"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!'

Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"

"Believe on the Lord Jesus," they answered, "and you will be saved, you and all your household."

testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God actually raised him from the dead, and you will be saved.

or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

For, as Scripture says. Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him shall never be put to shame.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father, loves him also who is the Father's Child.

When

"And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;

"Rabbi," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are King of Israel."

Confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God actually raised him from the dead, and you will be saved.

Thy

"Behooved it not the Christ to suffer thus, and then to enter into his glory?"

They were searching to know to what time, or to what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them kept pointing, when he ever testified beforehand concerning the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.

General references

"For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened.

At that time two robbers, also, were crucified with him; one on his right hand, the other on his left.