Philippians 3:10 I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way wit...

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The Message - I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.
新标点和合本 - 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 使我认识基督，知道他复活的大能，并且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 使我认识基督，知道他复活的大能，并且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
当代译本 - 我渴望认识基督和祂复活的大能，与祂一同受苦，甚至到死的地步，
圣经新译本 - 使我认识基督和他复活的大能，并且在他所受的苦上有分，受他所受的死；
中文标准译本 - 并且为要认识基督和他复活的大能，要在他的苦难里相契合，效法他的死，
现代标点和合本 - 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本（拼音版） - 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
New International Version - I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
New International Reader's Version - I want to know Christ better. Yes, I want to know the power that raised him from the dead. I want to join him in his sufferings. I want to become like him by sharing in his death.
English Standard Version - that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
New Living Translation - I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
Christian Standard Bible - My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
New American Standard Bible - that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
New King James Version - that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Amplified Bible - And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did];
American Standard Version - that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
King James Version - That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
New English Translation - My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,
World English Bible - that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,
新標點和合本 - 使我認識基督，曉得他復活的大能，並且曉得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 使我認識基督，知道他復活的大能，並且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 使我認識基督，知道他復活的大能，並且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
當代譯本 - 我渴望認識基督和祂復活的大能，與祂一同受苦，甚至到死的地步，
聖經新譯本 - 使我認識基督和他復活的大能，並且在他所受的苦上有分，受他所受的死；
呂振中譯本 - 使我認識基督、和他復活的大能力，以及和他一同受苦的團契，而有和他同死的形質，
中文標準譯本 - 並且為要認識基督和他復活的大能，要在他的苦難裡相契合，效法他的死，
現代標點和合本 - 使我認識基督，曉得他復活的大能，並且曉得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
文理和合譯本 - 俾知基督與其復起之能、並與其苦而效其死、
文理委辦譯本 - 欲知基督復生之大用、共受其苦而效其死、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 欲知基督及其復生之能、且知共受其苦而效其死、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 予渴欲識之更深、而親領其復活之力量、且與之共受苦難追踵其死、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Lo he perdido todo a fin de conocer a Cristo, experimentar el poder que se manifestó en su resurrección, participar en sus sufrimientos y llegar a ser semejante a él en su muerte.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 원하는 것은 그리스도를 바로 알고 그분의 부활의 능력을 체험하며 그분의 고난에 참여하고 그분의 죽음을 본받아
Новый Русский Перевод - Я хочу познать Христа и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
Восточный перевод - Я хочу познать Масиха и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я хочу познать аль-Масиха и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я хочу познать Масеха и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - C’est ainsi que je pourrai connaître Christ, c’est-à-dire expérimenter la puissance de sa résurrection et avoir part à ses souffrances, en devenant semblable à lui jusque dans sa mort,
リビングバイブル - 私は今、ほかのことはいっさい考えず、ただこのことだけを求めています。つまり、真にキリストを知ること、キリストを復活させた力を、この身をもって体験すること、そして、キリストと共に苦しみ、また死ぬとはどういうことかを知ることです。
Nestle Aland 28 - τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτὸν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ καὶ [τὴν] κοινωνίαν [τῶν] παθημάτων αὐτοῦ, συμμορφιζόμενος τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτὸν, καὶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ κοινωνίαν παθημάτων αὐτοῦ, συμμορφιζόμενος τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ,
Nova Versão Internacional - Quero conhecer Cristo, o poder da sua ressurreição e a participação em seus sofrimentos, tornando-me como ele em sua morte
Hoffnung für alle - Um Christus allein geht es mir. Ihn will ich immer besser kennen lernen: Ich will die Kraft seiner Auferstehung erfahren, aber auch seine Leiden möchte ich mit ihm teilen und mein Leben ganz für Gott aufgeben, so wie es Jesus am Kreuz getan hat .
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đó là phương pháp duy nhất để biết Chúa Cứu Thế, để kinh nghiệm quyền năng phục sinh của Ngài, để chia sẻ những nỗi khổ đau và chịu chết với Ngài.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ข้าพเจ้าต้องการรู้จักพระคริสต์และมีประสบการณ์ในฤทธิ์อำนาจแห่งการคืนพระชนม์ของพระองค์และร่วมสามัคคีธรรมในการทนทุกข์ของพระองค์ เป็นเหมือนพระองค์ในการสิ้นพระชนม์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อข้าพเจ้าจะได้รู้จักพระคริสต์และอานุภาพแห่งการฟื้นคืนชีวิตจากความตาย และร่วมรับการทนทุกข์ของพระองค์ เป็นเหมือนพระองค์ในการสิ้นชีวิตของพระองค์

