who diedfor us, sothat whetherwe are awakeorasleep,we will livetogetherwith Him.
justas the Sonof Mandid not cometo be served,but to serve,and to giveHis lifea ransomfor many."
"I amthe goodshepherd;the goodshepherdlays downHis lifefor the sheep.
evenas the FatherknowsMe and I knowthe Father;and I lay downMy lifefor the sheep.
"For thisreasonthe FatherlovesMe, becauseI lay downMy lifesothat I may takeit again.
"Greaterlovehasno onethan this,that onelay downhis lifefor his friends.
whois the one who condemns?ChristJesusis He who died,yes,ratherwho was raised,whois at the right handof God,whoalsointercedesfor us.
For I deliveredto you as of first importancewhatI alsoreceived,that Christdiedfor our sinsaccordingto the Scriptures,
and He diedfor all,sothat they who livemight no longerlivefor themselves,but for Him who diedand rose againon their behalf.
He madeHim who knewnosin[to be] sinon our behalf,sothat we might becomethe righteousnessof Godin Him.
and walkin love,justas Christalsolovedyou and gaveHimselfup for us, an offeringand a sacrificeto Godas a fragrantaroma.
But we do not wantyou to be uninformed,brethren,aboutthosewho are asleep,sothat you will not grieveas do the restwho havenohope.
For thiswe sayto you by the wordof the Lord,that we who are aliveand remainuntilthe comingof the Lord,will not precedethosewho have fallen asleep.
Thenwe who are aliveand remainwill be caughtup togetherwith them in the cloudsto meetthe Lordin the air,and sowe shall alwaysbe with the Lord.
so thenlet us not sleepas othersdo, but let us be alertand sober.
who gaveHimselfas a ransomfor all,the testimony[given] at the propertime.
It is a trustworthystatement:For ifwe diedwith Him, we will alsolivewith Him;
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
and He Himselfboreour sinsin His bodyon the cross,sothat we might dieto sinand liveto righteousness;for by His woundsyou were healed.
For Christalsodiedfor sinsonce for all,[the] justfor [the] unjust,sothat He might bringus to God,having been put to deathin the flesh,but made alivein the spirit;