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Introduction




Source: "The One Hundred Texts" by T.C. Hammond and published by The Society for Irish Church Missions, Dublin and Marshal, Morgan and Scott Ltd., London in 1958 (Fifth Edition).
Bible texts are quoted from the King James (Authorized) Version. This is a work in progress and was commenced in March 2017 and last modified on 17th May 2021.
The One Hundred Texts are a basis for an exposition of the great principles of Theology as taught by the English Reformers.
    No less than 4,051 questions and answers afford ample material for private study or use by teachers in the preparation of lessons.

        The texts or, more correctly, passages of Scripture, are divided into Ten Sets of Ten Passages for convenience. As a rule, the earlier sets are simpler and more easily learned.
    The method of teaching that has proved successful is:
  1. Encourage the student to memorize the reference and text by requiring repetition of the reference before the text itself is repeated. Thus : John 3, 16, "For God so loved the world," etc. By this means the task of finding the passage is made easy.
  2. Use the Authorized Version for memorizing and then at a later stage give any important variation found in a reliable modern version, such as the English Standard Version. A modern Roman Catholic version may also be useful as a comparison.
  3. Encourage the student to explain the important and big words in the text, e.g., Propitiation, intercession, only-begotten, grace, sin, salvation etc, etc.
  4. Ask the student to relate the circumstances in which the words were spoken or written. In other words, have them place the text in its proper context.

Accuracy of repetition should be secured as it helps the student to observe with care and report faithfully, which is a great advantage in later life. As far as possible the lesson should grow natually out of the text, and should not be imposed arbitarily.
It will be noticed that the passages relate to the outstanding features of the Christian faith. Each Set of Ten contains references to more than one topic. When the passages have been committed to memory, or a good number of them, it is possible to construct lessons on the topics under review by getting students to combine several passages in their answers, e.g.,

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15.

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The One Hundred Texts

The First Ten
  1. Romans 3: 23. - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
  2. John 14: 6. - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
  3. Matthew 11: 28, 29, 30. - Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
            Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
  4. John 3: 16. - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
  5. 1 John 1: 7. - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
  6. 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6. - For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
            Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
  7. Luke 11: 13. - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
  8. John 5: 39. - Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
  9. Mark 10: 13. 14. - And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
            But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said , unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
  10. Matthew 4: 10. - Then saith Jesus unto him. Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written. Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.

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The Second Ten
  1. Romans 6: 23. - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  2. Romans 5: 1, 2. - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
    By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
  3. Acts 16: 29, 30, 31. - Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
    And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
    And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
  4. John 14: 13, 14. - And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.
  5. John 14: 26. - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  6. John 4: 24. - God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
  7. 2 Timothy 3: 15. - And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  8. Ephesians 2: 8, 9, 10. - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
    Not of works, lest any man should boast.
    For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
  9. Acts 4: 12. - Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
  10. Luke 1: 46, 47. - And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord.
    And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
The Third Ten
  1. Psalm 51: 5. - Behold, 1 was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
  2. John 3: 3. - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
  3. John 6: 35. - And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
  4. Ephesians 2: 1. - And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespass and sins.
  5. Luke 18: 13. - And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
  6. Hebrews 7: 25. - Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
  7. John 16: 13. - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come.
  8. Acts 17: 11. - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.
  9. Romans 8: 1. - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
  10. Luke 23: 42, 43. - And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
    And Jesus said unto him, Verily 1 say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

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The Fourth Ten
  1. Genesis 6: 5. - And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
  2. Jeremiah 17: 9, 10. - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
    I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
  3. 1 Timothy 1: 15. - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. .
  4. Isaiah 52: 5, 6. - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  5. Isaiah 1: 18. - Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool.
  6. 1 John 2: 1, 2. - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
    And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
  7. 2 Peter 1: 21. - For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
  8. 1 Peter 2: 2, 3, 4, 5. - As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
    If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
    To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious.
    e also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
  9. John 15: 4, 5. - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye. except ye abide in me.
    I am the vine, ye are the branches; he that abideth in me, and I in him. the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.
  10. I Corinthians 3: 11. - For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
The Fifth Ten
  1. Galatians 3: 22. - But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
  2. Genesis 3: 15. - And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel.
  3. Hebrews 2: 14, 15. - Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
    And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
  4. 1 Peter 1: 18, 19. - Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
  5. Hebrews 9: 22. - And almost all things are by the law purged with blood: and without shedding of blood is no remission.
  6. Hebrews 4: 15. 16. - For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
    Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
  7. Ephesians 2: 18. - For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
  8. Matthew 22: 29. - Jesus answered and said unto them. Ye do err. not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
  9. Isaiah 55: 1. - Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
  10. Hebrews 10: 14. - For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

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The Sixth Ten
  1. Psalm 32: 5. - I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said. I will confess my transgression unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
  2. Acts 13: 38, 39. - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins;
    And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  3. Romans 8: 32. - He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
  4. 1 John 1: 8, 9. - If we say that we have no sin. we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
    If wo confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  5. Luke 24: 45, 46, 47. - Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.
    And said unto them. Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  6. John 15: 26. - But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.
  7. 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17. - All scripture is given by inspiration of God ancJ is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
    That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
  8. Acts 10: 42, 43. - And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
    To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
  9. John 6: 45. - It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
  10. Revelation 14: 13. - And 1 heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
The Seventh Ten
  1. 1 Corinthians 2: 14. - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  2. Matthew 9: 12, 13. - But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
  3. Romans 1: 16, 17. - For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
    For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
  4. John 10: 27, 28.- My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
    And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
  5. Ezekiel 36: 26. 27. - A new heart also will 1 give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and 1 will give you an heart of flesh.
    And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
  6. Galatians 5: 22, 23, 24. - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
    Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
    And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
  7. Deuteronomy 4: 2. - Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish outfit from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
  8. Deuteronomy 6: 6, 7. - And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: .
    And thou shall teach them diligently unto thy children, and shall talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  9. Isaiah 42: 8. - 1 am the Lord: that is my name, and my glory will 1 not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
  10. 2 Kings 18: 3, 4. - And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
    He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the grooves, and brakes in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

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The Eighth Ten
  1. 1 Kings 8: 38, 39. - What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
    Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men.)
  2. Romans 3: 19, 20. - Now wc know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped,, and all the world may become guilty before God.
    Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
  3. Jeremiah 23: 5, 6. - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
    In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name, whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  4. John 4: 13, 14. - Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again;
    But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
  5. 2 Corinthians 5: 20, 21. - Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us; we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
    For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
  6. Hebrews 9: 24, 25, 26. - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
    Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
    For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world; but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
  7. John 7: 37, 38, 39. - In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying. If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scriptures hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
    (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not vet glorified.)
  8. Isaiah 8: 20. - To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
  9. John 12: 48. - He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
  10. Acts 3: 20, 21. - And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
    Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
The Ninth Ten
  1. Romans 6: 1, 2. - What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead in sin, live any longer therein?
  2. 1 John 4: 16. - And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
  3. Isaiah 43: 25. - I even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
  4. Romans 10: 12, 13. - For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
    For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
  5. Romans 8: 14, 15. - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
    For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
  6. 1 Thessalonians 2: 13. - For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
  7. James 1: 21, 22. - Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
    But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  8. Isaiah 26: 3, 4. - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee.
    Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.
  9. 1 Corinthians 11: 26. - For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he comc.
  10. 1 Corinthians 14: 19. - Yet in the Church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

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The Tenth Ten
  1. Daniel 9: 18. - O my God, inclinc thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
  2. Philippians 3: 7, 8, 9. - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
    Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.
    And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
  3. Jude 20, 21. - But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.
    Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. .
  4. Romans 3: 24, 25, 26. - Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
    Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
    To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15: 55, 56, 57. - O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
    The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
    But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  6. Romans 8: 26, 27. - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
    And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
  7. Luke 1: 3, 4. - It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus.
    That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
  8. John 20: 30, 31. - And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:
    But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
  9. 1 Timothy 4: 1, 2, 3. - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
    Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
    Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
  10. Revelation 22: 8, 9. - And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
    Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not; for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the savings of this book: worship God.



