Hebrews 12:23

and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous [people] made perfect,

Luke 10:20

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

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from you to do such a thing as this, to kill [the] righteous with [the] wicked, that the righteous would be as the wicked! Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do justice?"

Exodus 4:22

And you must say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Israel [is] my son, my firstborn."

Psalm 94:2

Rise up, O Judge of the earth. Repay upon the proud what is [their] rightful due.

Ephesians 1:22

and he subjected all [things] 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 they would not be made perfect without us.

Exodus 13:2

"Consecrate to me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the {Israelites}, among humans and among domestic animals; {it belongs to me}."

Exodus 32:32

And now if you will forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me from your scroll that you have written."

Deuteronomy 21:17

But he shall acknowledge the firstborn son of the disliked [wife] {by giving} him a double portion of {all that he has}, for he [is] the firstfruit of his vigor; to him [is] the legal claim of the birthright.

Psalm 50:5-6

"Gather to me my loyal ones, [those] who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

Psalm 69:28

Let them be blotted out of [the] book of [the] living, and let them not be recorded with [the] righteous.

Psalm 89:7

a God feared greatly in the council of [the] holy ones, and awesome above all surrounding him?

Psalm 89:27

I will also make him [the] firstborn, [the] highest of [the] kings of [the] earth.

Psalm 96:13

before Yahweh, for he is coming; for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge [the] world with righteousness, and [the] peoples with his faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

before Yahweh, for [he is] coming to judge the earth. He will judge [the] world with righteousness and [the] peoples with equity.

Psalm 111:1

Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, in [the] assembly of [the] upright and [the] congregation.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.

Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping they will come, and with pleas for mercy I will bring them; I will let them walk by streams of water in a straight path. They will not stumble in it, for I have become to Israel a father, and Ephraim, he [is] my firstborn."

Matthew 25:31-34

Now 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 has granted him authority to carry out 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 appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see through a mirror {indirectly}, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.

1 Corinthians 15:49

And just as we have borne the image of the [one who is] made of earth, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.

1 Corinthians 15:54

But whenever this perishable [body] puts on incorruptibility and this mortal [body] puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: "Death is swallowed up in victory.

2 Corinthians 5:8

so we are confident 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, thus also wives [should be subject] 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 received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I ask also you, true yokefellow, help them, who struggled along with me in the gospel with both Clement 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 you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,

2 Thessalonians 1:5-7

a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,

1 Timothy 3:5

(but if someone 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 demonstrated for his name [by] having served the saints, and continuing to serve [them].

Hebrews 9:27

And {just as} it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, [because] God approved [him] for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, [although he] is dead.

James 1:18

[By his] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 2:23

who [when he] was reviled, did not revile in return; [when] suffering, he did not threaten, but entrusted [himself] to the one who judges justly,

Revelation 7:14-17

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

Revelation 13:8

And all those who live on the earth will worship him, {everyone whose name is not written} from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.

Revelation 14:4

These are those who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These [are] the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from humanity [as] first fruits to God and to the Lamb,

Revelation 20:15

And if anyone 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 feared greatly in the council of [the] holy ones, and awesome above all surrounding him?
Psalm 111:1
Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, in [the] assembly of [the] upright and [the] congregation.
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].
Ephesians 1:22
and he subjected all [things] 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, thus also wives [should be subject] to their husbands in everything.
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,
1 Timothy 3:5
(but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

The firstborn

Exodus 4:22
And you must say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Israel [is] my son, my firstborn."
Exodus 13:2
"Consecrate to me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the {Israelites}, among humans and among domestic animals; {it belongs to me}."
Deuteronomy 21:17
But he shall acknowledge the firstborn son of the disliked [wife] {by giving} him a double portion of {all that he has}, for he [is] the firstfruit of his vigor; to him [is] the legal claim of the birthright.
Psalm 89:27
I will also make him [the] firstborn, [the] highest of [the] kings of [the] earth.
Jeremiah 31:9
With weeping they will come, and with pleas for mercy I will bring them; I will let them walk by streams of water in a straight path. They will not stumble in it, for I have become to Israel a father, and Ephraim, he [is] my firstborn."
James 1:18
[By his] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Revelation 14:4
These are those who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These [are] the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from humanity [as] first fruits to God and to the Lamb,

Which

Exodus 32:32
And now if you will forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me from your scroll that you have written."
Psalm 69:28
Let them be blotted out of [the] book of [the] living, and let them 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 inscribed in heaven."
Philippians 4:3
Yes, I ask also you, true yokefellow, help them, who struggled along with me in the gospel with both Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names [are] in the book of life.
Revelation 13:8
And all those who live on the earth will worship him, {everyone whose name is not written} from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone 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 greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, [because] God approved [him] for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, [although he] is dead.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a mirror {indirectly}, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.
1 Corinthians 15:49
And just as we have borne the image of the [one who is] made of earth, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
2 Corinthians 5:8
so we are confident 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 received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.
Colossians 1:12
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,
Revelation 7:14
And I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

General references

Numbers 3:40
And Yahweh said to Moses, "Muster every firstborn male from the {Israelites} from {one month} and above and {count} their names.