Hebrews 3:1
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Moses a Servant, Christ a Son
3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,(A)
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Hebrews 4:14-15
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Jesus the Great High Priest
14 Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.(A) 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(B)
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- 4.15 Or tempted
Hebrews 2:17
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17 Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,[a](A)
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- 1.9 Gk lacks began
Hebrews 10:21
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21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,(A)
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Philippians 3:14
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14 I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly[a] call of God in Christ Jesus.(A)
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- 3.14 Gk upward
Hebrews 7:26
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26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.(A)
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Ephesians 4:4
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4 there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling,(A)
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Ephesians 4:1
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,(A)
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Romans 15:8
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8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors(A)
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Hebrews 3:14
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14 For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.
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2 Timothy 2:7
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7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.
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1 Thessalonians 2:12
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12 urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.(A)
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1 Corinthians 9:23
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23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I might become a partner in it.
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Romans 8:28-30
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28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A) 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family.[b](B) 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.(C)
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John 20:21
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21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”(A)
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Haggai 1:5
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5 Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared.(A)
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Isaiah 1:3
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3 The ox knows its owner
and the donkey its master’s crib,
but Israel does not know;
my people do not understand.(A)
Psalm 110:4
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4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”[a](A)
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- 110.4 Or forever, a rightful king by my edict
Hebrews 2:11
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11 For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father.[a] For this reason Jesus[b] is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,(A)
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1 Timothy 6:12
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12 Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and for which you made[a] the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.(A)
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- 6.12 Gk confessed
Colossians 1:12
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12 giving thanks to the Father,[a] who has enabled[b] you[c] to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
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Ezekiel 18:28
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28 Because they considered and turned away from all the transgressions that they had committed, they shall surely live; they shall not die.
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Ezekiel 12:3
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3 for they are a rebellious house. Therefore, mortal, prepare for yourself an exile’s baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight; you shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.(A)
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