Bible Cross References
faith
Romans 10:14
But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed?
Romans 1:16
I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles.
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.' "
1 Corinthians 1:18-24
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For the message about Christ's death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power.
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The scripture says, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars."
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So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness!
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For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called "foolish" message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
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Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom.
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As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles;
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but for those whom God has called, both Jews and Gentiles, this message is Christ, who is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Colossians 1:4-6
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For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people.
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When the true message, the Good News, first came to you, you heard about the hope it offers. So your faith and love are based on what you hope for, which is kept safe for you in heaven.
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The gospel keeps bringing blessings and is spreading throughout the world, just as it has among you ever since the day you first heard about the grace of God and came to know it as it really is.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And there is another reason why we always give thanks to God. When we brought you God's message, you heard it and accepted it, not as a message from human beings but as God's message, which indeed it is. For God is at work in you who believe.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:14
God called you to this through the Good News we preached to you; he called you to possess your share of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
James 1:18-21
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By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.
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Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.
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Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.
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So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.
1 Peter 1:23-25
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For through the living and eternal word of God you have been born again as the children of a parent who is immortal, not mortal.
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As the scripture says, "All human beings are like grass, and all their glory is like wild flowers. The grass withers, and the flowers fall,
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but the word of the Lord remains forever." This word is the Good News that was proclaimed to you.
1 Peter 2:1
Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language.
1 Peter 2:2
Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved.
and hearing
Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has had a dream should say it is only a dream, but the prophet who has heard my message should proclaim that message faithfully. What good is straw compared with wheat?
Jeremiah 23:29
My message is like a fire and like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces.
Mark 4:24
He also said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear! The same rules you use to judge others will be used by God to judge you---but with even greater severity.
Luke 8:11
"This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.
Luke 8:21
Jesus said to them all, "My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it."
Luke 11:28
But Jesus answered, "Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"
2 Corinthians 2:17
We are not like so many others, who handle God's message as if it were cheap merchandise; but because God has sent us, we speak with sincerity in his presence, as servants of Christ.
Hebrews 4:12
The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13
There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves.
Revelation 1:9
I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God's word and the truth that Jesus revealed.