1 Timothy 1:15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

1:15 ESV

逐节对照

English Standard Version - The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
新标点和合本 - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这话可信，值得完全接受：“基督耶稣到世上来是要拯救罪人”，而在罪人中我是个罪魁。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这话可信，值得完全接受：“基督耶稣到世上来是要拯救罪人”，而在罪人中我是个罪魁。
当代译本 - 这句话千真万确、完全可信：“基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”在罪人中我是个罪魁，
圣经新译本 - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是值得完全接纳的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。
中文标准译本 - “基督耶稣来到这世界，为要拯救罪人。”这话是信实的，值得完全接受。在罪人中我是首恶，
现代标点和合本 - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁！
和合本（拼音版） - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。
New International Version - Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
New International Reader's Version - Here is a saying that you can trust. It should be accepted completely. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst sinner of all.
New Living Translation - This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
The Message - Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever. Deep honor and bright glory to the King of All Time— One God, Immortal, Invisible, ever and always. Oh, yes! I’m passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we’re in.
Christian Standard Bible - This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” — and I am the worst of them.
New American Standard Bible - It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
New King James Version - This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Amplified Bible - This is a faithful and trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance and approval, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
American Standard Version - Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
King James Version - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
New English Translation - This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!
World English Bible - The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
新標點和合本 - 「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這話可信，值得完全接受：「基督耶穌到世上來是要拯救罪人」，而在罪人中我是個罪魁。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這話可信，值得完全接受：「基督耶穌到世上來是要拯救罪人」，而在罪人中我是個罪魁。
當代譯本 - 這句話千真萬確、完全可信：「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」在罪人中我是個罪魁，
聖經新譯本 - “基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。”這話是可信的，是值得完全接納的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。
呂振中譯本 - 有一句話是可信可靠，是全然值得悅納的，就是：『基督耶穌到世界上來、是要拯救罪人』；其中的罪魁呢、我就是；
中文標準譯本 - 「基督耶穌來到這世界，為要拯救罪人。」這話是信實的，值得完全接受。在罪人中我是首惡，
現代標點和合本 - 「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁！
文理和合譯本 - 基督耶穌臨世以救罪人、誠哉是言、宜盡納之、其中我為元惡、
文理委辦譯本 - 有一言可信可嘉者、即基督耶穌臨世救罪人、其中我乃元惡、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 基督耶穌臨世、以救罪人、此言可信、人當悅納者、罪人中我本元惡、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 吾人常言、基督之降生斯世、為救罪人也。旨哉言乎、不我欺也。而罪人之中、吾其尤著者也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Este mensaje es digno de crédito y merece ser aceptado por todos: que Cristo Jesús vino al mundo a salvar a los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero.
현대인의 성경 - 여기에 모든 사람이 받아들여도 좋은 믿을 만한 말이 있습니다. 그리스도 예수님이 죄인들을 구원하시려고 세상에 오셨다는 것이 바로 그것입니다. 나는 죄인 중에서도 두목입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Правильно и достоверно изречение: Иисус Христос пришел в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников, самый худший из которых – я.
Восточный перевод - Правильно и достоверно изречение: «Иса Масих пришёл в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников», а я самый худший из них.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Правильно и достоверно изречение: «Иса аль-Масих пришёл в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников», а я самый худший из них.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Правильно и достоверно изречение: «Исо Масех пришёл в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников», а я самый худший из них.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - La parole que voici est certaine, elle mérite d’être reçue sans réserve : « Jésus-Christ est venu dans ce monde pour sauver des pécheurs. » Je suis, pour ma part, l’exemple type d’entre eux.
リビングバイブル - 「キリスト・イエスは、罪人を救うためにこの世に来てくださった」ということばは真実で、そのとおり受け入れるべきものです。私は、その罪人の中でも筆頭格の人間です。
Nestle Aland 28 - πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος, ὅτι Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι, ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος: ὅτι Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι, ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Esta afirmação é fiel e digna de toda aceitação: Cristo Jesus veio ao mundo para salvar os pecadores, dos quais eu sou o pior.
Hoffnung für alle - Denn das steht unumstößlich fest, darauf dürfen wir vertrauen: Jesus Christus ist in diese Welt gekommen, um uns gottlose Menschen zu retten. Ich selbst bin der Schlimmste von ihnen.
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Job 42:6 - therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Ezekiel 16:63 - that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.”
Acts 11:18 - When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
1 Timothy 1:19 - holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
Matthew 18:10 - “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Ezekiel 36:31 - Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations.
Ezekiel 36:32 - It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.
Revelation 21:5 - And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Acts 11:1 - Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
2 Timothy 2:11 - The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
Romans 3:24 - and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25 - whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Romans 3:26 - It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 5:6 - For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
1 John 3:8 - Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:1 - The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
John 3:36 - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Titus 3:8 - The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
Acts 3:26 - God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
Revelation 22:6 - And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
Revelation 5:9 - And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
John 1:29 - The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Hebrews 7:25 - Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
Ephesians 3:8 - To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
1 Corinthians 15:9 - For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
1 John 4:9 - In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
1 John 4:10 - In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 Timothy 1:13 - though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Matthew 9:13 - Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
1 Timothy 4:9 - The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.
1 John 3:5 - You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
Matthew 1:21 - She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Luke 5:32 - I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
Romans 5:8 - but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:9 - Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
Matthew 20:28 - even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
John 1:12 - But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
John 12:47 - If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:17 - For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Mark 2:17 - And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

