Matthew 16:17
17Then Jesus said to him, “How blessed are you, Simon, son of John! ▼▼Gk. Bariona
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven has.1Cor 2:10; Gal 1:16; Eph 2:8 John 6:44
44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him to life on the last day.Song 1:4; John 6:65John 6:65
65So he said, “That's why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father.”John 6:44-45Romans 3:24
24By his grace they are justified freely through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,Matt 20:28; Rom 4:16; Eph 1:7; 2:8; Col 1:14; 1Tim 2:6; Titus 3:5, 7; Heb 9:12; 1Pet 1:18-19Romans 4:16
16Therefore, the promise ▼▼Lit. it
is based on faith, so that it may be a matter of grace and may be guaranteed for all his descendants—not only for those who were given the law, ▼▼Lit. those of the law
but also for those who share Abraham's faith, who is the father of us all.Isa 51:2; Rom 3:24; 9:8; Gal 3:22 Ephesians 1:19
19and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,Eph 3:7; Col 1:29; 2:12Ephesians 2:5
5even when we were dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with ▼▼Other mss. read in
Christ (by grace you have been saved),Rom 5:6, 8, 10; 6:4-5; Eph 5:1; Col 2:12-13 Philippians 1:29
29For you have been given the privilege ▼▼Lit. it has been given you
for Christ's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.Acts 5:41; Rom 5:3; Eph 2:8 2 Timothy 1:9
9He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own works but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. ▼▼Lit. before the times of the ages
Rom 3:20; 8:28; 9:11; 16:25; Eph 1:4; 3:11; 1Thes 4:7; 1Tim 1:1; Titus 1:2; 3:4-5; Heb 3:1; 1Pet 1:20
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