2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For (A)He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become (B)the righteousness of God in Him.
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1 Peter 2:22-24
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22 “Who(A) committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 (B)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but (C)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 (D)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, (E)that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—(F)by whose [a]stripes you were healed.
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- 1 Peter 2:24 wounds
1 Peter 3:18
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Christ’s Suffering and Ours
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring [a]us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
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- 1 Peter 3:18 NU, M you
Galatians 3:13
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13 (A)Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, (B)“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
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Romans 5:19
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19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by (A)one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and (A)righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
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1 John 3:5
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5 And you know (A)that He was manifested (B)to take away our sins, and (C)in Him there is no sin.
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Philippians 3:9
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9 and be found in Him, not having (A)my own righteousness, which is from the law, but (B)that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
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Isaiah 53:4-6
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4 Surely (A)He has borne our [a]griefs
And carried our [b]sorrows;
Yet we [c]esteemed Him stricken,
[d]Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was (B)wounded[e] for our transgressions,
He was [f]bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His (C)stripes[g] we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord [h]has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
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- Isaiah 53:4 Lit. sicknesses
- Isaiah 53:4 Lit. pains
- Isaiah 53:4 reckoned
- Isaiah 53:4 Struck down
- Isaiah 53:5 Or pierced through
- Isaiah 53:5 crushed
- Isaiah 53:5 Blows that cut in
- Isaiah 53:6 Lit. has caused to land on Him
Hebrews 4:15
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15 For (A)we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but (B)was in all points tempted as we are, (C)yet without sin.
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2 Corinthians 5:17
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17 Therefore, if anyone (A)is in Christ, he is (B)a new creation; (C)old things have passed away; behold, all things have become (D)new.
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Romans 10:3-4
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3 For they being ignorant of (A)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own (B)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For (C)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
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Romans 3:21-26
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God’s Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now (A)the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, (B)being witnessed by the Law (C)and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [a]and on all who believe. For (D)there is no difference; 23 for (E)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [b]freely (F)by His grace (G)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (H)as a [c]propitiation (I)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (J)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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- Romans 3:22 NU omits and on all
- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
Romans 8:1-4
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Free from Indwelling Sin
8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, (A)who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For (B)the law of (C)the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from (D)the law of sin and death. 3 For (E)what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, (F)God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who (G)do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
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- Romans 8:1 NU omits the rest of v. 1.
Romans 4:25
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25 (A)who was delivered up because of our offenses, and (B)was raised because of our justification.
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Romans 1:17
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17 For (A)in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, (B)“The just shall live by faith.”
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1 John 2:1-2
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The Test of Knowing Christ
2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, (A)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And (B)He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but (C)also for the whole world.
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 And (A)walk in love, (B)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (C)for a sweet-smelling aroma.
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Isaiah 53:9-12
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9 (A)And [a]they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any (B)deceit in His mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to [b]bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul (C)an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
11 [c]He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge (D)My righteous (E)Servant shall (F)justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
12 (G)Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
(H)And He shall divide the [d]spoil with the strong,
Because He (I)poured out His soul unto death,
And He was (J)numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And (K)made intercession for the transgressors.
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- Isaiah 53:9 Lit. he or He
- Isaiah 53:10 crush
- Isaiah 53:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX From the labor of His soul He shall see light
- Isaiah 53:12 plunder
Jeremiah 33:16
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16 In those days Judah will be saved,
And Jerusalem will dwell safely.
And this is the name by which she will be called:
[a]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’
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- Jeremiah 33:16 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu; cf. Jer. 23:5, 6
Hebrews 7:26
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26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, (A)who is holy, [a]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, (B)and has become higher than the heavens;
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- Hebrews 7:26 innocent
Zechariah 13:7
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The Shepherd Savior
7 “Awake, O sword, against (A)My Shepherd,
Against the Man (B)who is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
(C)“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against (D)the little ones.
Isaiah 45:24-25
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24 He shall say,
[a]‘Surely in the Lord I have (A)righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And (B)all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25 (C)In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and (D)shall glory.’ ”
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- Isaiah 45:24 Or Only in the Lord are all righteousness and strength
Acts 3:14
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14 But you denied (A)the Holy One (B)and the Just, and (C)asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
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Daniel 9:26
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26 “And after the sixty-two weeks
(A)Messiah shall [a]be cut off, (B)but not for Himself;
And (C)the people of the prince who is to come
(D)Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end of it shall be with a flood,
And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
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- Daniel 9:26 Suffer the death penalty
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