Abbreviations and Notes

Bible Versions.
  • Authorised Version (A.V.) otherwise known as the King James Version (K.J.V.)
    This is the version used for the original publication of "The One Hundred Texts."
    It is the text in bold lettering at the head of each section. The words of Christ are in red lettering.
  • Revised Version (R.V.)
    The Revised Version or English Revised Version (ERV) of the Bible is a late 19th-century British revision
    of the King James Version. It was the first and remains the only officially authorised and recognised revision
    of the King James Version in Britain.
  • New King James Version (N.K.J.V.)
    The New King James Version (N.K.J.V.) of the Bible is a translation of the Bible published by HarperCollins. The New Testament was published in 1979, the Psalms in 1980, and the full Bible in 1982. It took seven years to complete. The anglicized edition was originally known as the Revised Authorized Version, but the NKJV title is now used universally.
    The aim of its translators was to update the vocabulary and grammar of the King James Version, while preserving the classic style and literary beauty of the original 1611 KJV.
  • English Standard Version (E.S.V.)
    An English translation of the Christian Bible. It is a revision of the 1971 edition of the Revised Standard Version that employs an "essentially literal" translation philosophy.
  • Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMP.)
    This an expanded version of the bible giving alternate readings of some words and phrases.
  • The words of Jesus in the bible texts are shown in maroon or red.


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    Text Set References Lesson Text Set References Lesson
    First Ten
        1. Romans iii, 23.
        2. John xiv, 6.
        3. Matthew xi, 28, 29, 30.
        4. John iii, 16.
        5. 1 John i, 7.
        6. 1 Timothy ii, 5, 6.
        7. Luke xi, 13.
        8. John v, 39.
        9. Mark x, 13. 11.
        10. Matthew iv, 10.

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    		 Sixth Ten     1. Psalm xxxii, 5.
        2. Acts xiii, 38, 39.
        3. Romans viii, 32.
        4. 1 John i, 8, 9.
        5. Luke xxiv, 45, 46, 47.
        6. John xv, 26.
        7. 2 Timothy iii. 16, 17.
        8. Acts x, 12, 43.
        9. John vi, 45.
        10. Revelation xiv, 13.

    		 study 6-1
    6-2
    6-3
    6-4
    6-5
    6-6
    6-7
    6-8
    6-9
    6-10
    Second Ten
            1. Romans vi, 23.
        2. Romans v, 1. 2.
        3. Acts xvi, 29, 30, 31.
        4. John xiv, 13, 14.
        5. John xiv, 26.
        6. John iv, 24.
        7. 2 Timothy iii, 15.
        8. Ephesians ii. 8. 9, 10.
        9. Acts iv, 12.
        10. Luke i, 46, 47.

    		 study 2-1
    2-2
    2-3
    2-4
    2-5
    2-6
    2-7
    2-8
    2-9
    2-10
    		 Seventh Ten
            1. 1 Corinthians ii, 14.
        2. Matthew ix, 12, 13.
        3. Romans i, 16, 17.
        4. John x, 27, 28.
        5. Ezekiel xxxvi, 26, 27.
        6. Galatians v, 22, 23, 24.
        7. Deuteronomy iv, 2.
        8. Deuteronomy vi, 6, 7.
        9. Isaiah xliii, 8.
        10. 2 Kings xviii, 3, 4.

    		 study 7-1
    7-2
    7-3
    7-4
    7-5
    7-6
    7-7
    7-8
    7-9
    7-10
    Third Ten
            1. Psalm li, 5.
        2. John iii, 3.
        3. John vi, 35.
        4. Ephesians ii, 1.
        5. Luke xviii, 13.
        6. Hebrews vii, 25.
        7. John xvi, 13.
        8. Acts xvii, 11.
        9. Romans viii, 1.
        10. Luke xxiii, 42, 43.

    		 study 3-1
    3-2
    3-3
    3-4
    3-5
    3-6
    3-7
    3-8
    3-9
    3-10
    		 Eighth Ten
            1. 1 Kings viii, 38, 39.
        2. Romans iii, 19, 20.
        3. Jeremiah xxiii, 5, 6.
        4. John iv, 13, 14.
        5. 2 Cor. v, 20, 21.
        6. Hebrews ix, 24, 25, 26.
        7. John vii, 37, 38, 39.
        8. Isaiah viii, 20.
        9. John xii, 48.
        10. Acts iii, 20, 21.

    		 study 8-1
    8-2
    8-3
    8-4
    8-5
    8-6
    8-7
    8-8
    8-9
    8-10
    Fourth Ten
            1. Genesis vi, 5.
        2. Jeremiah xvii, 9, 10.
        3. 1 Timothy i, 15.
        4. Isaiah liii, 5, 6.
        5. Isaiah i, 18.
        6. 1 John ii, 1, 2.
        7. 2 Peter i, 21.
        8. 1 Peter ii, 2, 3, 4, 5.
        9. John xv, 4, 5.
        10. 1 Corinthians iii, 11.

    		 study 4-1
    4-2
    4-3
    4-4
    4-5
    4-6
    4-7
    4-8
    4-9
    4-10
    		 Ninth Ten
            1. Romans vi, 1, 2.
        2. 1 John iv, 16.
        3. Isaiah xliii, 25.
        4. Romans x, 12, 13.
        5. Romans viii, 14, 15.
        6. 1 Thessalonians ii, 13.
        7. James i, 21, 22.
        8. Isaiah xxvi, 3, 4.
        9. 1 Corinthians xi, 26.
        10. 1 Corinthians xiv, 19.

    		 study 9-1
    9-2
    9-3
    9-4
    9-5
    9-6
    9-7
    9-8
    9-9
    9-10
    Fifth Ten
            1. Galatians iii, 22.
        2. Genesis iii, 15.
        3. Hebrews ii, 14, 15.
        4. 1 Peter i, 18, 19.
        5. Hebrews ix, 22.
        6. Hebrews iv, 15, 16.
        7. Ephesians, ii, 18.
        8. Matthew xxii, 29.
        9. Isaiah lv, 1.
        10.Hebrews x, 14.

    		 study 5-1
    5-2
    5-3
    5-4
    5-5
    5-6
    5-7
    5-8
    5-9
    5-10
    		 Tenth Ten
            1. Daniel ix, 18.
        2. Philippians iii, 7, 8, 9
        3. Jude 20, 21.
        4. Romans iii, 24, 25, 26.
        5. 1 Cor. xv, 55, 56, 57.
        6. Romans viii, 26, 27.
        7. Luke i, 3, 4.
        8. John xx, 30, 31.
        9. 1 Timothy iv, 1, 2, 3.
        10. Revelation xxii, 8, 9.

    		 study 10-1
    10-2
    10-3
    10-4
    10-5
    10-6
    10-7
    10-8
    10-9
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    Scripture Index in Biblical Order and Text Study Index.

    Old Testament Books
    Book Reference Study
    Genesis
            1. Genesis iii, 15.
        2. Genesis vi, 5.
    study 5-2
    4-1
    Deuteronomy     1. Deuteronomy iv, 2.
        2. Deuteronomy vi, 6, 7.     		study 7-7
    7-8
    1 Kings     1. 1 Kings viii. 38, 39.
    		 study 8-1
    2 Kings     1. 2 Kings xviii. 3, 4.
    		 study 7-10
    Psalms     1. Psalms xxxii. 5.
        2. Psalms li. 5.    		 study 6-1
    3-1
    Isaiah     1. Isaiah i. 18.
        2. Isaiah viii. 20.
        3. Isaiah xxvi. 3, 4.
        4. Isaiah xlii. 8.
        5. Isaiah xliii. 25.
        6. Isaiah liii. 5, 6.
        7. Isaiah lv. 1

    		 study 4-5
    8-8
    9-8
    7-9
    9-3
    4-4
    5-9
    Jeremiah     1. Jeremiah xvii. 9, 10.
        2. Jeremiah xxiii. 5, 6.    		 study 4-2
    8-3
    Ezekiel     1. Ezekiel xxxvi. 26, 27. study 7-5
    Daniel     1. Daniel ix. 18. study 10-1
    New Testament Books
    Book Reference Study
    Matthew
            1. Matthew iv. 10.
        2. Matthew ix. 12, 13.
        3. Matthew xi, 28, 29, 30.
        4. Matthew xxii, 29.
    study 1-10
    7-2
    1-3
    5-8
    Mark     1. Mark x. 13, 14.
    		 study 1-9
    Luke     1. Luke i. 3, 4.
        2. Luke i. 46, 47.
        3.Luke xi. 13
        4. Luke xviii. 13.
        5. Luke xxiii. 42, 43.
        6. Luke xxiv. 45, 46, 47.

