Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

A faithful

1 Timothy 1:19
holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them, as it respects faith have made shipwreck; of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander,
1 Timothy 3:1
This is a true saying: If any desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
1 Timothy 4:9
This is a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation:
2 Timothy 2:11
Assuredly true is the saying: If indeed we have died with him, we shall also live with him;
Titus 3:8
This saying is true, and in respect to these things, I will that you affirm strongly, in order that those who have believed in God may be careful to practice good works: these are the things that are honorable and profitable for men.
Revelation 21:5
And he that sat upon the throne said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write, for these words are true and faithful.
Revelation 22:6
And he said to me: These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly take place.

Worthy

John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the privilege of be coming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Acts 11:1
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
1 John 5:11
And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.

Of whom

1 Timothy 1:13
me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Ephesians 3:8
to me, who am by far the least of all the saints, has this grace been given, that I might preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

General references

Matthew 18:11
For the Son of man has come to save that which is lost.
Mark 2:10
But that you may know that the Son of man on earth has authority to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic,)
Luke 5:32
I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to repentance.
Luke 15:1
And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
1 Timothy 4:9
This is a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation: