Acts 13:39

The Passion Translation

Everyone who believes in him is set free from sin and guilt—something the law of Moses had no power to do.

Cross References

Psalm 143:2

Don’t bring me into your courtroom for judgment, for there is no one who is righteous before you.

Isaiah 53:11

After the great anguish of his soul, he will see light and be fully satisfied. By knowing him, the righteous one, my servant will make many to be righteous, because he, their sin-bearer, carried away their sins.

Jeremiah 31:32

It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt. They broke that covenant even though I was their husband,” declares Yahweh.

Luke 10:25

Just then a religious scholar stood before Jesus in order to test his doctrines. He posed this question: “Teacher, what requirement must I fulfill if I want to live forever in heaven?”

Luke 10:28

Jesus said, “That is correct. Now go and do exactly that and you will live.”

Luke 18:14

“Which one of them left for home that day reconciled to God? The humble tax collector, not the religious leader! For everyone who praises himself will one day be publicly humiliated, and everyone who humbles himself will one day be publicly honored and lifted up.”

John 1:17

Moses gave us the Law, but Jesus, the Anointed One, unveils truth wrapped in tender mercy.

John 5:24

“I speak to you an eternal truth: if you embrace my message and believe in the One who sent me, you will never face condemnation. In me, you have already passed from the realm of death into eternal life!”

Acts 10:43

And not only us, but all of the prophets agree in their writings that everyone who believes in him receives complete forgiveness of sins through the power of his name.”

Romans 10:10

The heart that believes in him receives the gift of the righteousness of God—and then the mouth confesses, resulting in salvation.

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law. And because of him, God has transferred his perfect righteousness to all who believe.

Romans 3:19

Now, we realize that everything the law says is addressed to those who are under its authority. This is for two reasons: So that every excuse will be silenced, with no boasting of innocence. And so that the entire world will be held accountable to God’s standards.

Romans 3:20

For by the merit of observing the law no one earns the status of being declared righteous before God, for it is the law that fully exposes and unmasks the reality of sin.

Romans 4:15

For the law provokes punishment, and where no law exists there cannot be a violation of the law.

Romans 4:24

but also over us. For when we believe and embrace the one who brought our Lord Jesus back to life, perfect righteousness will be credited to our account as well.

Romans 5:1

Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and he now declares us flawless in his eyes. This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us.

Romans 5:20

So then, the law was introduced into God’s plan to bring the reality of human sinfulness out of hiding. And yet, wherever sin increased, there was more than enough of God’s grace to triumph all the more!

Romans 5:9

And there is still much more to say of his unfailing love for us! For through the blood of Jesus we have heard the powerful declaration, “You are now righteous in my sight.” And because of the sacrifice of Jesus, you will never experience the wrath of God.

Romans 8:1

So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One.

Romans 8:3

For God achieved what the law was unable to accomplish, because the law was limited by the weakness of human nature. Yet God sent us his Son in human form to identify with human weakness. Clothed with humanity, God’s Son gave his body to be the sin-offering so that God could once and for all condemn the guilt and power of sin.

Romans 9:31

Yet Israel, even though pursuing a legal righteousness, did not attain to it.

1 Corinthians 6:11

It’s true that some of you once lived in those lifestyles, but now you have been purified from sin, made holy, and given a perfect standing before God—all because of the power of the name of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and through our union with the Spirit of our God.

Galatians 2:16

we know that no one receives God’s perfect righteousness as a reward for keeping the law, but only by the faith of Jesus, the Messiah! His faithfulness has saved us, and we have received God’s perfect righteousness. Now we know that God accepts no one by the keeping of religious laws!

Galatians 2:19

For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God.

Galatians 3:8

And the Scripture prophesied that on the basis of faith God would declare gentiles to be righteous. God announced the good news ahead of time to Abraham: “Through your example of faith, all the nations will be blessed!”

Galatians 5:3

I say it again emphatically: If you let yourselves be circumcised you are obliged to fulfill every single one of the commandments and regulations of the law!

Hebrews 10:11

Yet every day priests still serve, ritually offering the same sacrifices again and again—sacrifices that can never take away sin’s guilt.

Hebrews 10:4

For what power does the blood of bulls and goats have to remove sin’s guilt?

Hebrews 7:19

For the law has never made anyone perfect, but in its place is a far better hope which gives us confidence to experience intimacy with God!