English Standard Version - The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
新标点和合本 - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这话可信，值得完全接受：“基督耶稣到世上来是要拯救罪人”，而在罪人中我是个罪魁。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这话可信，值得完全接受：“基督耶稣到世上来是要拯救罪人”，而在罪人中我是个罪魁。
当代译本 - 这句话千真万确、完全可信：“基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”在罪人中我是个罪魁，
圣经新译本 - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是值得完全接纳的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。
中文标准译本 - “基督耶稣来到这世界，为要拯救罪人。”这话是信实的，值得完全接受。在罪人中我是首恶，
现代标点和合本 - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁！
和合本（拼音版） - “基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。
New International Version - Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
New International Reader's Version - Here is a saying that you can trust. It should be accepted completely. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst sinner of all.
New Living Translation - This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
The Message - Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever. Deep honor and bright glory to the King of All Time— One God, Immortal, Invisible, ever and always. Oh, yes! I’m passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we’re in.
Christian Standard Bible - This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” — and I am the worst of them.
New American Standard Bible - It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
New King James Version - This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Amplified Bible - This is a faithful and trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance and approval, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
American Standard Version - Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
King James Version - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
New English Translation - This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!
World English Bible - The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
新標點和合本 - 「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這話可信，值得完全接受：「基督耶穌到世上來是要拯救罪人」，而在罪人中我是個罪魁。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這話可信，值得完全接受：「基督耶穌到世上來是要拯救罪人」，而在罪人中我是個罪魁。
當代譯本 - 這句話千真萬確、完全可信：「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」在罪人中我是個罪魁，
聖經新譯本 - “基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。”這話是可信的，是值得完全接納的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。
呂振中譯本 - 有一句話是可信可靠，是全然值得悅納的，就是：『基督耶穌到世界上來、是要拯救罪人』；其中的罪魁呢、我就是；
中文標準譯本 - 「基督耶穌來到這世界，為要拯救罪人。」這話是信實的，值得完全接受。在罪人中我是首惡，
現代標點和合本 - 「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁！
文理和合譯本 - 基督耶穌臨世以救罪人、誠哉是言、宜盡納之、其中我為元惡、
文理委辦譯本 - 有一言可信可嘉者、即基督耶穌臨世救罪人、其中我乃元惡、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 基督耶穌臨世、以救罪人、此言可信、人當悅納者、罪人中我本元惡、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 吾人常言、基督之降生斯世、為救罪人也。旨哉言乎、不我欺也。而罪人之中、吾其尤著者也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Este mensaje es digno de crédito y merece ser aceptado por todos: que Cristo Jesús vino al mundo a salvar a los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero.
현대인의 성경 - 여기에 모든 사람이 받아들여도 좋은 믿을 만한 말이 있습니다. 그리스도 예수님이 죄인들을 구원하시려고 세상에 오셨다는 것이 바로 그것입니다. 나는 죄인 중에서도 두목입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Правильно и достоверно изречение: Иисус Христос пришел в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников, самый худший из которых – я.
Восточный перевод - Правильно и достоверно изречение: «Иса Масих пришёл в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников», а я самый худший из них.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Правильно и достоверно изречение: «Иса аль-Масих пришёл в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников», а я самый худший из них.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Правильно и достоверно изречение: «Исо Масех пришёл в этот мир, чтобы спасти грешников», а я самый худший из них.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - La parole que voici est certaine, elle mérite d’être reçue sans réserve : « Jésus-Christ est venu dans ce monde pour sauver des pécheurs. » Je suis, pour ma part, l’exemple type d’entre eux.
