Ephesians 1:7

Conservative English Version

Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means that our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because God was so kind to us. God has great wisdom and understanding,

Cross References

Job 33:24

The angel shows kindness, commanding death to release us, because the price was paid.

Psalm 130:4

But you forgive us, and so we will worship you.

Psalm 130:7

Israel, trust the LORD! He is always merciful, and he has the power to save you.

Psalm 86:5

You willingly forgive, and your love is always there for those who pray to you.

Exodus 34:7

I keep my promises to my people forever, but I also punish anyone who sins. When people sin, I punish them and their children, and also their grandchildren and great-grandchildren."

Isaiah 43:25

But I wipe away your sins because of who I am. And so, I will forget the wrongs you have done.

Jeremiah 31:34

"No longer will they have to teach one another to obey me. I, the LORD, promise that all of them will obey me, ordinary people and rulers alike. I will forgive their sins and forget the evil things they have done."

Daniel 9:19

Forgive us! Hurry and do something, not only for your city and your chosen people, but to bring honor to yourself.

Daniel 9:9

LORD God, you are merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against you

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed: Our LORD, I knew from the very beginning that you wouldn't destroy Nineveh. That's why I left my own country and headed for Spain. You are a kind and merciful God, and you are very patient. You always show love, and you don't like to punish anyone, not even foreigners.

Micah 7:18

Our God, no one is like you. We are all that is left of your chosen people, and you freely forgive our sin and guilt. You don't stay angry forever; you're glad to have pity

Zechariah 13:1

In the future there will be a fountain, where David's descendants and the people of Jerusalem can wash away their sin and guilt.

Zechariah 13:7

The LORD All-Powerful said: My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd and friend. Strike down the shepherd! Scatter the little sheep, and I will destroy them.

Zechariah 9:11

When I made a sacred agreement with you, my people, we sealed it with blood. Now some of you are captives in waterless pits, but I will come to your rescue

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

Matthew 26:28

This is my blood, and with it God makes his agreement with you. It will be poured out, so that many people will have their sins forgiven.

Matthew 6:12

Forgive us for doing wrong, as we forgive others.

Mark 14:24

Then he said, "This is my blood, which is poured out for many people, and with it God makes his agreement.

Luke 1:77

You will tell his people that they can be saved when their sins are forgiven.

Luke 24:47

They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,

John 20:23

If you forgive anyone's sins, they will be forgiven. But if you don't forgive their sins, they will not be forgiven."

Acts 10:43

Every one of the prophets has said that all who have faith in Jesus will have their sins forgiven in his name.

Acts 2:38

Peter said, "Turn back to God! Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will be given the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:28

Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock that he bought with the blood of his own Son.

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

Romans 2:4

You surely don't think much of God's wonderful goodness or of his patience and willingness to put up with you. Don't you know that the reason God is good to you is because he wants you to turn to him?

Romans 3:24

But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins.

Romans 3:25

God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so that by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus.

Romans 9:23

He did this by showing how glorious he is when he has pity on the people he has chosen to share in his glory.

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know that our Lord Jesus Christ was kind enough to give up all his riches and become poor, so that you could become rich.

Ephesians 1:14

The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.

Ephesians 1:18

My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of God's people.

Ephesians 1:6

God was very kind to us because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.

Ephesians 1:8

(SEE 1:7)

Ephesians 2:4

But God was merciful! We were dead because of our sins, but God loved us so much that he made us alive with Christ, and God's wonderful kindness is what saves you.

Ephesians 2:7

God did this so that in the future world he could show how truly good and kind he is to us because of what Christ Jesus has done.

Ephesians 3:16

God is wonderful and glorious. I pray that his Spirit will make you become strong followers

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

Philippians 4:19

I pray that God will take care of all your needs with the wonderful blessings that come from Christ Jesus!

Colossians 1:14

who forgives our sins and sets us free.

Colossians 1:27

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

Colossians 2:13

You were dead, because you were sinful and were not God's people. But God let Christ make you alive, when he forgave all our sins.

Colossians 2:2

I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery,

1 Timothy 2:6

God showed us this at the right time.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

Titus 3:6

God sent Jesus Christ our Savior to give us his Spirit.

Hebrews 9:22

The Law says that almost everything must be sprinkled with blood, and no sins can be forgiven unless blood is offered.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.

1 John 2:12

Children, I am writing you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.

1 John 2:2

Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.

1 John 4:10

Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven.

Revelation 14:4

All of these are pure virgins, and they follow the Lamb wherever he leads. They have been rescued to be presented to God and the Lamb as the most precious people on earth.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, "You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.