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1 Thessalonians 4:15 - And then this: We can tell you with complete confidence—we have the Master’s word on it—that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they’ll be ahead of us. The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God’s trumpet blast! He’ll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise—they’ll go first. Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time will be caught up with them into the clouds to meet the Master. Oh, we’ll be walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.
John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
John 5:25 - “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:28 - “Don’t act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice. Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
Acts 2:37 - Cut to the quick, those who were there listening asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers! Brothers! So now what do we do?”
Acts 2:38 - Peter said, “Change your life. Turn to God and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven. Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is targeted to you and your children, but also to all who are far away—whomever, in fact, our Master God invites.”
Matthew 20:23 - Jesus said, “Come to think of it, you are going to drink my cup. But as to awarding places of honor, that’s not my business. My Father is taking care of that.”
1 Corinthians 15:21 - There is a nice symmetry in this: Death initially came by a man, and resurrection from death came by a man. Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ. But we have to wait our turn: Christ is first, then those with him at his Coming, the grand consummation when, after crushing the opposition, he hands over his kingdom to God the Father. He won’t let up until the last enemy is down—and the very last enemy is death! As the psalmist said, “He laid them low, one and all; he walked all over them.” When Scripture says that “he walked all over them,” it’s obvious that he couldn’t at the same time be walked on. When everything and everyone is finally under God’s rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with everyone else, showing that God’s rule is absolutely comprehensive—a perfect ending!
1 Peter 1:3 - What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.
John 11:25 - “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”
2 Corinthians 4:13 - We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
Romans 8:29 - God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
Colossians 1:24 - I want you to know how glad I am that it’s me sitting here in this jail and not you. There’s a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church’s part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God’s way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.
1 Peter 4:14 - If you’re abused because of Christ, count yourself fortunate. It’s the Spirit of God and his glory in you that brought you to the notice of others. If they’re on you because you broke the law or disturbed the peace, that’s a different matter. But if it’s because you’re a Christian, don’t give it a second thought. Be proud of the distinguished status reflected in that name!
1 Peter 4:1 - Since Jesus went through everything you’re going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way. Then you’ll be able to live out your days free to pursue what God wants instead of being tyrannized by what you want.
Romans 6:3 - That’s what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Each of us is raised into a light-filled world by our Father so that we can see where we’re going in our new grace-sovereign country.
Romans 6:6 - Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life—no longer captive to sin’s demands! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God. That’s what Jesus did.
Colossians 3:1 - So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.
Ephesians 1:20 - All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.

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交叉引用

The Message - I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.
新标点和合本 - 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 使我认识基督，知道他复活的大能，并且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 使我认识基督，知道他复活的大能，并且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
当代译本 - 我渴望认识基督和祂复活的大能，与祂一同受苦，甚至到死的地步，
圣经新译本 - 使我认识基督和他复活的大能，并且在他所受的苦上有分，受他所受的死；
中文标准译本 - 并且为要认识基督和他复活的大能，要在他的苦难里相契合，效法他的死，
现代标点和合本 - 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本（拼音版） - 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
New International Version - I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
New International Reader's Version - I want to know Christ better. Yes, I want to know the power that raised him from the dead. I want to join him in his sufferings. I want to become like him by sharing in his death.
English Standard Version - that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
New Living Translation - I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
Christian Standard Bible - My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
New American Standard Bible - that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
New King James Version - that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Amplified Bible - And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did];
American Standard Version - that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
King James Version - That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
New English Translation - My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,
World English Bible - that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,
新標點和合本 - 使我認識基督，曉得他復活的大能，並且曉得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 使我認識基督，知道他復活的大能，並且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 使我認識基督，知道他復活的大能，並且知道和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
當代譯本 - 我渴望認識基督和祂復活的大能，與祂一同受苦，甚至到死的地步，
聖經新譯本 - 使我認識基督和他復活的大能，並且在他所受的苦上有分，受他所受的死；
呂振中譯本 - 使我認識基督、和他復活的大能力，以及和他一同受苦的團契，而有和他同死的形質，
中文標準譯本 - 並且為要認識基督和他復活的大能，要在他的苦難裡相契合，效法他的死，
現代標點和合本 - 使我認識基督，曉得他復活的大能，並且曉得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，
文理和合譯本 - 俾知基督與其復起之能、並與其苦而效其死、
文理委辦譯本 - 欲知基督復生之大用、共受其苦而效其死、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 欲知基督及其復生之能、且知共受其苦而效其死、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 予渴欲識之更深、而親領其復活之力量、且與之共受苦難追踵其死、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Lo he perdido todo a fin de conocer a Cristo, experimentar el poder que se manifestó en su resurrección, participar en sus sufrimientos y llegar a ser semejante a él en su muerte.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 원하는 것은 그리스도를 바로 알고 그분의 부활의 능력을 체험하며 그분의 고난에 참여하고 그분의 죽음을 본받아
Новый Русский Перевод - Я хочу познать Христа и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
Восточный перевод - Я хочу познать Масиха и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я хочу познать аль-Масиха и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я хочу познать Масеха и ту силу, что воскресила Его, я хочу разделить с Ним Его страдания и стать как Он в Его смерти.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - C’est ainsi que je pourrai connaître Christ, c’est-à-dire expérimenter la puissance de sa résurrection et avoir part à ses souffrances, en devenant semblable à lui jusque dans sa mort,
リビングバイブル - 私は今、ほかのことはいっさい考えず、ただこのことだけを求めています。つまり、真にキリストを知ること、キリストを復活させた力を、この身をもって体験すること、そして、キリストと共に苦しみ、また死ぬとはどういうことかを知ることです。
Nestle Aland 28 - τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτὸν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ καὶ [τὴν] κοινωνίαν [τῶν] παθημάτων αὐτοῦ, συμμορφιζόμενος τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτὸν, καὶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ κοινωνίαν παθημάτων αὐτοῦ, συμμορφιζόμενος τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ,
Nova Versão Internacional - Quero conhecer Cristo, o poder da sua ressurreição e a participação em seus sofrimentos, tornando-me como ele em sua morte
Hoffnung für alle - Um Christus allein geht es mir. Ihn will ich immer besser kennen lernen: Ich will die Kraft seiner Auferstehung erfahren, aber auch seine Leiden möchte ich mit ihm teilen und mein Leben ganz für Gott aufgeben, so wie es Jesus am Kreuz getan hat .
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đó là phương pháp duy nhất để biết Chúa Cứu Thế, để kinh nghiệm quyền năng phục sinh của Ngài, để chia sẻ những nỗi khổ đau và chịu chết với Ngài.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ข้าพเจ้าต้องการรู้จักพระคริสต์และมีประสบการณ์ในฤทธิ์อำนาจแห่งการคืนพระชนม์ของพระองค์และร่วมสามัคคีธรรมในการทนทุกข์ของพระองค์ เป็นเหมือนพระองค์ในการสิ้นพระชนม์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อข้าพเจ้าจะได้รู้จักพระคริสต์และอานุภาพแห่งการฟื้นคืนชีวิตจากความตาย และร่วมรับการทนทุกข์ของพระองค์ เป็นเหมือนพระองค์ในการสิ้นชีวิตของพระองค์

