31 Bible Verses about Identity

For you died [with Christ, See 2:20], and your life is [now] hidden with Christ in [fellowship with] God.

At one time you [Gentiles] were not a [chosen] people, but now you are God's [special] people. Once you had not received [His] mercy, but now you have received it.

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken [in your reasoning], not knowing [what] the Scriptures [teach] or [how much] power God has.

On their second trip Joseph identified himself to his brothers, and Pharaoh was made aware of his origins.

And you people belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

But now that you have come to know God [as your Father], or rather, to be known by Him [as His children], how can you turn back again to the weak, cheap, elementary teachings [of the law of Moses], to which you [seem to] desire to become enslaved?

who gave Himself as a ransom on behalf of all people [i.e., as a substitute in place of others]. The proper time for the testimony [of this event to be proclaimed] has arrived. [Note: The correct meaning of the foregoing sentence is very difficult to determine].

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn One [i.e., who takes preeminence] over all that is created.

And Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], the Son of the living God."

Get rid of the old yeast [i.e., of sin, and especially the unrepentant sinner], so that you can be a new batch of dough, without yeast in it [i.e., a godly church without unrepentant sinners in it] as [I know] you really are. For our Passover [Lamb], Christ, has already been sacrificed.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name. [Note: Here Paul resumes the prayer he began in verse 1].

[This letter is from] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope [of never ending life. See Titus 3:7].

[I am] not [saying] that anyone has [ever] seen the Father, except the One who is from God [i.e., Jesus] has seen Him.

And whatever you would like people to do to you, do the same thing to them.

If I am not doing my Father's deeds [i.e., miracles], do not believe me.

For through Him we [Jews and Gentiles] both have access to the Father by means of one Holy Spirit.

You should withstand his efforts by maintaining a strong faith [in God], remembering that your [Christian] brothers in [the rest of] the world are experiencing [and enduring] suffering similar to yours.

Now He said this to test Philip, for He [already] knew what He was going to do.

Then certain experts in the law of Moses and some Pharisees answered Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we would like to see you perform a [supernatural] sign."

By [having] faith, when Moses was grown up, he refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

We know that our old self was [figuratively] crucified with Christ, in order that the body of sin [i.e., our whole life of sin] might be destroyed [i.e., become powerless to control our actions and thoughts], so that we should not be enslaved to the practice of sin any longer.

So, that disciple whom Jesus loved [i.e., probably the apostle John] said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard it was the Lord, he wrapped his outer robe around him, (for he [had taken it off and] was wearing only his underclothing) and jumped into the lake.

After thinking about the matter [for awhile], he decided to go to the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, where a large gathering [of Christians] was praying.

I will boast on behalf of this person, but I will not boast about myself [anymore], except about my weaknesses.

Also, there are heavenly bodies [i.e., stars and planets] and earthly bodies [i.e., men and animals]. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one [kind], and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another [kind].

He called you [to this salvation] through our Gospel message, in order that you could obtain the splendor of our Lord Jesus Christ [in heaven].

And she had a sister named Mary who was also sitting at the Lord's feet, listening to what He said.

Then Jesus said to them, "Why are you [so] upset? And why are you having doubts [about me] in your minds?