
30 But from him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
Philippians 1:1
1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.
1 Thessalonians 2:14
14 For you became imitators, brothers, of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suffered the same things at the hands of your own people, just as they themselves did also at the hands of the Jews,
2 Thessalonians 1:1
1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 6:7
7 And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying* the faith.
Acts 9:13
13 But Ananias replied, "Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
Acts 9:20
20 And immediately he began proclaiming* Jesus in the synagogues: "This one is the Son of God!"
1 Corinthians 15:8-10
8 and last of all, as it were to one born at the wrong time, he appeared also to me.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain, but I labored even more than all of them, and not I, but the grace of God with me.
1 Timothy 1:13-16
13 although I* was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
14 and the grace of our Lord abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15 The saying is trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
16 But because of this I was shown mercy, in order that in me foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his total patience, for an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
Numbers 23:23
23 Because there is no sorcery against Jacob, and there is no divination against Israel. Now* it will be said to Jacob and Israel, what God has done!
Matthew 9:8
8 But when* the crowds saw this,* they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
Luke 7:16
16 And fear seized them all, and they began to glorify* God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has visited to help his people!"
Luke 15:10
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Luke 15:32
32 But it was necessary to celebrate and to rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and is alive, and was lost, and is found!'"
Acts 11:18
18 And when they* heard these things, they became silent* and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance leading to life to the Gentiles also!"
Acts 21:19-20
19 And after* greeting them, he began to relate* ⌊one after the other⌋* the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 And when* they heard this,* they began to glorify* God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous adherents of the law.
2 Corinthians 9:13
13 Through the proven character of this service they will glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your participation toward them and toward everyone,
Colossians 1:3-4
2 Thessalonians 1:10
10 whenever he should come to be glorified on that day by his saints and to be marveled at by all who believe, because our testimony was believed among you,
2 Thessalonians 1:12
12 in order 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.