1 Thessalonians 4:15 - And then this: We can tell you with complete confidence—we have the Master’s word on it—that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they’ll be ahead of us. The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God’s trumpet blast! He’ll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise—they’ll go first. Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time will be caught up with them into the clouds to meet the Master. Oh, we’ll be walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.
John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
John 5:25 - “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:28 - “Don’t act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice. Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
Acts 2:37 - Cut to the quick, those who were there listening asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers! Brothers! So now what do we do?”
Acts 2:38 - Peter said, “Change your life. Turn to God and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven. Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is targeted to you and your children, but also to all who are far away—whomever, in fact, our Master God invites.”
Matthew 20:23 - Jesus said, “Come to think of it, you are going to drink my cup. But as to awarding places of honor, that’s not my business. My Father is taking care of that.”
1 Corinthians 15:21 - There is a nice symmetry in this: Death initially came by a man, and resurrection from death came by a man. Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ. But we have to wait our turn: Christ is first, then those with him at his Coming, the grand consummation when, after crushing the opposition, he hands over his kingdom to God the Father. He won’t let up until the last enemy is down—and the very last enemy is death! As the psalmist said, “He laid them low, one and all; he walked all over them.” When Scripture says that “he walked all over them,” it’s obvious that he couldn’t at the same time be walked on. When everything and everyone is finally under God’s rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with everyone else, showing that God’s rule is absolutely comprehensive—a perfect ending!
1 Peter 1:3 - What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.
John 11:25 - “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”
2 Corinthians 4:13 - We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
Romans 8:29 - God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
Colossians 1:24 - I want you to know how glad I am that it’s me sitting here in this jail and not you. There’s a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church’s part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God’s way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.
1 Peter 4:14 - If you’re abused because of Christ, count yourself fortunate. It’s the Spirit of God and his glory in you that brought you to the notice of others. If they’re on you because you broke the law or disturbed the peace, that’s a different matter. But if it’s because you’re a Christian, don’t give it a second thought. Be proud of the distinguished status reflected in that name!
1 Peter 4:1 - Since Jesus went through everything you’re going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way. Then you’ll be able to live out your days free to pursue what God wants instead of being tyrannized by what you want.
Romans 6:3 - That’s what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Each of us is raised into a light-filled world by our Father so that we can see where we’re going in our new grace-sovereign country.
Romans 6:6 - Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life—no longer captive to sin’s demands! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God. That’s what Jesus did.
Colossians 3:1 - So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.
Ephesians 1:20 - All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.