2 Corinthians 5:19
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19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself,[a] not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.(A)
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- 5.19 Or God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself
Isaiah 43:25
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25 I alone am the one
who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.(A)
1 John 4:10
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10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(A)
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Isaiah 44:22
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22 I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.(A)
1 John 2:1-2
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Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,(A) 2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.(B)
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1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] was revealed in flesh,
vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.(A)
Romans 4:6-8
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6 So also David pronounces a blessing on those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven
and whose sins are covered;(A)
8 blessed is the one against whom the Lord will not reckon sin.”
Psalm 32:1-2
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Psalm 32
The Joy of Forgiveness
Of David. A Maskil.
1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.(A)
2 Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.(B)
Colossians 2:9
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9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
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Romans 3:24-26
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24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,(A) 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement[a] by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;(B) 26 it was to demonstrate at the present time his own righteousness, so that he is righteous and he justifies the one who has the faith of Jesus.[b]
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John 17:23
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23 I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
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John 14:10-11
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10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.(A) 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, but if you do not, then believe[a] because of the works themselves.(B)
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- 14.11 Other ancient authorities add me
Matthew 1:23
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23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
which means, “God is with us.”(A)
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John 14:20
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20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.(A)
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Romans 11:15
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15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
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