Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
General references
Bible References
Give
Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice to atone] for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time.
1 Peter 1:18
For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
General references
Job 31:24
“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold,
Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold,
Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
Mark 8:37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life [in God’s kingdom]?