Acts 13:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My friends, the message is that Jesus can forgive your sins! The Law of Moses could not set you free from all your sins.

Cross References

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 32:1

Our God, you bless everyone whose sins you forgive and wipe away.

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.”

Ezekiel 36:32

People of Israel, I'm not doing these things for your sake. You sinned against me, and you must suffer shame and disgrace for what you have done. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Daniel 3:18

But even if he doesn't, we still won't worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up.”

Daniel 9:24

God has decided that for seventy weeks, your people and your holy city must suffer as the price of their sins. Then evil will disappear, and justice will rule for ever; the visions and words of the prophets will come true, and a most holy place will be dedicated.

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.

Matthew 1:21

Then after her baby is born, name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

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 1:29

The next day, John saw Jesus coming towards him and said: Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

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 2:14

Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear voice to the crowd: Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I have to say!

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 28:28

Paul said, “You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen.”

Acts 4:10

But there is something we must tell you and everyone else in Israel. This man is standing here completely well because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You put Jesus to death on a cross, but God raised him to life.

Acts 5:31

and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.

Ephesians 1:7

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,

Ephesians 4:32

Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.

Colossians 1:14

who forgives our sins and sets us free.

Hebrews 8:6

Now Christ has been appointed to serve as a priest in a much better way, and he has given us much assurance of a better agreement.

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 John 2:12

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