Dictionary of Bible Themes – 1651 numbers, 1-2
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1651 numbers, 1-2

1651 numbers, 1-2

The number one is often associated with the uniqueness of God and also with the unity between God and his people. The number two is used in a variety of contexts.

One

One God Mk 12:32 See also Dt 6:4; Isa 44:8; Isa 45:21; Jn 1:18; Ro 3:30; 1Co 8:4-6

One Father Mal 2:10; Mt 23:9; Eph 4:6

One Son Jesus Christ Jn 1:14; Jn 3:16,18; 1Co 8:6; 2Co 11:2; Eph 4:5; Heb 11:17; 1Jn 4:9

One Holy Spirit 1Co 12:9,11,13; Eph 2:18; Eph 4:4

One Saviour Isa 43:10-11; Ac 4:12; 1Ti 2:5

One Shepherd Ecc 12:11; Eze 34:23; Eze 37:22,24; Jn 10:16

One faith Jude 3 See also Gal 1:8-9; Eph 4:5

One sacrifice for sin Heb 7:27 See also Ro 6:10; Heb 9:12,28; Heb 10:10; 1Pe 3:18

One who acts on behalf of others Jn 11:50 See also 1Sa 17:8-10; Jn 18:14; Ro 5:15-19; 1Ti 2:5

One people of God Eze 37:22; Ro 12:4-5; 1Co 10:17; 1Co 12:12-13; Eph 2:16; Eph 3:6; Eph 4:4; Col 3:15

Christians are to be one in Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Jn 17:21 See also Gal 3:28

Christians are to be one in spirit Php 2:2 See also Ro 15:6; 2Co 13:11; Php 1:27

Married couples become one flesh Ge 2:24 See also Mt 19:5 pp Mk 10:8; 1Co 6:16; Eph 5:31

One priority for all people Mk 12:28-30 pp Mt 22:36-37 See also Dt 6:4-5; Mt 6:33; Lk 10:42

Two

Two of every kind in the ark Ge 6:19-20; Ge 7:2

Two brothers Isaac and Ishmael: Ge 17:17-19; Ge 21:10; Ge 25:9 Jacob and Esau: Ge 25:23; Ro 9:10-13
Ge 48:1-20 Ephraim and Manasseh Andrew and Simon, James and John: Mt 4:18-22 pp Mk 1:16-20; Lk 5:10; Jn 1:40-42
Lk 15:11 the prodigal son and his brother

Two wives Ge 16:3; Dt 21:15; 1Sa 1:2-7 David’s wives: 1Sa 27:3; 1Sa 30:5,18; 2Sa 2:2
2Ch 24:3

Teams of two: Jesus Christ’s disciples Lk 10:1 See also Mt 21:1 pp Mk 11:1 pp Lk 19:29; Mk 14:13

Teams of two: Paul and his colleagues Ac 13:42-50; Ac 14:1-3; Ac 15:12,22; Ac 16:19-40; Ac 17:10; 1Co 1:1; 2Co 1:1; Php 1:1; Col 1:1

Two tablets of the Ten Commandments Ex 31:18; Ex 34:29; Dt 9:15,17; Dt 10:3; 2Ch 5:10

Two cherubim Ex 25:18,22; Ex 37:7; Nu 7:89; 1Ki 6:25

See also

1165God, unique
1170God, unity of
5708marriage
5739twins
5971uniqueness
6752substitution
7025church, unity
7030unity
7924fellowship in service
7925fellowship among believers
8461priorities
8799polytheism

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