    		 study 10-7
    2-10
    1-7
    3-5
    3-10
    6-5
    John     1. John iii, 3.
        2. John iii. 16.
        3. John iv. 13, 14.
        4. John vi. 24.
        5. John v. 39.
        6. John vi, 35.
        7. John vi. 45.
        8. John vii. 37, 38, 39.
        9. John x. 27, 28.
        10. John xii, 48.
        11. John xiv. 6.
        12. John xiv. 13, 14.
        13. John xiv. 26.
        14. John xv. 4, 5.
        15. John xv. 26.
        16. John xvi. 13.
        17. John xx. 30, 31.


    		 study 3-2
    1-4
    8-4
    2-6
    1-8
    3-3
    6-9
    8-7
    7-4
    8-9
    1-2
    2-4
    2-5
    4-9
    6-6
    3-7
    10-8
    New Testament continued
    Book Reference Study
    The Acts     1. Acts iii. 20, 21.
        2. Acts iv. 12.
        3. Acts x. 42, 43.
        4. Acts xiii. 38, 39.
        5. Acts xvi. 28, 29, 30.
        6. Acts xvii. 11.     		study8-10
    2-9
    6-8
    6-2
    2-3
    3-8
    Romans     1. Romans i. 16, 17.
        2. Romans iii.19, 20.
        3. Romans iii, 23.
        4. Romans iii. 24, 25, 26.
        5. Romans v. 1, 2.
        6. Romans vi. 1, 2.
        7. Romans vi. 23.
        8. Romans viii. 1.
        9. Romans viii. 14, 15.
        10. Romans viii. 26, 27.
        11. Romans viii. 32.
        12. Romans x, 12, 13.
    		study 7-3
    8-2
    1-1
    10-4
    2-2
    9-1
    2-1
    3-9
    9-5
    10-6
    6-3
    9-4
    1 Corinthians     1. 1 Corinthians ii. 14.
        2. 1 Corinthians iii. 11.
        3. 1 Corinthians xi. 26.
        4. 1 Corinthians xiv. 19.
        5. 1 Cor. xv. 55,56,57.     		study 7-1
    4-10
    9-9
    9-10
    10-5
    2 Corinthians     1. 2 Corinthians v, 20, 21. study 8-5
    Galatians     1. Galatians iii. 22.
        2. Galatians v. 22, 23, 24.     		study 5-1
    7-6
    Ephesians     1. Ephesians ii. 1.
        2. Ephesians ii. 8, 9, 10.
        3. Ephesians ii. 18.     		study 3-4
    2-8
    5-7
    Philippians     1. Philippians iii. 7, 8, 9. study10-2
    1 Thessalonians     1. 1 Thessalonians ii. 13. study 9-6
    1 Timothy     1. 1 Timothy 1. 15.
        2. 1 Timothy ii. 5, 6.
        3. 1 Timothy iv. 1, 2, 3.     		study 4-3
    1-6
    10-9
    2 Timothy     1. 2 Timothy iii. 15.
        2. 2 Timothy iii. 16, 17.    		 study 2-7
    6-7
    Hebrews

    		     1. Hebrews ii. 14, 15.
        2. Hebrews iv. 15, 16.
        3. Hebrews vii. 25.
        4. Hebrews ix. 22.
        5. Hebrews ix. 24, 25, 26.
        6. Hebrews x. 14.
    		 study 5-3
    5-6
    3-6
    5-5
    8-6
    5-10
    James     1. James i. 21, 22.
    		study 9-7
    1 Peter     1. 1 Peter i. 18, 19.
        2. 1 Peter ii. 2, 3, 4, 5.    		 study 5-4
    4-8
    2 Peter     1. 2 Peter i. 21. study 4-7
    1 John     1. 1 John i. 7.
        2. 1 John i. 8, 9.
        3. 1 John ii. 1, 2.
        4. 1 John iv. 16.    		 study 1-5
    6-4
    4-6
    9-2
    Jude     1. Jude 20, 21. study10-3
    Revelation     1. Revelation xiv. 13.
        2. Revelation xxii. 8, 9.
    		 study6-10
    10-10


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    Subject and Text Study Index.

    Old Testament Books
    Subject Reference Study
    Auricular Confession
    and Absolution    		     1 Kings viii: 38, 39.
        Psalm xxxii: 5.
        Isaiah xlii: 25.
        Daniel ix: 18.
        Luke xxiv: 45,46,47.
        Acts x: 42, 43.
        Acts xiii: 38, 39.
        1 John i: 8, 9.     		study 8-1
    6-1
    9-3
    10-1
    6-5
    6-8
    6-2
    6-4
    Basis of Judgment     John xii: 48.
    		 study 8-9
    Bible, Inspiration of     1 Thessalonians 2: 13.
        2 Timothy iii: 16, 17.
        2 Peter 1: 21.
    		 study 9-6
    6-7
    4-7
    Bodily Presence of Christ
    in the Mass Denied    		     John vii: 37, 38,39.
        Acts iii: 20, 21.
        1 Corinthians xi: 26.
    		study 8-7
    8-10
    9-9
    Christ alone
    without Sin    		     2 Corinthians v: 20, 21.
        Hebrews iv: 15, 16.    		 study 8-5
    5-6
    Christ the All
    Sufficient Saviour    		     Matthew xi: 28, 29, 30.
        John iv: 13, 14.
        John vi: 35.
        John vii: 37, 38, 39.
        John xiv: 6.
        Acts xiii: 38. 39.
        Romans viii: 1.
        Philippians iii: 7, 8, 9.
        Hebrews vii: 25.     		Study 1-3
    8-4
    3-3
    8-7
    1-2
    6-2
    3-9
    10-2
    3-6
    Christ the Sinner's
    Substitute    		     Isaiah liii: 5, 6.
        Romans viii: 32.
        2 Corinthians v: 20, 21.
        1 Timothy ii: 5, 6.     		Study 4-4
    6-3
    8-5
    1-6
    Clerical Celibacy     1 Timothy iv: 1, 2, 3. Study 10-9
    First Promise of
    the Saviour    		     Genesis iii: 15. Study 5-2
    New Testament Books
    Book Reference Study
    Heart of Man, its State.
    - Before the Flood
    - After the Flood
        Genesis vi: 5.
        Jeremiah xvii: 9, 10.
    Study 4-1
    4-2
    Holy Scripture, Authority
    and Sufficiency of    		     Deuteronomy iv: 2.
        Deuteronomy vi: 6, 7.
        Isaiah viii: 20.
        Matthew iv: 10.
        Luke i: 3, 4.
        John v: 39.
        John xii: 48.
        John xx: 30, 31.
        Acts xvii: 11.
        1 Thessalonians ii: 13.
        2 Timothy iii: 15.
        2 Timothy iii, 16, 17.
            James i: 21, 22.    		 Study 7-7
    7-8
    8-8
    1-10
    10-7
    1-8
    8-9
    10-8
    3-8
    9-6
    2-7
    6-7
    9-7
    Holy Scripture, Kept
    from the Laity
    Condemned    		     Deuteronomy vi: 6, 7.
        Isaiah viii: 20.
        Matthew xxii: 29.
        John v: 39.
        John xii: 48.
        Acts xvii: 11.
        1 Thessalonians ii: 13.
        2 Timothy iii: 15.
        2 Timothy iii, 16, 17.
        Jude 20, 21.     		Study 7-8
    8-8
    5-8
    1-8
    8-9
    3-8
    9-6
    2-7
    6-7
    10-3
    Images, their Worship
    Condemned    		     2 Kings xviii: 3, 4.
        Isaiah xlii: 8.
        John iv: 24.
        Romans viii: 26, 27.     		Study 7-10
    7-9
    2-6
    10-6
    Immaculate Conception
    of
    The Blessed Virgin Mary    		     Luke i: 46, 47.
        Romans iii: 23.
        Galatians iii: 22.     		study 2-10
    1-1
    5-1
    Infallibility of the Pope     John xiv: 26.
        John xvi: 13.     		study 2-5
    3-7
    Invocation of Saints
    and Angels Condemned    		     Matthew xi: 28, 29, 30.
        John xiv: 6.
        John xiv: 13. 14.
        Romans viii: 26, 27.
        Romans x: 12, 13.
        1 Timothy ii: 5, 6.
        Hebrews vii: 25.
        1 John ii: 1, 2.     		study 1-3
    1-2
    2-4
    10-6
    9-4
    1-6
    3-6
    4-6
    Justification by Faith Only.     Acts xiii: 38, 39.
        Acts xvi. 29, 30. 31.
        Romans iii: 24, 25, 26.
        Romans v: 1, 2.
        Galatians iii: 22.
        Ephesians ii: 8, 9. 10.
        Philippians iii: 7, 8, 9.
        2 Timothy iii: 15.     		study 6-2
    2-3
    10-4
    2-2
    5-1
    2-8
    10-2
    2-7
    Justification by Works Denied    Romans iii: 19, 20.
        Ephesians ii: 8. 9, 10.
        Philippians iii: 7, 8, 9.     		study 8-2
    2-8
    10-2
    Mass, Condemnation of     Hebrews ix: 22.
        Hebrews ix: 24, 25, 26.
        Hebrews x: 14.     		study 5-5
    8-6
    5-10
    Mass and Indulgences,
    The system condemned    		     Isaiah lv: 1.
        Romans vi: 23.
        Romans viii: 32.
        Ephesians ii: 8, 9, 10.
        1 Peter i: 18, 19.    		 study 5-9
    2-1
    6-3
    2-8
    5-4
    Subject Reference Study
    Original Sin     Psalm li. 5.
    		 study 3-1
    Other Advocates, The
    Doctrine of, condemned    		     1 John ii: 1, 2. study 4-6
    Other Intercessors,
    the Doctrine condemned    		     John xiv: 6.
        John xiv: 13, 14.
        Romans viii: 26, 27.
        Romans x: 12. 13.
        Hebrews vii: 25.     		study 1-2
    2-4
    10-6
    9-4
    3-6
    Other Mediators,
    the Doctrine Condemned

