Ephesians 1:8
Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
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Ephesians 1:8
Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
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Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Proverbs 3:19
The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.
Proverbs 3:20
By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.
Proverbs 8:22
The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
Proverbs 8:23
From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
Proverbs 8:24
When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.
Proverbs 8:25
Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:
Proverbs 8:26
When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:27
When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
Proverbs 8:28
When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
Proverbs 8:29
When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
Proverbs 8:30
Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
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Genesis 6:8
But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.
Proverbs 3:4
So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
Song of Solomon 8:10
I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers; then was I in his eyes as one to whom good chance had come.
Luke 1:30
And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
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Exodus 15:6
Full of glory, O Lord, is the power of your right hand; by your right hand those who came against you are broken.
Exodus 15:7
When you are lifted up in power, all those who come against you are crushed: when you send out your wrath, they are burned up like dry grass.
Exodus 15:11
Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
Psalms 145:4
One generation after another will give praise to your great acts, and make clear the operation of your strength.
Psalms 145:5
My thoughts will be of the honour and glory of your rule, and of the wonder of your works.
Psalms 145:7
Their sayings will be full of the memory of all your mercy, and they will make songs of your righteousness.
Psalms 145:10
All the works of your hands give praise to you, O Lord; and your saints give you blessing.
Psalms 145:11
Their words will be of the glory of your kingdom, and their talk of your strength;
Psalms 145:12
So that the sons of men may have knowledge of his acts of power, and of the great glory of his kingdom.
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Exodus 31:12
And the Lord said to Moses,
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Deuteronomy 7:7
The Lord did not give you his love or take you for himself because you were more in number than any other people; for you were the smallest of the nations:
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Deuteronomy 7:8
But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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Genesis 18:25
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
1 Samuel 2:3
Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.
Job 35:14
How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.
Psalms 99:4
The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.
Psalms 145:17
The Lord is upright in all his ways, and kind in all his works.
Isaiah 30:18
For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
Jeremiah 10:25
Let your wrath be let loose on the nations which have no knowledge of you, and on the families who give no worship to your name: for they have made a meal of Jacob, truly they have made a meal of him and put an end to him and made his fields a waste.
Romans 2:2
And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.
Romans 2:5
But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
Romans 2:6
Who will give to every man his right reward:
Romans 3:5
But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?
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1 Kings 20:31
Then his servants said to him, It is said that the kings of Israel are full of mercy: let us then put on haircloth, and cords on our heads, and go to the king of Israel; it may be that he will give you your life.
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Nehemiah 9:25
And they took walled towns and a fat land, and became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees: so they had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good you gave them.
Psalms 25:13
His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
Psalms 65:4
Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.
Isaiah 55:2
Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.
Jeremiah 31:12
So they will come with songs on the high places, flowing together to the good things of the Lord, to the grain and the wine and the oil, to the young ones of the flock and of the herd: their souls will be like a watered garden, and they will have no more sorrow.
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Job 9:19
If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?
Isaiah 46:10
Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;
Jeremiah 23:18
For which of them has knowledge of the secret of the Lord, and has seen him, and given ear to his word? which of them has taken note of his word and given attention to it?
Acts 2:23
Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
Acts 20:27
For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
1 Corinthians 2:16
For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.
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Nehemiah 9:31
Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy.
Psalms 19:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. The heavens are sounding the glory of God; the arch of the sky makes clear the work of his hands.
Psalms 111:3
His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever.
Psalms 111:4
Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.
Psalms 112:4
For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.
Isaiah 55:6
Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Joel 2:13
Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
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Psalms 25:6
O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
Psalms 109:21
But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.
Psalms 119:124
Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
Isaiah 63:15
Let your eyes be looking down from heaven, from your holy and beautiful house: where is your deep feeling, the working of your power? do not keep back the moving of your pity and your mercies:
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Psalms 25:11
Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
Psalms 79:9
Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name.
Psalms 115:1
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.
Isaiah 37:35
For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.
Isaiah 48:8
Truly you had no word of them, no knowledge of them; no news of them in the past had come to your ears; because I saw how false was your behaviour, and that your heart was turned against me from your earliest days.
Isaiah 48:9
Because of my name I will put away my wrath, and for my praise I will keep myself from cutting you off.
Ezekiel 20:9
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean before the eyes of the nations among whom they were, and before whose eyes I gave them knowledge of myself, by taking them out of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:14
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.
