Bible Cross References
the law
Isaiah 8:16
You, my disciples, are to guard and preserve the messages that God has given me.
Luke 10:26
Jesus answered him, "What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?"
Luke 16:29-31
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Abraham said, 'Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.'
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The rich man answered, 'That is not enough, father Abraham! But if someone were to rise from death and go to them, then they would turn from their sins.'
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But Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.' "
John 5:39
You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me!
John 5:46
If you had really believed Moses, you would have believed me, because he wrote about me.
John 5:47
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how can you believe what I say?"
Acts 17:11
The people there were more open-minded than the people in Thessalonica. They listened to the message with great eagerness, and every day they studied the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was really true.
Galatians 3:8-29
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The scripture predicted that God would put the Gentiles right with himself through faith. And so the scripture announced the Good News to Abraham: "Through you God will bless all people."
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Abraham believed and was blessed; so all who believe are blessed as he was.
10
Those who depend on obeying the Law live under a curse. For the scripture says, "Whoever does not always obey everything that is written in the book of the Law is under God's curse!"
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Now, it is clear that no one is put right with God by means of the Law, because the scripture says, "Only the person who is put right with God through faith shall live."
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But the Law has nothing to do with faith. Instead, as the scripture says, "Whoever does everything the Law requires will live."
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But by becoming a curse for us Christ has redeemed us from the curse that the Law brings; for the scripture says, "Anyone who is hanged on a tree is under God's curse."
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Christ did this in order that the blessing which God promised to Abraham might be given to the Gentiles by means of Christ Jesus, so that through faith we might receive the Spirit promised by God.
15
My friends, I am going to use an everyday example: when two people agree on a matter and sign an agreement, no one can break it or add anything to it.
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Now, God made his promises to Abraham and to his descendant. The scripture does not use the plural "descendants," meaning many people, but the singular "descendant," meaning one person only, namely, Christ.
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What I mean is that God made a covenant with Abraham and promised to keep it. The Law, which was given four hundred and thirty years later, cannot break that covenant and cancel God's promise.
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For if God's gift depends on the Law, then it no longer depends on his promise. However, it was because of his promise that God gave that gift to Abraham.
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What, then, was the purpose of the Law? It was added in order to show what wrongdoing is, and it was meant to last until the coming of Abraham's descendant, to whom the promise was made. The Law was handed down by angels, with a man acting as a go-between.
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But a go-between is not needed when only one person is involved; and God is one.
21
Does this mean that the Law is against God's promises? No, not at all! For if human beings had received a law that could bring life, then everyone could be put right with God by obeying it.
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But the scripture says that the whole world is under the power of sin; and so the gift which is promised on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ is given to those who believe.
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But before the time for faith came, the Law kept us all locked up as prisoners until this coming faith should be revealed.
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And so the Law was in charge of us until Christ came, in order that we might then be put right with God through faith.
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Now that the time for faith is here, the Law is no longer in charge of us.
26
It is through faith that all of you are God's children in union with Christ Jesus.
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You were baptized into union with Christ, and now you are clothed, so to speak, with the life of Christ himself.
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So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus.
29
If you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham and will receive what God has promised.
Galatians 4:21
Let me ask those of you who want to be subject to the Law: do you not hear what the Law says?
Galatians 4:22
It says that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman, the other by a free woman.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
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and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living,
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so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.
2 Peter 1:19
So we are even more confident of the message proclaimed by the prophets. You will do well to pay attention to it, because it is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the Day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your hearts.
it is
Isaiah 30:8-11
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God told me to write down in a book what the people are like, so that there would be a permanent record of how evil they are.
9
They are always rebelling against God, always lying, always refusing to listen to the LORD's teachings.
10
They tell the prophets to keep quiet. They say, "Don't talk to us about what's right. Tell us what we want to hear. Let us keep our illusions.
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Get out of our way and stop blocking our path. We don't want to hear about your holy God of Israel."
Psalm 19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it.
Psalm 19:8
The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind.
Psalm 119:130
The explanation of your teachings gives light and brings wisdom to the ignorant.
Jeremiah 8:9
Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?
Micah 3:6
"Prophets, your day is almost over; the sun is going down on you. Because you mislead my people, you will have no more prophetic visions, and you will not be able to predict anything."
Matthew 6:23
but if your eyes are no good, your body will be in darkness. So if the light in you is darkness, how terribly dark it will be!
Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered them, "How wrong you are! It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.
Mark 7:7-9
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It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!'
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"You put aside God's command and obey human teachings."
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And Jesus continued, "You have a clever way of rejecting God's law in order to uphold your own teaching.
Romans 1:22
They say they are wise, but they are fools;
2 Peter 1:9
But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins.
light
Proverbs 4:18
The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.
Hosea 6:3
Let us try to know the LORD. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth."
Malachi 4:2
But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall.
2 Peter 1:19
So we are even more confident of the message proclaimed by the prophets. You will do well to pay attention to it, because it is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the Day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your hearts.