リビングバイブル - 「キリスト・イエスは、罪人を救うためにこの世に来てくださった」ということばは真実で、そのとおり受け入れるべきものです。私は、その罪人の中でも筆頭格の人間です。
Nestle Aland 28 - πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος, ὅτι Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι, ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος: ὅτι Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι, ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Esta afirmação é fiel e digna de toda aceitação: Cristo Jesus veio ao mundo para salvar os pecadores, dos quais eu sou o pior.
Hoffnung für alle - Denn das steht unumstößlich fest, darauf dürfen wir vertrauen: Jesus Christus ist in diese Welt gekommen, um uns gottlose Menschen zu retten. Ich selbst bin der Schlimmste von ihnen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là lời trung thực, đáng được mọi người tin nhận: Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-xu đã xuống trần gian để cứu vớt người tội lỗi. Trong những người tội lỗi ấy, ta nặng tội nhất.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ข้อความนี้เป็นความจริงซึ่งสมควรแก่การยอมรับโดยไม่มีข้อกังขา คือพระเยซูคริสต์เสด็จเข้ามาในโลกเพื่อช่วยคนบาปให้รอด และในบรรดาคนบาปข้าพเจ้าเป็นตัวร้ายที่สุด
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ข้อความนี้เป็นที่ไว้ใจได้ สมควรที่คนทั้งปวงจะยอมรับ คือพระเยซูคริสต์ได้เข้ามาในโลกเพื่อช่วยคนบาปทั้งหลายให้รอดพ้น ข้าพเจ้านี่แหละ เป็นตัวเอกในหมู่คนบาป

Job 42:6 - therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Ezekiel 16:63 - that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.”
Acts 11:18 - When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
1 Timothy 1:19 - holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
Matthew 18:10 - “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Ezekiel 36:31 - Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations.
Ezekiel 36:32 - It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.
Revelation 21:5 - And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Acts 11:1 - Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
2 Timothy 2:11 - The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
Romans 3:24 - and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25 - whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Romans 3:26 - It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 5:6 - For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
1 John 3:8 - Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:1 - The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
John 3:36 - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Titus 3:8 - The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
Acts 3:26 - God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
Revelation 22:6 - And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
Revelation 5:9 - And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
John 1:29 - The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Hebrews 7:25 - Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
Ephesians 3:8 - To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
1 Corinthians 15:9 - For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
1 John 4:9 - In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
1 John 4:10 - In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 Timothy 1:13 - though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Matthew 9:13 - Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
1 Timothy 4:9 - The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.
1 John 3:5 - You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
Matthew 1:21 - She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Luke 5:32 - I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
Romans 5:8 - but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:9 - Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
Matthew 20:28 - even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
John 1:12 - But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
John 12:47 - If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:17 - For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Mark 2:17 - And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”