Psalm 40:10
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10 I have not hidden your saving help within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.(A)
Romans 1:16-17
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The Power of the Gospel
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is God’s saving power for everyone who believes,[a] for the Jew first and also for the Greek.(A) 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith, as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.”[b](B)
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Acts 20:20-21
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20 I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house,(A) 21 as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.[a](B)
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- 20.21 Other ancient authorities add Christ
Acts 20:26-27
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26 Therefore I declare to you this day that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,(A) 27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.(B)
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Psalm 34:6
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6 This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord
and was saved from every trouble.
Revelation 22:17
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17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.(A)
1 Timothy 1:15
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15 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
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8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it.(A)
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Philippians 3:9
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9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(A)
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- 3.9 Or through the faith of Christ
Romans 15:8-9
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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) 9 and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
and sing praises to your name”;(B)
Romans 10:9-10
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9 because[a] if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe[b] in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.(A) 10 For one believes[c] with the heart, leading to righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, leading to salvation.
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Romans 10:3
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3 Not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.(A)
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Romans 3:22-26
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22 the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] for all who believe.[b] For there is no distinction,(A) 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;(B) 24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,(C) 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement[c] 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;(D) 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.[d]
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Acts 13:32-33
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32 And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors(A) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children,[a] by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm,
‘You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.’(B)
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- 13.33 Other ancient authorities read for our children
Luke 3:6
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6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”(A)
Luke 2:30-32
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30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,(A)
31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.”(B)
Micah 7:20
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.(A)
Ezekiel 3:17-18
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17 Mortal, I have made you a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.(A) 18 When I say to the wicked, “You shall surely die,” and you give them no warning and do not speak to warn the wicked from their wicked way in order to save their lives, those wicked persons shall die for their iniquity, but their blood I will require at your hand.(B)
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Ezekiel 2:7
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7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.(A)
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Isaiah 49:6
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6 he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”(A)
Psalm 89:1
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Psalm 89
God’s Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.(A)
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- 89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord
Psalm 25:10
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10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.(A)
John 3:16-17
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16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.(A)
17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him.(B)
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John 1:17
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17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(A)
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