Salvation Verses
The greatest gift — God's plan of redemption through Jesus Christ.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, {hath...: or, to all men, hath appeared}
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; {glorious...: Gr. the appearance of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ}
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; {abundantly: Gr. richly}
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard {him};
For it became him, for whom {are} all things, and by whom {are} all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto {his} brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things {pertaining} to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard {it}. {the word...: Gr. the word of hearing} {not being...: or, because they were not united by faith to}