    		     1 Timothy ii: 5, 6.
    		 study 1-6
    Prayer     1 Kings viii: 38, 39.
        Daniel ix: 18.
        Luke xi: 13.
        Luke xviii: 13;.
        Luke xxiii: 42, 43 .
        John xiv: 13, 14.
        Romans viii: 26, 27.
        Jude 20, 21.     		study 8-1
    10-1
    1-7
    3-5
    3-10
    2-4
    10-6
    10-3
    Private Judgment     Isaiah i: 18.
        Isaiah viii: 20.
        Matthew ix: 12, 13.
        John xii: 48.
        Acts xvii: 11.    		 study 4-5
    8-8
    7-2
    8-9
    3-8
    Purgatory,
    Doctrine Condemned    		     Isaiah i: 18.
        Isaiah xliii: 25.
        Isaiah liii: 5, 6.
        Luke xxiii: 42, 43
        Romans viii: 1.
        1 Cor. xv: 55, 56, 57.
        Hebrews ii: 14, 15.
        Hebrews vii: 25.
        1 John 1: 7.
        Revelation xiv: 13.    		 study 4-5
    9-3
    4-4
    3-10
    3-9
    10-5
    5-3
    3-6
    1-5
    6-10
    Regeneration     Ezekiel xxxvi: 26, 27.
        John iii: 3.    		 study 7-2
    3-2
    Repentance     Matthew ix: 12, 13.
        Luke xxiv: 45, 46, 47..    		 study 7-2
    6-5
    Rosary, Use of, condemned     John iv: 24.
        Romans viii: 26, 27.

    		 study 2-6
    10-6
    Sacraments, Life from,
    Ex opere operato, condemned    		     Luke xi: 13.
        John iii: 16.
        John xiv: 6.
        John xv: 4, 5.
        John xx: 30, 31.
        Romans viii: 14, 15.     		study 1-7
    1-4
    1-2
    4-9
    10-8
    9-5
    Salvation in Christ alone     John xiv: 6.
        Acts iv: 12.    		 1-2
    2-9
    Satisfaction in Christ.     John iv: 13, 14.
        John vi: 35.
        John vii: 37, 38, 39.    		 study 8-4
    3-3
    8-7
    Second Coming of Christ     Acts iii: 20, 21.
        1 Corinthians xi: 26..    		 study 8-10
    9-9
    Sin, its Efects and Remedy     Genesis iii: 15.
        Genesis vi: 5.
        Psalm li: 5.
        Jeremiah xvii: 9. 10.
        Romans iii: 23.
        Romans vi: 23.
        1 Corinthians ii: 14.
        Galatians iii: 22.
        Ephesians ii: 1.
        Hebrews ii: 14, 15.
        1 John i: 7.
        1 John i: 8, 9.    		 study 5-2
    4-1
    3-1
    4-2
    1-1
    2-1
    7-1
    5-1
    3-4
    5-3
    1-5
    6-4
    The Holy Spirit and His Work     Ezekiel xxxvi: 26, 27.
        Luke xi: 13.
        John xiv: 26.
        John xv: 26.
        John xvi: 13.
        Romans viii: 26, 27.
        Galatians v: 22, 23, 24.
        2 Peter i: 21.
        Jude 20, 21.     		study 7-5
    1-7
    2-5
    6-6
    3-7
    10-6
    7-6
    4-7
    10-3
    Three Royal Invitations     Isaiah i: 18.
        Isaiah lv: 1.
        Matthew xi: 28. 29,30.    		 study 4-5
    5-9
    1-3
    Tradition,
    Doctrine Condemned    		     Deuteronomy iv: 2.
        Luke i: 3, 4.
        Acts xvii: 11.
        1 Peter i: 18,19.
        1 Peter ii: 2,3,4,5.
        1 Thessalonians ii: 13.    		 study 7-7
    10-7
    3-8
    5-4
    4-8
    9-6
    Transubtantiation,
    Doctrine Condemned    		     Acts iii: 20, 21.
        1 Corinthians xi: 26.    		 study 8-10
    9-9
    Trinity, Doctrine of     John xiv: 26.
        John xv: 26.
        Ephesians ii: 18.
        Jude 20, 21.    		 study 2-5
    6-6
    5-7
    10-3
    Unknown Tongue,
    Use of, Condemned    		     1 Corinthians xiv: 19.
    		 study 9-10
    Worship of Angels
    and Devils Forbidden
    		     Matthew iv: 10.
        Revelation xxii: 8, 9.
    		 study 1-10
    10-10

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    Texts Mentioned in the Introduction

    What is said about the human heart?
  • Genesis 6: 5.
    KJV - And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
    was only evil continually.
    ESV - The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
    AMP - The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
  • Jeremiah 17: 9, 10.
    KJV - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
    I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways,
    and according to the fruit of his doings.
    ESV - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
    I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
    AMP - The heart is deceitful above all things And it is extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?
    I, the Lord, search and examine the mind, I test the heart, To give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.

    Can our hearts be changed?
  • Ezekiel 36: 26, 27.
    KJV - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
    ESV - And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
    AMP - Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
  • John 3: 3.
    KJV - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again,
    he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    ESV - Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    AMP - Jesus answered him, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.

    What results follow from a changed heart?
  • Ezekiel 36: 26, 27.
    KJV - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
    And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
    ESV - And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
    AMP - Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.

    Who is the Author of these results?
  • Galatians 5: 22-24.
    KJV - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
    ESV - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
    AMP - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.