Ezekiel 20:22
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.
Ezekiel 36:22
For this cause say to the children of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: I am doing this, not because of you, O children of Israel, but because of my holy name, which you have made unclean among the nations wherever you went.
Ezekiel 36:32
Not because of you am I doing it, says the Lord; let it be clear to you, and be shamed and made low because of your ways, O children of Israel.
Daniel 9:18
O my God, let your ear be turned and give hearing; let your eyes be open and see how we have been made waste and the town which is named by your name: for we are not offering our prayers before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercies.
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Psalms 85:10
Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
Isaiah 45:21
Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
Isaiah 45:22
Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have salvation, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 60:10
And men from strange countries will be building up your walls, and their kings will be your servants: for in my wrath I sent punishment on you, but in my grace I have had mercy on you.
Isaiah 61:3
To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
Zechariah 4:7
Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you will become level: and he will let all see the headstone, with cries of Grace, grace, to it.
Luke 2:14
Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Hebrews 2:10
Because it was right for him, for whom and through whom all things have being, in guiding his sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation complete through pain.
1 Peter 1:12
And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
Revelation 5:13
And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.
Revelation 5:14
And the four beasts said, So be it. And the rulers went down on their faces and gave worship.
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Psalms 119:99
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
2 Timothy 3:15
And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:16
Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:17
So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
James 3:13
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
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Proverbs 8:31
Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
Jeremiah 10:12
He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.
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Proverbs 8:32
Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:33
Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.
Proverbs 8:34
Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
Proverbs 8:36
But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.
Hosea 13:9
I have sent destruction on you, O Israel; who will be your helper?
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Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
Proverbs 17:14
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
Proverbs 19:11
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Proverbs 25:8
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
Proverbs 25:9
Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
Proverbs 25:10
Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
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Exodus 33:19
And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.
Isaiah 1:27
Upright acts will be the price of Zion's forgiveness, and by righteousness will men be living there.
Isaiah 5:16
But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 16:5
Then a king's seat will be based on mercy, and one will be seated on it in the tent of David for ever; judging uprightly, and quick to do righteousness.
John 1:14
And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
John 17:1
Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:
John 17:24
Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.
Romans 5:2
Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,
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Isaiah 42:1
See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
Isaiah 42:2
He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
Isaiah 42:3
He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
Isaiah 42:4
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
Isaiah 52:13
See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.
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Isaiah 48:10
See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
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Isaiah 53:2
For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;
Isaiah 53:3
Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
Mark 6:3
Is not this the woodworker, 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 bitter against him.
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Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.
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Isaiah 55:9
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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Psalms 36:7
How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.
Isaiah 40:1
Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God.
Isaiah 54:14
All your rights will be made certain to you: have no fear of evil, and destruction will not come near you.
Isaiah 60:21
Your people will all be upright, the land will be their heritage for ever; the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, to be for my glory.
John 16:14
He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.
Galatians 4:5
That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.
Ephesians 3:21
To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
Hebrews 1:6
And again, when he is sending his only Son into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God give him worship.
Hebrews 13:15
Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 John 4:8
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
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Jeremiah 3:12
Go, and give out these words to the north, and say, Come back, O Israel, though you have been turned away from me, says the Lord; my face will not be against you in wrath: for I am full of mercy, says the Lord, I will not be angry for ever.
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Jeremiah 3:13
Only be conscious of your sin, the evil you have done against the Lord your God; you have gone with strange men under every branching tree, giving no attention to my voice, says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 4:2
And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.
1 Corinthians 8:6
There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
Ephesians 2:16
And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division.
Ephesians 4:7
But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11
And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.
Colossians 1:19
For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
Colossians 1:26
The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.
Hebrews 2:9
But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.
1 Peter 3:22
Who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been put under his rule.
Revelation 3:18
If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
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Jeremiah 31:14
I will give the priests their desired fat things, and my people will have a full measure of my good things, says the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 5:10
And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
Job 36:5
Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
Isaiah 5:19
Who say, Let him do his work quickly, let him make it sudden, so that we may see it: let the design of the Holy One of Israel come near, so that it may be clear to us.
Isaiah 28:29
This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.
Jeremiah 32:18
You have mercy on thousands, and send punishment for the evil-doing of the fathers on their children after them: the great, the strong God, the Lord of armies is his name:
Jeremiah 32:19
Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:
Daniel 2:21
By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:
Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?
