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John 4:12
Surely you’re not greater than our ancestor Jacob, are you? For he gave us this well and drank from it himself, along with his sons and his livestock.”
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Romans 9:5
To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
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Hebrews 7:1-7
Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder.And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too are descendants of Abraham.But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,
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John 5:18
For this reason the Jewish leaders were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.
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Matthew 12:41-42
The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now, something greater than Jonah is here!The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon– and now, something greater than Solomon is here!
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John 19:7
The Jewish leaders replied,“ We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”
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John 10:29-30
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.The Father and I are one.”
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John 8:58
Jesus said to them,“ I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!”
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Matthew 12:6
I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
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Hebrews 3:2-3
who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s house.For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
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John 12:34
Then the crowd responded,“ We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How can you say,‘ The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
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John 10:33
The Jewish leaders replied,“ We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”
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Isaiah 9:6
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.