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    Words and Expressions with Associated Texts.
    Accounted. - Adoption. - Advocate. - Atonement. - Blood - Catholic -Charity - Communion - Conversion - Covenant - Covenant Headship. - Eating the Flesh of Christ and Drinking His Blood. - Eternal Death. -Eternal Life. - Eucharist. - Extreme Unction. - Faith. - Flesh. - Forgiveness. - Good Works. - Gospel. - Grace. - Guilt. - Holiness. - Hope. - Immaculate. - Immanuel. - Immortality.
    - In Christ Jesus. - Inspiration. - Intercessor. - Justification. - Justified. - Law. -Lord's Supper. - Mediator. - Offering. - Original Sin. - Pentateuch. - Presbyter. - Priest.- Propitiation. - Proselytism. - Protestant. - Quickened. - Ransom. - Real-Presence. - Redemption. - Regeneration. - Remission. - Repentance. - Revelation. - Righteousness. - The Right of Private Judgment. - Rule of Faith and Practice. - Sabbath. - Sacrament. - Sacrifice. - Saint. - Salvation. - Sanctified. - Satisfaction. - Sin. - Sponsor. - Substitute. - Surety. - Testament. - Thanksgiving. - Through Christ. - Transubstantiation. - Witness of the Spirit.

    Accounted.

     Reckoned.
  • Romans 4: 4, 9, 10.
    KJV - 4. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
    9. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10. How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
    ESV - 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
    9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised.
    AMP - 4 Now to a laborer, his wages are not credited as a favor or a gift, but as an obligation [something owed to him].
    9 Is this blessing only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say, "Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness." 10 How then was it credited [to him]? Was it after he had been circumcised, or before? Not after, but while [he was] uncircumcised.
    Imputed
  • Romans 4: 8;
    KJV - Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
    ESV - blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.
    AMP - Blessed and happy and favored is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account nor charge against him.
  • James 2: 23.
    KJV - And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
    ESV - And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness" - and he was called a friend of God."
    AMP - And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will," and he was called the friend of God.
    Put to mine account.
  • Philemon 18.
    KJV - If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
    ESV - If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.
    AMP - But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;

    Adoption

     Receiving into a family, with all the privileges of sonship, treating as a son one who is not so by birth.
  • Romans 8: 15, 23.
    KJV - 15. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
    23. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
    ESV - 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
    23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
    AMP - 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God's judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, "Abba! Father!"
    23 And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons - the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection].
  • Romans 9: 4.
    KJV - Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;- KJV
    ESV - They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
    AMP - who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, the glory (Shekinah), the [special] covenants [with Abraham, Moses, and David], the giving of the Law, the [system of temple] worship, and the [original] promises..
  • Galatians 4: 5.
    KJV - To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
    ESV - To redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
    AMP - So that He might redeem and liberate those who were under the Law, that we [who believe] might be adopted as sons [as God's children with all rights as fully grown members of a family].
  • Ephesians 1: 5.
    KJV - Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ESV - He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
    AMP - He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will.

    Advocate.

     One who pleads for another on the ground of justice or right.
  • 1 John 2: 1, 2.
    KJV - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
    ESV - 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. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
    AMP - 1. My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God's law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father's will in every way-purpose, thought, and action].
    2. And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature-our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world.

    Atonement.

     The act of atoning or making at one, as explained in Acts 7: 26. N.B. - The word itself only occurs once in the New Testament, Romans 5: 11; A.V. margin and R.V:" reconciliation." Literally, a "covering up" of sin by means of the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ.
  • Acts 7: 26.
    KJV - And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
    ESV - And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?'
    AMP - Then on the next day he suddenly appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?'
  • Romans 5: 11.
    KJV - And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
    ESV - More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
    AMP - Not only that, but we also rejoice in God [rejoicing in His love and perfection] through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received and enjoy our reconciliation [with God].

    Blood.

     The Blood of Jesus Christ Cleanseth from all Sin. The sacrificial death or atonement of Christ is cleansing (present progressive) from all sin.
  • 1 John 1: 7.
    KJV - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
    ESV - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
    AMP - But if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].
  • Leviticus 17: 11.
    KJV - For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
    ESV - For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.
    AMP - For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement, by reason of the life [which it represents].

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    Catholic

     Universal. [Anciently holding the orthodox faith in the Holy Trinity.]

    Charity

     An older word for Love.
  • 1 Corinthians 13: 3 to 13.
    KJV - 3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
    ESV - 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
    AMP - 3 If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all. 4 Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. 5 It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. 6 It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail]. 7 Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening]. 8 Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part [for our knowledge is fragmentary and incomplete]. 10 But when that which is complete and perfect comes, that which is incomplete and partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God]. 13 And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God's love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.

    Communion.

     (i) Joint-partaking. (ii) Fellowship, (iii) Intercourse.
  • 1 Corinthians 10: 16.
    KJV - The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
    ESV - The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
    AMP - Is the cup of blessing which we bless [at the Lord's Supper] not a sharing in the blood of Christ? [Indeed it is.] Is the bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? [Indeed it is.]

    Conversion.

     Turning to God. A turning from one state, pursuit, inclination or direction to another.
  • Acts 15: 3.
    KJV - And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
    ESV - So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
    AMP - So, after being supplied and sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy to all the believers.

    Covenant.

     An agreement between two persons. That arrangement between God and man by which God engages to give on certain conditions, certain blessings to man.
  • Hebrews 8: 7, 9, 10.
    KJV - 7. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
    9. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
    10. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
    ESV - 7. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
    9. Not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.
    10. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
    AMP - 7. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one or an attempt to institute another one [the new covenant].
    9. Not like the covenant that I made with their fathers On the day when I took them by the hand To lead them out of the land of Egypt; For they did not abide in My covenant, And so I withdrew My favor and disregarded them, says the Lord.
    10. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, says the Lord: I will imprint My laws upon their minds [even upon their innermost thoughts and understanding], And engrave them upon their hearts [effecting their regeneration]. And I will be their God, And they shall be My people.
  • Hebrews 10: 16.
    KJV - This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
    ESV - "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord:
    I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,"
    AMP - This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, says the Lord:
    I will imprint My laws upon their heart, And on their mind I will inscribe them [producing an inward change],

    Covenant Headship.

     That position which Christ holds as Representative of His people in virtue of a covenant between the Father and the Son.

    Eating the Flesh of Christ and Drinking His Blood

     Receiving the benefits of Christ's death into the heart by faith: partaking of the benefits of His Atonement or sacrificial death.
  • John 6: 53, 54, 55.
    KJV - 53. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
    ESV - 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
    AMP - 53 And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you believe in Me as Savior and believe in the saving power of My blood which will be shed for you], you do not have life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] has eternal life [that is, now possesses it], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day. 55 For My flesh is true [spiritual] food, and My blood is true [spiritual] drink.

    Eternal Death.

     Banishment from the presence of God for ever,

    Eternal Life.

     Everlasting life in the presence of God.
  • John 3: 16.
    KJV - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    ESV - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
    AMP - For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.
  • Romans 6: 23.
    KJV - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    ESV - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
    AMP - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 John 5: 11, 13
    KJV - 11. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
    13. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
    ESV - 11. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
    13. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
    AMP - 11 And the testimony is this: God has given us eternal life [we already possess it], and this life is in His Son [resulting in our spiritual completeness, and eternal companionship with Him].
    13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God [which represents all that Jesus Christ is and does], so that you will know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have eternal life.

    Eucharist

     Thanksgiving or giving of thanks.
  • Mark 14: 23.
    - And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
    ESV - And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.
    AMP - And when He had taken a cup [of wine] and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
  • Luke 22: 19.
    KJV - And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
    ESV - And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
    AMP - Not only that, but we also rejoice in God [rejoicing in His love and perfection] through our Lord Jesus Christ, .

    Extreme Unction.

     Last anointing. One of Rome's so-called sacraments.

    Faith

     (1) Trust. (2) Confidence. (3) Reliance. (4) Taking God at His Word.
  • Trust.
  • Deuteronomy 32: 20.
    KJV - And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
    ESV - And he said, 'I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end will be, for they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.'
    AMP - Then He said, 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; For they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom there is no faithfulness.

  • Confidence
  • Habakkuk 2: 4.
    KJV - Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
    ESV - Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
    AMP - Look at the proud one, His soul is not right within him, But the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].

