Hebrews 12:23

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Luke 10:20

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”

Exodus 4:22

Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Israel is My son, My firstborn.

Psalm 94:2

Rise up, O Judge of the earth,
Render recompense to the proud.

Ephesians 1:22

And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,

Hebrews 11:40

because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.

Exodus 13:2

Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.”

Exodus 32:32

But now, if You will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!”

Deuteronomy 21:17

But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.

Psalm 50:5-6

“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Psalm 69:28

May they be blotted out of the book of life
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

Psalm 89:7

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?

Psalm 89:27

“I also shall make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

Psalm 96:13

Before the Lord, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with equity.

Psalm 111:1

Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,
In the company of the upright and in the assembly.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping they will come,
And by supplication I will lead them;
I will make them walk by streams of waters,
On a straight path in which they will not stumble;
For I am a father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Matthew 25:31-34

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.

John 5:27

and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.

1 Corinthians 15:49

Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.

1 Corinthians 15:54

But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.

2 Corinthians 5:8

we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Ephesians 5:24-27

But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

Philippians 1:21-23

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Philippians 3:12-21

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:3

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Colossians 1:12

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-7

This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

1 Timothy 3:5

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

Hebrews 6:10-12

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.

Hebrews 9:27

And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

James 1:18

In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

1 Peter 2:23

and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;

Revelation 7:14-17

I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 13:8

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

Revelation 14:4

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Revelation 20:15

And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

The general

Psalm 89:7
A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?
Psalm 111:1
Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,
In the company of the upright and in the assembly.
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
Ephesians 1:22
And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 5:24
But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.
1 Timothy 3:5
(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

The firstborn

Exodus 4:22
Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Israel is My son, My firstborn.
Exodus 13:2
Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.”
Deuteronomy 21:17
But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
Psalm 89:27
“I also shall make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:9
With weeping they will come,
And by supplication I will lead them;
I will make them walk by streams of waters,
On a straight path in which they will not stumble;
For I am a father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My firstborn.”
James 1:18
In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
Revelation 14:4
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Which

Exodus 32:32
But now, if You will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!”
Psalm 69:28
May they be blotted out of the book of life
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.
Luke 10:20
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”
Philippians 4:3
Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Revelation 13:8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The spirits

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
1 Corinthians 15:49
Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
2 Corinthians 5:8
we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:21
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:12
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
Revelation 7:14
I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

General references

Numbers 3:40
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and make a list of their names.