who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
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.
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—
which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
and he is merciful to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom;
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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.
And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
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