  • Reliance.
  • Romans 5: 1.
    KJV - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
    ESV - Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
    AMP - Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

  • Taking God at His Word.
  • Hebrews 11: 1, 6.
    KJV - 1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
    6. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
    ESV - 1. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
    6; And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
    AMP - 1. Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality - faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].
    6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

    Christian Religion.
  • 1 Timothy 4: 1.
    KJV - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
    ESV - Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
    AMP - But the [Holy] Spirit explicitly and unmistakably declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, paying attention instead to deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons,
  • Jude 20.
    KJV - But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
    ESV - But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
    AMP - But you, beloved, build yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit,

    Faithfulness.
  • Galatians 5: 22.
    KJV - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
    ESV - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,.
    AMP - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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    Flesh.

     Human Nature.
  • Romans 8: 6-8.
    KJV - 6. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
    ESV - 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
    AMP - 6 Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever-because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God-both now and forever]; 7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God's law, since it cannot, 8 and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.
    Corrupt
  • Colossians 2: 18.
    KJV - Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
    ESV - Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
    AMP - Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ and your salvation] by insisting on mock humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about visions [he claims] he has seen [to justify his authority], puffed up [in conceit] by his unspiritual mind,

    Forgiveness.

     Pardon, putting away the punishment due to sin.
  • Acts 26: 18.
    KJV - To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
    ESV - To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
    AMP - To open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.

    Good Works.

     Right actions done from a right motive.
  • Matthew 5: 16.
    KJV - Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
    ESV - In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
    AMP - Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.
  • Ephesians 2: 10.
    KJV - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
    that we should walk in them.
    ESV - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
    AMP - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above - spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

    Gospel.

     Good news or glad tidings. "An unveiling of the love of God."
  • Luke 4: 18.
    KJV - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
    ESV - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
    AMP - The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),
    Romans 1: 16.
    KJV - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
    ESV - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
    AMP - I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
  • Romans 10: 15, 16.
    KJV - 15. And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
    ESV - And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news? But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?
    AMP - And how will they preach unless they are commissioned and sent [for that purpose]? Just as it is written and forever remains written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things! 16 But they did not all pay attention to the good news [of salvation]; for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?

    Grace.

     The free and unmerited favour of God.
  • Romans 3: 24.
    KJV - Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
    ESV - 4 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
    AMP - and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
  • Ephesians 2: 8.
    KJV - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
    ESV - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
    AMP - For it is by grace [God's remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;

    Guilt.

     That which makes men deserve punishment.
  • Deuteronomy 19: 13.
    KJV - Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel,
    that it may go well with thee.
    ESV - Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you.
    AMP - You shall not pity him [the guilty one], but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
  • Deuteronomy 21: 9.
    KJV - So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from amongyou, when thou shalt do that which is right
    in the sight of the LORD.
    ESV - So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
    AMP - So shall you remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.

    Holiness.

     Personal piety, purity of life. The indwelling of God's light and glory within us.
  • Luke 1: 75.
    KJV - In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
    ESV - In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
    AMP - In holiness [being set apart] and righteousness [being upright] before Him all our days.
  • Acts 3: 12.
    KJV - And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
    ESV - And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk?
    AMP - And Peter, seeing this, said to the people, "You men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  • Ephesians 4: 24.
    KJV - And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
    ESV - And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
    AMP - And put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God's image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].
  • Hebrews 12: 14.
    KJV - Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
    ESV -Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
    AMP - Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord.

    Hope.

     A.well grounded expectation of coming good.
  • Ephesians 1: 18.
    KJV - The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
    ESV - Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
    AMP - And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God's people),
  • 1 Thessalonians 1: 3.
    KJV - Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
    ESV - Remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
    AMP - recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith, and your service motivated by love and unwavering hope in [the return of] our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Thessalonians 2: 19.
    KJV - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
    ESV - For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
    AMP - For who is [the object of] our hope or joy or our victor's wreath of triumphant celebration [when we stand] in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you?
  • 1 Timothy 1: 1.
    KJV - Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
    ESV - Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
    AMP - Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus by the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed) our Hope [the fulfillment of our salvation],

    Immaculate.

     Without spot or stain of sin.

    Immanuel.

     God with us, God manifest in the flesh.
  • Isaiah 7: 14.
    KJV - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
    and shall call his name Immanuel.
    ESV - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and shall call his name Immanuel.
    AMP - Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Listen carefully, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,
    and she will call his name Immanuel (God with us).
  • Isaiah 8: 8.
    KJV - And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
    ESV - And it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
    AMP - Then it will sweep on into Judah; it will overflow and pass through [the hills],
    Reaching even to the neck [of which Jerusalem is the head], And its outstretched wings (the armies of Assyria) will fill the width of Your land, O Immanuel.
  • Matthew 1: 23.
    KJV - Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
    ESV - Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and they shall call his name Immanuel which means, God with us).
    AMP - Behold, the virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”-which, when translated, means, God with us.

    Immortality.

     A state of incorruption.
  • 2 Timothy 1: 10.
    KJV - But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
    ESV - And which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
    AMP - But now [that extraordinary purpose and grace] has been fully disclosed and realized by us through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus who [through His incarnation and earthly ministry] abolished death [making it null and void] and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

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    In Christ Jesus.

     In union with Him as our head, united as a branch to a vine.
  • John 15: 4, 5.
    KJV - 4. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
    ESV - 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
    AMP - 4 Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. 5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
  • 1 Corinthians 15: 18, 19.
    KJV - 18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men mostmiserable.
    ESV -18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
    AMP - 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If we who are [abiding] in Christ have hoped only in this life [and this is all there is], then we are of all people most miserable and to be pitied.
  • 2 Corinthians 10: 17.
    KJV - But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
    ESV - Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.
    AMP - However, Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.

    Inspiration.

     A breathing into.
  • 2 Timothy 3: 16.
    KJV - All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
    ESV - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
    AMP - All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately-behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];
  • 2 Peter 1: 21.
    KJV - For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
    ESV - For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
    AMP - For no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

    Intercessor.

     One who pleads for another on the ground of mercy.
  • Isaiah 59: 16.
    KJV - And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
    ESV - He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
    then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him.
    AMP - He saw that there was no man, And was amazed that there was no one to intercede [on behalf of truth and right];
    Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His own righteousness sustained Him.

    Justification.

     "It is the act by which God blots out the trangressions of him who believes and accepts him in the Beloved." (Canon R. P. Blakeney. Manual of Controversy, page 102.)

    Justified.

     Treated or dealt with by God as if you were just or righteous, i.e: as if you never sinned,
  • Romans 2: 13.
    KJV - (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
    ESV - For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
    AMP - For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God,
    but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him].
  • Romans 3: 20.
    KJV - Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
    ESV - For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
    AMP - For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law.
    For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].

    Law.

     Something laid down by a superior for the guidance of an inferior: In this context, God for mankind.

    Lord's Supper.

     The feast instituted by our Saviour the night before He suffered, for a continual remembrance of His death.
  • 1 Corinthians 11: 26.
    KJV - For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
    ESV - For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
    AMP - For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are [symbolically] proclaiming [the fact of] the Lord's death until He comes [again].

    Mediator.

     One who goes between two parties to make peace, literally a go- between.
  • Deuteronomy 5: 2.
    KJV - The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
    ESV - The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
    AMP - The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
  • 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6.
    KJV - 5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
    ESV - 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
    AMP - For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice to atone] for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time.
  • Hebrews 8: 6.
    KJV - But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
    ESV - But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
    AMP - But as it is, Christ has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is more excellent [than the old Levitical priestly ministry], for He is the Mediator (Arbiter) of a better covenant [uniting God and man], which has been enacted and rests on better promises.
  • Hebrews 9: 15.
    KJV - And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
    ESV - Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
    AMP - For this reason He is the Mediator and Negotiator of a new covenant [that is, an entirely new agreement uniting God and man], so that those who have been called [by God] may receive [the fulfillment of] the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has taken place [as the payment] which redeems them from the sins committed under the obsolete first covenant.
  • Hebrews 12: 24.
    KJV - And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things that that of Abel.
    ESV - And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
    AMP - and to Jesus, the Mediator of a new covenant [uniting God and man], and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance].

