Bible Cross References
they received
Matthew 20:2
He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard.
Matthew 20:6
It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. 'Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?' he asked them.
Matthew 20:7
'No one hired us,' they answered. 'Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,' he told them.
Luke 23:40-43
40
The other one, however, rebuked him, saying, "Don't you fear God? You received the same sentence he did.
41
Ours, however, is only right, because we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong."
42
And he said to Jesus, "Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!"
43
Jesus said to him, "I promise you that today you will be in Paradise with me."
Romans 4:3-6
3
The scripture says, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous."
4
A person who works is paid wages, but they are not regarded as a gift; they are something that has been earned.
5
But those who depend on faith, not on deeds, and who believe in the God who declares the guilty to be innocent, it is this faith that God takes into account in order to put them right with himself.
6
This is what David meant when he spoke of the happiness of the person whom God accepts as righteous, apart from anything that person does:
Romans 5:20
Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.
Romans 5:21
So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ephesians 1:6-8
6
Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!
7
For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God,
8
which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight
Ephesians 2:8-10
8
For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
10
God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.
1 Timothy 1:14-16
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And our Lord poured out his abundant grace on me and gave me the faith and love which are ours in union with Christ Jesus.
15
This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them,
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but God was merciful to me in order that Christ Jesus might show his full patience in dealing with me, the worst of sinners, as an example for all those who would later believe in him and receive eternal life.