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10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

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10 and to wait for his Son from heaven,(A) whom he raised from the dead(B)—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.(C)

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For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.

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For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(A) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)

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He will swallow up death forever!
    The Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears.
He will remove forever all insults and mockery
    against his land and people.
    The Lord has spoken!

In that day the people will proclaim,
“This is our God!
    We trusted in him, and he saved us!
This is the Lord, in whom we trusted.
    Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”

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    he will swallow up death(A) forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears(B)
    from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace(C)
    from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.(D)

In that day(E) they will say,

“Surely this is our God;(F)
    we trusted(G) in him, and he saved(H) us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
    let us rejoice(I) and be glad in his salvation.”(J)

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But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize,[a] he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?

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Footnotes

  1. 3:7 Or coming to be baptized.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(A) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(B)

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And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.

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Since we have now been justified(A) by his blood,(B) how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath(C) through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(D) we were reconciled(E) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(F)

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24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

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24 But God raised him from the dead,(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(B)

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16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died[a] will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:16 Greek the dead in Christ.

16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,(A) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel(B) and with the trumpet call of God,(C) and the dead in Christ will rise first.(D) 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(E) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(F) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(G) forever.

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18 Christ suffered[a] for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:18a Some manuscripts read died.
  2. 3:18b Or in spirit.

18 For Christ also suffered once(A) for sins,(B) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(C) He was put to death in the body(D) but made alive in the Spirit.(E)

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The Hope of Eternal Life

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,

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Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E)

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28 so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

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28 so Christ was sacrificed once(A) to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time,(B) not to bear sin,(C) but to bring salvation(D) to those who are waiting for him.(E)

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25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.

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25 He was delivered over to death for our sins(A) and was raised to life for our justification.(B)

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21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.

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21 Through him you believe in God,(A) who raised him from the dead(B) and glorified him,(C) and so your faith and hope(D) are in God.

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34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

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34 Who then is the one who condemns?(A) No one. Christ Jesus who died(B)—more than that, who was raised to life(C)—is at the right hand of God(D) and is also interceding for us.(E)

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