Thematic Bible: Preciousness of Christ
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Preciousness of Christ
For it stands in scripture: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."
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Preciousness of Christ » Illustrated
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Preciousness of Christ » To saints
To you therefore who believe, this is precious, but for those who do not believe, "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,"
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More than that, I count everything to be loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Name
having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Atonement
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than the blood of Abel.
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but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
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Preciousness of Christ » As the source of all grace
For all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell in him
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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Preciousness of Christ » As the corner-stone of the church
For it stands in scripture: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."
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Preciousness of Christ » To God
And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
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As you come to him, the living Stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in the sight of God
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Goodness and beauty
Preciousness of Christ » Unsearchable
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Care and tenderness
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Promises
By these he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and become partakers of the divine nature.
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Excellence and grace
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Words
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
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