Romans 1:7
7To all in Rome ▼▼Other mss. lack in Rome
who are loved by God and called to be holy. ▼▼Or saints
May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be yours!Rom 9:24; 1Cor 1:2-3; 2Cor 1:2; Gal 1:3; 1Thes 4:7 Romans 15:8
8For I tell you that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth in order to confirm the promises given to our forefathers,Matt 15:24; John 1:11; Acts 3:25-26; 13:46; Rom 3:3; 2Cor 1:201 Corinthians 1:2
2to the church of God in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, ▼▼Or to be saints
together with all those everywhere who continually call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord ▼▼Lit. theirs
and ours.John 17:19; Acts 9:14, 21; 15:9; 22:16; Rom 1:7; 3:22; 10:12; 1Cor 8:6; 2Tim 1:9; 2:22; Jude 1:1 Ephesians 4:1
1Christ's Gifts to the ChurchI, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,Eph 3:1; Phil 1:27; Col 1:10; 1Thes 2:12Philippians 3:14
14I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize ▼▼Lit. the goal for the prize
of God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.2Tim 4:7-8; Heb 3:1; 12:1 2 Thessalonians 1:11
11With this in mind, we always pray for you, asking ▼▼The Gk. lacks asking
that our God might make you worthy of his calling and that through his power he might help you accomplish every good desire and faithful work.1Thes 1:3; 2Thes 1:5 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 Hebrews 2:17
17Thus he had to become like his brothers in every way, so that he could be a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God and could atone for the people's sins.Phil 2:7; Heb 4:15; 5:1-2Hebrews 4:14
14Our Compassionate High PriestTherefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us continue to hold on to our confession.Heb 3:1; 7:26; 10:23Hebrews 5:5
5Christ's Qualifications as High PriestIn the same way, Christ did not take upon himself the glory of being a high priest. No, it was God who said ▼▼Lit. He said
to him,Ps 2:7; John 8:54; Heb 1:5 “You are my Son.Today I have become your Father.” ▼▼Ps 2:7
Hebrews 6:20
20where Jesus, our forerunner, has gone on our behalf, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.Heb 3:1, 5-6, 10; 4:14; 7:17; 8:1; 9:24Hebrews 8:1
1Christ Has a Better MinistryNow the main point in what we are saying is this: we do have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heavenEph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 10:12; 12:2Hebrews 9:11
11Christ Has Offered a Superior SacrificeBut when Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, ▼▼Other mss. read that are to come
he went ▼▼The Gk. lacks went
through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that was not made by human ▼▼The Gk. lacks human
hands and that is not a part of this creation.Heb 3:1; 8:2; 10:1 Hebrews 10:21
21and since we have a great high priest over the household of God,1Tim 3:15; Heb 4:142 Peter 1:10
10So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail.2Pet 3:17; 1John 3:19
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