    Offering.

     Something presented to God.
  • Hebrews 10: 14.
    KJV - For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
    ESV - For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
    AMP - For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity].

    Original Sin.

     Sin inherited from our first parents, so called to distinguish it from actual sin. Called also inherited sin. Called " birth sin."
  • Psalm 51: 5.
    KJV - Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
    ESV - Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
    and in sin did my mother conceive me.
    AMP - I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;
    In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].
  • Romans 5: 12.
    KJV - Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,
    for that all have sinned:
    ESV - Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men
    because all sinned
    AMP - Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.

    Pentateuch.

     Five books or volumes, name given to five books of Moses.

    Presbyter.

     An elder. A New Testament term for a minister of the Church.

    Priest.

     One who offers a sacrifice such as the Jewish priests did, and those who claim such power in the Church of Rome. In Prayer Book it is a contraction of Presbyter, an elder. Hebrews 8: 3.
  • KJV- For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
    ESV - For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.
    AMP - For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is essential for this One also to have something to offer.
  • Revelation 5: 10.
    KJV - And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
    ESV - And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.
    AMP - You have made them to be a kingdom [of royal subjects] and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.

    Prophet.

     (1) One who foretells. (2) In New Testament, one who foretells, exhorts, edifies, comforts, and instructs.
  • Acts 15: 32.
    KJV - And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
    ESV - And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
    AMP - Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets (divinely inspired spokesmen), encouraged and strengthened the believers with many words.
  • 1 Corinthians 14: 3.
    KJV - But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
    ESV - On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.
    AMP - But [on the other hand] the one who prophesies speaks to people for edification [to promote their spiritual growth] and [speaks words of] encouragement [to uphold and advise them concerning the matters of God] and [speaks words of] consolation [to compassionately comfort them].

    Propitiation.

     That which enables God to deal favourably with the sinner.
  • Romans 3: 25.
    KJV - Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
    ESV - Whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith.
    This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
    AMP - Whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus' crucifixion].
  • 1 John 2: 1, 2.
    KJV - 1. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
    ESV - 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.
    He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
    AMP - My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God's law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father's will in every way-purpose, thought, and action]. 2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature-our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world.

    Proselytism.

     The practice or principle of making proselytes, i.e: to bring over to a new opinion, as in religion, to convert.

    Protestant.

     One who protests against error and witnesses for the truth. The name given to all who refuse to submit to Rome's teaching. The name Protestant was first given to the Reformers at the second Diet of Spires, April 19th, 1529.

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    Quickened.

     Made alive; see the Creeds "quick and dead."
  • Numbers 16: 30, 31.
    KJV - 30. But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
    31. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
    ESV - 30 But if the Lord creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord.
    31 And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.
    AMP - 30 But if the Lord creates an entirely new thing, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up, along with all that belongs to them, and they descend alive into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), then you will understand that these men have spurned and rejected the Lord!
    31 As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split open;
  • Ephesians 2: 1, 5.
    KJV - 1. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 5. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
    ESV - 1. And you were dead in the trespasses and sins. 5. even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved.
    AMP - 1. And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
    5. even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace - His undeserved favor and mercy-you have been saved from God's judgment).
  • Colossians 2: 13.
    KJV - And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
    ESV - And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
    AMP - When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh (worldliness, manner of life), God made you alive together with Christ, having [freely] forgiven us all our sins,
  • Hebrews 4: 12.
    KJV - For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
    ESV - For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
    AMP - For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.

    Ransom.

     The price paid to redeem or buy back a captive,
  • 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6.
    KJV - 5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
    ESV - For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
    AMP - For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice to atone] for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time.

    Our Lord used the word,
  • Matthew 20: 28.
    KJV - Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
    ESV - Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
    AMP - Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”
  • Mark 10: 45.
    KJV - For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
    ESV - For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many
    AMP - For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

    The Old Testament conception is that of release from an evil condition under the control of another.
  • Exodus 21: 30.
    KJV - If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
    ESV - If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him.
    AMP - If a ransom is demanded of him [in return for his life], then he shall give whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.
  • Exodus 30: 12.
    KJV - When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
    ESV - When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.
    AMP - When you take the census of the Israelites, each one shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord when you count them, so that no plague will come on them when you number them.
  • Job 33: 24.
    KJV - Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
    ESV - And he is merciful to him, and says, Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom;
    AMP - Then the angel is gracious to him, and says, Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction]; I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!
  • Psalm 49: 7.
    KJV - None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
    ESV - Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,
    AMP - None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him,

    Real-Presence.

     A divine presence in the heart by faith, Rome teaches that it is a bodily presence of Christ in the consccratcd elements in the Mass.
  • Ephesians 3: 17.
    KJV - That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love.
    ESV - So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith - that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
    AMP - So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,

    Redemption.

     Deliverance by purchase or ransom.
  • Ephesians 1: 7.
    KJV - In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
    ESV - In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
    AMP - In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace

    Regeneration.

     Born again, or from above.
  • John 3: 3.
    KJV - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    ESV - Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    AMP - Jesus answered him, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above - spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.
  • Matthew 19: 28.
    KJV - And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
    ESV - Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
    AMP - Jesus said to them, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, in the renewal [that is, the Messianic restoration and regeneration of all things] when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you [who have followed Me, becoming My disciples] will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Titus 3: 5.
    KJV - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
    ESV - He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
    AMP - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
  • John 1: 13.
    KJV - Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
    ESV - Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
    AMP - Who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth-they are born of God-spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].

    Remission.

     Putting away the punishment due to sin.
  • Luke 24: 47.
    KJV - And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
    ESV - And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
    AMP - And that repentance [necessary] for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
  • Acts 10: 43.
    KJV - To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
    ESV - To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
    AMP - All the prophets testify about Him, that through His name everyone who believes in Him [whoever trusts in and relies on Him, accepting Him as Savior and Messiah] receives forgiveness of sins.
  • Hebrews 9: 22.
    KJV - And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
    ESV - Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
    AMP - In fact under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [neither release from sin and its guilt, nor cancellation of the merited punishment].
  • Hebrews 10: 18.
    KJV - Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
    ESV - Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
    AMP - Now where there is [absolute] forgiveness and complete cancellation of the penalty of these things, there is no longer any offering [to be made to atone] for sin.

    Repentance.

     A change of mind from bad to good, resulting in a change of conduct.
  • Luke 24: 47.
    KJV - And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
    ESV - And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
    AMP - And that repentance [necessary] for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
  • Acts 5: 31.
    KJV - Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
    ESV - God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
    AMP - God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior and Deliverer, in order to grant repentance to Israel, and [to grant] forgiveness of sins.
  • 2 Peter 3: 9.
    KJV - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
    ESV - The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
    AMP - The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

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    Revelation.

     1) The making known the mind and will of God. (2) That which God makes known. (3) A revealing or making known something that before or formerly was hidden.
  • Romans 16: 25.
    KJV - Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
    ESV - Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
    AMP - Now to Him who is able to establish and strengthen you [in the faith] according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [of the plan of salvation] which has been kept secret for long ages past,
  • 1 Corinthians 14: 19.
    KJV - Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
    ESV - Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
    AMP - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy
  • Galatians 1: 12.
    KJV - For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
    ESV - For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
    AMP - For indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a [direct] revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Peter 1: 13.
    KJV - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
    ESV - Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
    AMP - So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit-steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
  • Revelation 1: 1.
    KJV - The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
    ESV - The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
    AMP - This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John,

    Righteousness.

     Perfect obedience to (i.e: fulfilment of) the law of God in thought, word and deed without omission, cf. Canon R. P. Blakeney, Manual of Romish Controversy, page 103. It is simply what God bids us.
  • Matthew 5: 20.
    KJV - For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
    ESV - For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
    AMP - For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • 2 Corinthians 5: 21.
    KJV - For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
    ESV - For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
    AMP - He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
  • Titus 2: 5.
    KJV - To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
    ESV - to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
    AMP - to be sensible, pure, makers of a home [where God is honored], good-natured, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

    The Right of Private Judgement.

