‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ‘
Genesis 1:1
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27
‘The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may freely eat; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for on the day that you eat from it you will certainly die.” ‘
Genesis 2:16-17
‘Then the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all the livestock, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life; And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”’
Genesis 3:14-15
‘The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is no one who does good. The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there are any who understand, Who seek God. They have all turned aside, together they are corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.’
Psalms 14:1-3
‘Behold, the Lord ’ s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear. But your wrongdoings have caused a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.’
Isaiah 59:1-2
‘And Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together. ‘
Genesis 22:6-8
‘Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him Immanuel. ‘
Isaiah 7:14
‘However, it was our sicknesses that He Himself bore, And our pains He carried; Yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted, Struck down by God, and humiliated. But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; The punishment for our well-being was laid upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed. All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all To fall on Him.’
Isaiah 53:4-6
‘And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, “Now, Lord, You are letting Your bond-servant depart in peace, According to Your word; For my eyes have seen Your salvation, Which You have prepared in the presence of all the peoples: A light for revelation for the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”’
Luke 2:25-27,29-32
'For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. ' Isaiah 9:6
‘Now the Child continued to grow and to become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him. His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers. ‘
Luke 2:40-41,46-47
‘This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am the voice of one calling out in the wilderness , ‘Make the way of the Lord straight ,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! ‘
John 1:19,23,29
‘ “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.’
John 3:16
‘ Kiss the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way, For His wrath may be kindled quickly. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!’
Psalms 2:12
‘for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ‘
Romans 3:23
‘Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM.” Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.’
John 8:56-59
‘Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.” ‘
John 8:24
‘Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” They shouted back, “Crucify Him!” But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. ‘
Mark 15:12-15
‘And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, they gave Him wine mixed with bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it. And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among themselves by casting lots. And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there. And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”’
Matthew 27:33-37
‘And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. Now as for the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” ‘
Matthew 27:50-54
‘When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. And very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb for us?” And looking up, they *noticed that the stone had been rolled away; for it was extremely large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed. But he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; see, here is the place where they laid Him. ‘
Mark 16:1-6
‘For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, ‘
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
‘So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. ‘
Romans 10:17
‘If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ‘
1 John 1:9
‘But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, ‘
John 1:12
‘Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. ‘
John 14:6
Bible Version NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible) – The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
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