Hebrews 12:23

to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to a judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect,

Luke 10:20

However, stop rejoicing because the spirits are submitting to you. Instead, rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from you to do such a thing to kill the righteous along with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike! The Judge of all the earth will do what is right, won't he?"

Exodus 4:22

You are to say to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: "Israel is my firstborn son.

Psalm 94:2

Stand up, judge of the earth, and repay the proud.

Ephesians 1:22

God has put everything under the Messiah's feet and has made him the head of everything for the good of the church,

Hebrews 11:40

since God had planned something better for us, so that they would not be perfected without us.

Exodus 13:2

"Consecrate to me every firstborn male. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelis, both of humans and of animals, belongs to me."

Exodus 32:32

Now, if you will, forgive their sin but if not, blot me out of your book which you have written."

Deuteronomy 21:17

Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn of the unloved wife by giving him double of everything he owns, because he is really the first fruit of his father's strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him."

Psalm 50:5-6

"Assemble before me, my saints, who have entered into my covenant by sacrifice."

Psalm 69:28

May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.

Psalm 89:7

God is feared in the council of the holy ones, revered by all those around him.

Psalm 89:27

"Indeed, I myself made him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Psalm 96:13

in the LORD's presence, because he is coming; indeed, he will come to judge the earth. He will judge the world fairly and its people reliably.

Psalm 98:9

in the LORD's presence, who comes to judge the earth; He'll judge the world righteously; and its people fairly.

Psalm 111:1

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the upright.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.

Jeremiah 31:9

They'll come crying, and I'll lead them as they pray for mercy. I'll make them walk by streams of water, along a straight path on which they won't stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my firstborn."

Matthew 25:31-34

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

John 5:27

and he has given him authority to judge, because he is the Son of Man.

Acts 20:28

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to be shepherds of God's church, which he acquired with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

1 Corinthians 15:49

Just as we have borne the likeness of the man who was made from dust, we will also bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:54

Now, when what is decaying is clothed with what cannot decay, and what is dying is clothed with what cannot die, then the written word will be fulfilled: "Death has been swallowed up by victory!"

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from this body and to live with the Lord.

Ephesians 5:24-27

Indeed, just as the church is submissive to the Messiah, so wives must be submissive to their husbands in everything.

Philippians 1:21-23

For to me, to go on living is the Messiah, and to die is gain.

Philippians 3:12-21

It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Colossians 1:12

and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.

Colossians 1:24

Now I am rejoicing while suffering for you as I complete in my flesh whatever remains of the Messiah's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-7

This is evidence of God's righteous judgment and is intended to make you worthy of God's kingdom, for which you are suffering.

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

Hebrews 6:10-12

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.

Hebrews 9:27

Indeed, just as people are destined to die once and after that to be judged,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead.

James 1:18

In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.

1 Peter 2:23

When he was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten. It was his habit to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly.

Revelation 7:14-17

I told him, "Sir, you know."

Revelation 13:8

All those who had become settled down and at home, living on the earth, will worship it, everyone whose name had not been written in the Book of Life belonging to the lamb that had been slaughtered since the foundation of the world.

Revelation 14:4

They have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins, and they follow the lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from among humanity as the first fruits for God and the lamb.

Revelation 20:15

Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

The general

Psalm 89:7
God is feared in the council of the holy ones, revered by all those around him.
Psalm 111:1
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the upright.
Acts 20:28
Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to be shepherds of God's church, which he acquired with his own blood.
Ephesians 1:22
God has put everything under the Messiah's feet and has made him the head of everything for the good of the church,
Ephesians 5:24
Indeed, just as the church is submissive to the Messiah, so wives must be submissive to their husbands in everything.
Colossians 1:24
Now I am rejoicing while suffering for you as I complete in my flesh whatever remains of the Messiah's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.
1 Timothy 3:5
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

The firstborn

Exodus 4:22
You are to say to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: "Israel is my firstborn son.
Exodus 13:2
"Consecrate to me every firstborn male. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelis, both of humans and of animals, belongs to me."
Deuteronomy 21:17
Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn of the unloved wife by giving him double of everything he owns, because he is really the first fruit of his father's strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him."
Psalm 89:27
"Indeed, I myself made him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:9
They'll come crying, and I'll lead them as they pray for mercy. I'll make them walk by streams of water, along a straight path on which they won't stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my firstborn."
James 1:18
In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.
Revelation 14:4
They have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins, and they follow the lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from among humanity as the first fruits for God and the lamb.

Which

Exodus 32:32
Now, if you will, forgive their sin but if not, blot me out of your book which you have written."
Psalm 69:28
May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.
Luke 10:20
However, stop rejoicing because the spirits are submitting to you. Instead, rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
Philippians 4:3
Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
Revelation 13:8
All those who had become settled down and at home, living on the earth, will worship it, everyone whose name had not been written in the Book of Life belonging to the lamb that had been slaughtered since the foundation of the world.
Revelation 20:15
Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

The spirits

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.
1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.
1 Corinthians 15:49
Just as we have borne the likeness of the man who was made from dust, we will also bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from this body and to live with the Lord.
Philippians 1:21
For to me, to go on living is the Messiah, and to die is gain.
Philippians 3:12
It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.
Colossians 1:12
and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.
Revelation 7:14
I told him, "Sir, you know."

General references

Numbers 3:40
Later the LORD instructed Moses: "Number all the first-born males of Israel from a month old and above and list their names.

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