     The right a man has in relation to his fellow man; to read the Word of God for himself and exercise his judgment to find out God's mind and will.
  • Matthew 9: 13.
    KJV - But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
    ESV - Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
    AMP - Go and learn what this [Scripture] means: I desire compassion [for those in distress], and not [animal] sacrifice, for I did not come to call [to repentance] the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to change], but sinners [those who recognize their sin and actively seek forgiveness].”
  • John 12: 48.
    KJV - He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
    ESV - The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
    AMP - Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day.
  • Acts 17: 11.
    KJV - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
    ESV - Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
    AMP - Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

    Rule of Faith and Practice.

     A rule or standard by which the truth of Christian doctrine may be tried.

    Sabbath.
  • Matthew 28: 1.
    KJV - In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
    ESV - Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
    AMP - Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
  • Mark 2: 27, 28.
    KJV - And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
    ESV -And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.
    AMP - Jesus said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath [and He has authority over it]
    Hebrews 4: 9.
  • KJV - There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
    ESV - So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,
    AMP - So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.

    Sacrament.

     An outward visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto us, ordained by Christ Himself.

    Sacrifice.

     The offering of a victim to God by shedding its blood in acknowledgement that he who presents it deserves death.
  • Luke 2: 24.
    KJV - And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
    ESV - and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
    AMP - and [they came also] to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord [to be appropriate for a family of modest means], a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
  • Hebrews 10: 12, 26.
    KJV - 12. But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 26. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
    ESV - 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
    26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
    AMP - 12 whereas Christ, having offered the one sacrifice [the all-sufficient sacrifice of Himself] for sins for all time, sat down [signifying the completion of atonement for sin] at the right hand of God [the position of honor],
    26 For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],

  • Hebrews 11: 4.
    KJV - By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
    ESV - B By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
    AMP - By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which it was testified of him that he was righteous (upright, in right standing with God), and God testified by accepting his gifts. And though he died, yet through [this act of] faith he still speaks.

    Saint.

     A holy person. A saved sinner.
  • Psalm 106: 16.
    KJV - They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
    ESV - When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,
    AMP - hey envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the Lord,
  • Daniel 8: 13.
    KJV - Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
    ESV - Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?
    AMP - Then I heard a holy one (angel) speaking, and another holy one said to the one who was speaking, How much time will be required to complete the vision regarding the regular sacrifice, the transgression that brings horror, and the trampling underfoot of both the sanctuary and the host [of the people]?
  • Philippians 4. 21.
    KJV - Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
    ESV - Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
    AMP - Remember me to every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.

    Salvation.

     Deliverance from the guilt and power of sin. Bringing a soul into eternal life.
  • Luke 1: 69-77.
    KJV - 1: 69. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 1:73 The oath which he swear to our father Abraham, 1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

    ESV - 69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
    70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
    71 that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
    72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
    73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
    74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
    75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
    76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
    77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,

    AMP - 69 And He has raised up a horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Savior] for us In the house of David His servant
    70 Just as He promised by the mouth of His holy prophets from the most ancient times
    71 Salvation from our enemies, And from the hand of all who hate us;
    72 To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],
    73 The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
    74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,
    75 In holiness [being set apart] and righteousness [being upright] before Him all our days.
    76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before the Lord (the Messiah) to prepare His ways;
    77 To give His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,

  • Acts 4: 12.
    KJV - Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
    ESV - And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
    AMP - And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].
  • Romans 1: 16.
    KJV - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
    ESV - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
    AMP - I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
  • 1 John 1: 9.
    KJV - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
    ESV - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
    AMP - If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].

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    Sanctified.

     Made holy or set apart.
  • John 10: 36.
    - Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
    ESV - Do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, I am the Son of God?
    AMP - [if that is true] then do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, I am the Son of God?
  • Romans 15: 16.
    KJV - That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
    ESV - to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
    AMP - to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I minister as a priest the gospel of God, in order that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable [to Him], sanctified [made holy and set apart for His purpose] by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Corinthians 1: 2.
    KJV - Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
    ESV - To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
    AMP - To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God's people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

    Satisfaction.

     That which meets the demands of justice. Offering compensation to a broken law.
  • Exodus 21: 29, 30.
    KJV - 29. But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
    30. If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
    ESV - But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.
    AMP - But if the ox has tried to gore on a previous occasion, and its owner has been warned, but has not kept it confined and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner shall be put to death as well.

    Sin.

     Any want of conformity to, or transgression of, the Law of God. Lawlessness.
  • 1 John 3: 4.
    KJV - Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
    ESV - Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
    AMP - Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God's law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing - being unrestrained by His commands and His will].

    Sponsor.

     One who promises for another.

    Substitute.

     One who takes the place of another, (l) The ram for Isaac. (2) Jonah for the sailors. (3) Christ for sinners.
  • Isaiah 53: 1-12.
    KJV - 53: 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 53:4 Surely he hath born our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul 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. 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

    ESV - 53: 1 Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
    2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.
    3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

    4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
    5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
    6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned-every one-to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

    7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
    8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people?
    9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.

    10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
    11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
    12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

    AMP - 53: 1 Who has believed [confidently trusted in, relied on, and adhered to] our message [of salvation]? And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the Lord been revealed?
    2 For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant), And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majestic splendor That we would look at Him, Nor [handsome] appearance that we would be attracted to Him.
    3 He was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.

    4 But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows and pains; Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him].
    5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.
    6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him [instead of us].

    7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself]; Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers, So He did not open His mouth.
    8 After oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation [His contemporaries], who [among them] concerned himself with the fact That He was cut off from the land of the living [by His death] For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [of death] was due?
    9 His grave was assigned with the wicked, But He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

    10 Yet the Lord was willing To crush Him, causing Him to suffer; If He would give Himself as a guilt offering [an atonement for sin], He shall see His [spiritual] offspring, He shall prolong His days, And the will (good pleasure) of the Lord shall succeed and prosper in His hand.
    11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He shall see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge [of what He has accomplished] the Righteous One, My Servant, shall justify the many [making them righteous-upright before God, in right standing with Him], For He shall bear [the responsibility for] their sins.
    12 Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty, Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death, And was counted among the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many, And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors.

    Surety.

     One who gives bail for another, viz: promises to fulfil it if the other fails.
  • Proverbs 11: 15.
    KJV - He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
    ESV - Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
    but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
    AMP - He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],
    But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].
  • Proverbs 22: 26.
    KJV - Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
    ESV - Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
    AMP - Do not be among those who give pledges [involving themselves in others' finances],
    Or among those who become guarantors for others' debts.

    Testament.

     A will or covenant.
  • Hebrews 9: 15-18.
    KJV - And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 16. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 18. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
    ESV - 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. 16 For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. 17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. 18 Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood.
    AMP - 15 For this reason He is the Mediator and Negotiator of a new covenant [that is, an entirely new agreement uniting God and man], so that those who have been called [by God] may receive [the fulfillment of] the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has taken place [as the payment] which redeems them from the sins committed under the obsolete first covenant. 16 For where there is a will and testament involved, the death of the one who made it must be established, 17 for a will and testament takes effect [only] at death, since it is never in force as long as the one who made it is alive. 18 So even the first covenant was not put in force without [the shedding of] blood.

    Thanksgiving.

     A giving of thanks.
  • Philippians 4: 6.
    KJV - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
    ESV - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
    AMP - Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.
  • Colossians 2: 7.
    KJV - Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
    ESV - Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
    AMP - Having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude.
  • 1 Timothy 4: 3, 4.
    KJV - 3. Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
    ESV - Who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
    AMP - Who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth. 4 For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
  • Revelation 7: 12.
    KJV - Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
    ESV - Saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.
    AMP - Saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and majesty and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might belong to our God forever and ever. Amen.

    Through Christ.

     By means of Christ; through Him as our Mediator.
  • Philippians 4: 13.
    KJV - I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
    ESV - I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
    AMP - I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose - I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]

    Transubstantiation.

     The alleged change of the whole substance of the bread into the body, and the whole substance of the wine into the blood of Christ in the Mass.

    Witness of the Spirit.

     The testimony of the Spirit with our spirit that we are the children of God.
  • Romans 8: 16.
    KJV - The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
    ESV - The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
    AMP - The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God.


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