Luke 24:46
And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;
Acts 4:28
To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.
Hebrews 6:17
So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
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Daniel 4:34
And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:35
And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
Daniel 4:36
At the same time my reason came back to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my honour and my great name came back to me; and my wise men and my lords were turned to me again; and I was made safe in my kingdom and had more power than before.
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.
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Nahum 1:2
The Lord is a God who takes care of his honour and gives punishment for wrong; the Lord gives punishment and is angry; the Lord sends punishment on those who are against him, being angry with his haters.
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Nahum 1:3
The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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Matthew 20:2
And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.
Matthew 20:6
And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?
Matthew 20:7
They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.
Matthew 20:9
And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.
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Luke 23:40
But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,
Luke 23:41
And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.
Luke 23:42
And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.
Luke 23:43
And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.
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Luke 7:47
And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
John 11:52
And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.
John 14:19
A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.
Romans 15:7
So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 6:1
We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.
Colossians 1:23
If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
1 Timothy 5:21
I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.
Hebrews 10:1
For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.
Revelation 1:20
The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.
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John 15:13
Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.
Romans 8:24
For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?
Colossians 2:1
For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;
Colossians 2:23
These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.
Hebrews 10:35
So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.
1 Peter 4:18
And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?
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Jeremiah 10:24
O Lord, put me right, but with wise purpose; not in your wrath, or you will make me small.
Malachi 2:17
You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?
Romans 2:3
But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?
Romans 2:7
To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
Romans 2:8
But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,
Romans 2:9
Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;
Romans 2:10
But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
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Romans 4:3
But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
Romans 4:4
Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.
Romans 4:5
But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
Romans 4:6
As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
Romans 4:16
For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
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Luke 12:32
Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
John 17:6
I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.
Romans 8:28
And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
Romans 8:29
Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:
Romans 8:30
And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.
Romans 9:23
And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,
Romans 11:2
God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,
Philippians 4:19
And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:
2 Thessalonians 2:14
And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1 Peter 1:2
Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
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Romans 11:26
And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:
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Romans 11:27
And this is my agreement with them, when I will take away their sins.
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Psalms 4:3
See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.
Psalms 102:18
This will be put in writing for the coming generation, and the people of the future will give praise to the Lord.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.
Romans 15:9
And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.
Ephesians 1:20
By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,
Ephesians 3:18
May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,
Colossians 1:10
Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
1 Peter 1:8
To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,
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1 Corinthians 8:5
For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords,
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Matthew 11:19
The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
Matthew 13:12
Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Luke 10:21
In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.
1 Corinthians 1:19
As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge.
1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Corinthians 1:23
But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;
1 Corinthians 1:28
And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
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Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:
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Ephesians 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Psalms 100:5
For the Lord is good, and his mercy is never-ending; his faith is unchanging through all generations.
Isaiah 33:5
The Lord is lifted up; his place is on high: he has made Zion full of righteousness and true religion.
Isaiah 43:21
Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.
John 3:16
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
2 Corinthians 5:20
So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
Ephesians 3:9
And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
1 John 3:1
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
1 John 3:2
My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.
1 John 4:9
And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
1 John 4:11
My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.
1 John 4:19
We have the power of loving, because he first had love for us.
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John 17:9
My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours
John 17:10
(All mine are yours, and yours are mine) and I have glory in them.
Ephesians 4:1
I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
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Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
Ephesians 5:1
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;
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Hosea 2:19
And I will take you as my bride for ever; truly, I will take you as my bride in righteousness and in right judging, in love and in mercies.
Ephesians 5:24
And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:26
So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,
Ephesians 5:27
And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.
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Luke 1:74
That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,
Luke 1:75
In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
Titus 2:12
Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
Titus 2:13
Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
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1 Corinthians 6:19
Or are you not conscious that your body is a house for the Holy Spirit which is in you, and which has been given to you by God? and you are not the owners of yourselves;
1 Corinthians 6:20
For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.
2 Corinthians 8:5
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:
1 Timothy 2:6
Who gave himself as an offering for all; witness of which was to be given at the right time;
Hebrews 7:26
It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
1 Peter 1:18
Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
1 Peter 1:19
But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
1 John 2:1
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:
1 John 2:2
He is the offering for our sins; and not for ours only, but for all the world.
Revelation 5:9
And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,
Revelation 7:14
And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
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