Genesis 3:15
1 Corinthians 2:1
1Preaching in the Power of GodWhen I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret ▼▼Other mss. read testimony
with rhetorical language or wisdom.1Cor 1:4, 6, 13, 17; 2Cor 10:10; 11:6 1 John 5:10
10The person who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in himself. The person who does not believe God ▼▼Other mss. read the Son
has made him a liar by not believing the testimony that God has given about his Son.John 3:33; 5:38; Rom 8:16; Gal 4:6 Revelation of John 1:2
2who testified to what he saw: the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.1Cor 1:6; 1John 1:1; Rev 6:9Revelation of John 1:9
9John's Vision of ChristI am John, your brother and partner in suffering, ruling, and enduring because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.Rom 8:17; Phil 1:7; 4:14; 2Tim 1:8; 2:12; Rev 6:2, 9Revelation of John 6:9
9The Vision of the Fifth Seal OpenedWhen the lamb ▼▼Lit. he
opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.2Tim 1:8; Rev 1:9; 8:3; 9:13; 12:17; 14:18; 19:10; 20:4 Revelation of John 11:7
7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.Dan 7:21; Zech 14:2; Luke 13:32; Rev 9:2; 17:8Revelation of John 13:7
7It was allowed to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. ▼▼Other mss. lack It was allowed to wage war against the saints and to conquer them.
It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.Dan 7:21; Rev 11:7, 18; 12:17; 17:15 Revelation of John 14:13
13I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: How blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!”“Yes,” says the Spirit. “Let them rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”Eccl 4:1-2; 1Cor 15:18; 1Thes 4:16; 2Thes 1:7; Heb 4:9-10; Rev 6:11; 20:6Revelation of John 20:4
4The Vision of the First ResurrectionThen I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came back to life and ruled with Christ for a thousand years.Dan 7:9, 22, 27; Matt 19:28; Luke 22:30; Rom 8:17; 1Cor 6:2-3; 2Tim 2:12; Rev 5:10; 6:9
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