Acts 5:31

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God used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne as leader and savior. He did this to lead the people of Israel to him, to change the way they think and act, and to forgive their sins.

Cross References

Psalm 89:19

Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: “I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.

Psalm 89:24

My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.

Isaiah 43:11

I alone am the Lord, and there is no savior except me.

Isaiah 43:3

I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Egypt is the ransom I exchanged for you. Sudan and Seba are the price I paid for you.

Isaiah 45:21

Speak and present your case. Yes, let them consult one another. Who revealed this in the distant past and predicted it long ago? Wasn’t it I, the Lord? There is no other God except me. There is no other righteous God and Savior besides me.

Isaiah 49:26

I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will become drunk on their own blood as though it were new wine. Then all humanity will know that I am the Lord, who saves you, the Mighty One of Jacob, who reclaims you.

Isaiah 9:6

A child will be born for us. A son will be given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. He will be named: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Ezekiel 17:24

Then all the trees in the field will know that I am the Lord. I cut down tall trees, and I make small trees grow tall. I dry up green trees, and I make dry trees grow. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”

Ezekiel 34:24

I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be their prince. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live in the land that I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They, their children, and their grandchildren will live in it permanently. My servant David will always be their prince.

Daniel 10:21

However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the true writings. No one will support me when I fight these commanders except your commander, Michael.

Daniel 9:25

Learn, then, and understand that from the time the command is given to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the anointed prince comes, seven sets of seven time periods and sixty-two sets of seven time periods will pass. Jerusalem will be restored and rebuilt with a city square and a moat during the troubles of those times.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out the Spirit of blessing and mercy on David’s family and on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look at me, whom they have stabbed. Then they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will cry bitterly for him as one cries for a firstborn son.

Matthew 1:21

She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus [He Saves], because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 28:18

When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Mark 2:10

I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man,

Mark 4:12

‘They see clearly but don’t perceive. They hear clearly but don’t understand. They never return to me and are never forgiven.’ ”

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David’s city.

Luke 24:47

Scripture also says that by the authority of Jesus people would be told to turn to God and change the way they think and act so that their sins will be forgiven. This would be told to people from all nations, beginning in the city of Jerusalem.

John 4:42

They told the woman, “Our faith is no longer based on what you’ve said. We have heard him ourselves, and we know that he really is the savior of the world.”

Acts 11:18

When the others heard this, they had no further objections. They praised God by saying, “Then God has also led people who are not Jewish to turn to him so that they can change the way they think and act and have eternal life.”

Acts 13:23

“God had the Savior, Jesus, come to Israel from David’s descendants, as he had promised.

Acts 2:33

God the Father used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne. Jesus has also received and has poured out the Holy Spirit as the Father had promised, and this is what you’re seeing and hearing.

Acts 2:36

“All the people of Israel should know beyond a doubt that God made Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

Acts 2:38

Peter answered them, “All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.

Acts 3:15

and you killed the source of life. But God brought him back to life, and we are witnesses to that.

Acts 3:19

So change the way you think and act, and turn ⌞to God⌟ to have your sins removed.

Acts 3:26

God has brought his servant back to life and has sent him to you first. God did this to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”

Acts 4:11

He is the stone that the builders rejected, the stone that has become the cornerstone.

2 Corinthians 2:10

If you forgive someone, so do I. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did in the presence of Christ for your benefit.

Ephesians 1:7

Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.

Philippians 3:20

We, however, are citizens of heaven. We look forward to the Lord Jesus Christ coming from heaven as our Savior.

Colossians 1:14

His Son paid the price to free us, which means that our sins are forgiven.

Titus 1:4

To Titus, a genuine child in the faith we share. Good will  and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior are yours!

Titus 2:10

or steal from them. Instead, tell slaves to show their masters how good and completely loyal they can be. Then they will show the beauty of the teachings about God our Savior in everything they do.

Titus 2:13

At the same time we can expect what we hope for—the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 12:2

We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Now he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.

Hebrews 2:10

God is the one for whom and through whom everything exists. Therefore, while God was bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was the right time to bring Jesus, the source of their salvation, to the end of his work through suffering.

1 Peter 3:22

Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who have obtained a faith that is as valuable as ours, a faith based on the approval that comes from our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:11

Then you will also be given the wealth of entering into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:20

People can know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and escape the world’s filth. But if they get involved in this filth again and give in to it, they are worse off than they were before.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the good will  and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him now and for that eternal day! Amen.

1 John 4:14

We have seen and testify to the fact that the Father sent his Son as the Savior of the world.

Jude 1:25

Before time began, now, and for eternity glory, majesty, power, and authority belong to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever  belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood