1 Timothy 3:15

Contemporary English Version 1995

so if I am delayed, you will know how everyone who belongs to God's family ought to behave. After all, the church of the living God is the strong foundation of truth.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

Everyone is talking about how you welcomed us and how you turned away from idols to serve the true and living God.

1 Chronicles 22:13

If you obey the laws and teachings that the Lord gave Moses, you will be successful. Be strong and brave and don't get discouraged or be afraid of anything.

1 Kings 2:4

You and your descendants must always faithfully obey the Lord. If you do, he will keep the solemn promise he made to me that someone from our family will always be king of Israel.

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John realized that God had given me the message about his gift of undeserved grace. And these men are supposed to be the backbone of the church. They even gave Barnabas and me a friendly handshake. This was to show that we would work with Gentiles and that they would work with Jews.

Romans 3:2

It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews.

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter spoke up, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!”

Romans 9:26

“Once they were told, ‘You are not my people.’ But in that very place they will be called children of the living God.”

Acts 1:2

until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.

John 14:6

“I am the way, the truth, and the life!” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can go to the Father.

Matthew 18:18

I promise you God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but God will not allow anything you don't allow.

1 Kings 2:2

My son, I will soon die, as everyone must. But I want you to be strong and brave.

Joshua 3:10

The Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites control the land on the other side of the river. But the living God will be with you and will force them out of the land when you attack. And now, God is going to prove that he's powerful enough to force them out.

Deuteronomy 31:23

The Lord told Joshua, “Be brave and strong! I will help you lead the people of Israel into the land that I have promised them.”

Deuteronomy 5:26

Has anyone else ever heard the only true God speaking from fire, as we have? And even if they have, would they live to tell about it?

Hebrews 12:22

You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate.

Hebrews 3:12

My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God.

1 Timothy 6:16

Only God lives forever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen God or ever can see him. God will be honored, and his power will last forever. Amen.

1 Timothy 4:10

We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, but especially of those who have faith. This is why we work and struggle so hard.

1 Timothy 3:16

Here is the great mystery of our religion: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory.

1 Timothy 3:2

That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.

Colossians 1:5

because what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You first heard about this hope when you believed the true message, which is the good news.

Galatians 3:1

You stupid Galatians! I told you exactly how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross. Has someone now put an evil spell on you?

2 Corinthians 6:16

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, “I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Acts 14:15

Why are you doing this? We are humans just like you. Please give up all this foolishness. Turn to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

John 6:69

We have faith in you, and we are sure that you are God's Holy One.”

John 1:17

The Law was given by Moses, but Jesus Christ brought us undeserved kindness and truth.

Daniel 6:26

I command everyone in my kingdom to worship and honor the God of Daniel. He is the living God, the one who lives forever. His power and his kingdom will never end.

Jeremiah 23:36

It seems that you each have your own news! So if you say, “Here is news from the Lord,” you are twisting my words into a lie. Remember that I am your God, the Lord All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 1:18

My power will make you strong like a fortress or a column of iron or a wall of bronze. You will oppose all of Judah, including its kings and leaders, its priests and people.

Psalm 84:2

Deep in my heart I long for your temple, and with all that I am I sing joyful songs to you.

Psalm 42:2

In my heart, I am thirsty for you, the living God. When will I see your face?

1 Samuel 17:36

Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!

Hebrews 9:14

But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. This is why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.

2 Timothy 2:20

In a large house some dishes are made of gold or silver, while others are made of wood or clay. Some of these are special, and others are not.

1 Timothy 3:5

If they don't know how to control their own families, how can they look after God's people?

2 Corinthians 6:7

We have spoken the truth, and God's power has worked in us. In all our struggles we have said and done only what is right.

2 Corinthians 3:3

You are like a letter written by Christ and delivered by us. But you are not written with pen and ink or on tablets made of stone. You are written in our hearts by the Spirit of the living God.

John 18:37

“So you are a king,” Pilate replied. “You are saying that I am a king,” Jesus told him. “I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice.”

Hosea 1:10

Someday it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People,” but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God.”

Jeremiah 10:10

You, Lord, are the only true and living God. You will rule for all time. When you are angry the earth shakes, and nations are destroyed.

2 Kings 19:4

Please pray for those of us who are left alive. The king of Assyria sent his army commander to insult the living God. Perhaps the Lord heard what he said and will do something, if you will pray.

1 Corinthians 3:16

All of you surely know you are God's temple and his Spirit lives in you.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Don't cause problems for Jews or Greeks or anyone else who belongs to God's church.

1 Timothy 3:14

I hope to visit you soon. But I am writing these instructions,

2 Timothy 2:19

But the foundation God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”

Hebrews 10:21

We have a great high priest who is in charge of God's house.

1 Peter 4:17

God has already begun judging his own people. And if his judgment begins with us, imagine how terrible it will be for those who refuse to obey his message. The Scriptures say,