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Thematic Bible




You have loved righteousness [integrity, virtue, uprightness in purpose] and have hated lawlessness [injustice, sin].
Therefore God, Your God, Has anointed You
With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”
Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfAnointing, Of ChristAnointing With OilHatredSin, And God's CharacterExaltation Of ChristChrist, Character OfHoly Spirit, Types OfGladnessThe Holy Spirit Giving JoyHating EvilLoving GoodRighteousness Of ChristAnointing Oil










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We are suffering justly, because we are getting what we deserve for what we have done; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples Of



“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfGod, Perfection OfGuardsMind, Of GodPerfection, DivineRefugeTrusting In GodSure KnowledgeTrusting God's Planshelter



I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor can anything be taken from it, for God does it so that men will fear and worship Him [with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is God]. Verse ConceptsAdding To GodSubtracting From God

For it was fitting for God [that is, an act worthy of His divine nature] that He, for whose sake are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the author and founder of their salvation perfect through suffering [bringing to maturity the human experience necessary for Him to be perfectly equipped for His office as High Priest]. Verse ConceptsGod, Perfection OfIncarnationNaturePerfection, DivineReinstatementGloryNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForAdoption Through ChristExistence Through GodGod's FullnessChrist The BeginningBeginning Of SalvationBelievers As Sons Of GodChrist Made PerfectPeople Made PerfectThe Gospel Of SalvationSufferingRaising Children


Then Pilate came out again and said to them, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].” Verse ConceptsAccusations, Against ChristJesus Christ, Sinlessness

And having been made perfect [uniquely equipped and prepared as Savior and retaining His integrity amid opposition], He became the source of eternal salvation [an eternal inheritance] to all those who obey Him, Verse Conceptseternal life, gift ofGod, The EternalPerfection, DivineSalvation, Described AsChrist, Names ForEternal DeliveranceChrist Made Perfect

For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak [frail, sinful, dying men], but the word of the oath [of God], which came after [the institution of] the Law, permanently appoints [as priest] a Son who has been made perfect forever. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Eternity OfGod, Perfection OfPriesthood, In NtConsecrationUnblemishmentChrist Made PerfectRivers

But whoever habitually keeps His word and obeys His precepts [and treasures His message in its entirety], in him the love of God has truly been perfected [it is completed and has reached maturity]. By this we know [for certain] that we are in Him: Verse ConceptsGod, Will OfRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanLove For GodAgape LoveDistinguishingThe Need To Love GodUs In GodKeeping Christ's CommandsObedienceLove to ChristGod's Love For UsGods LoveObeying Godobeying

No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us. Verse ConceptsFulnessRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanRevelation, Necessity OfSeeing GodGod, InvisibleLove For GodAgape LoveGod, Presence OfNot Seeing GodGod's Love For UsLoving One AnotherConfidence And Self Esteem



You see that [his] faith was working together with his works, and as a result of the works, his faith was completed [reaching its maturity when he expressed his faith through obedience]. Verse ConceptsFaith That WorksWorks Of FaithWorking TogetherHaving Faith

For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses]. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFaultsControlBackbitingImperfection, Influence OfRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanSelf DisciplineSin, Universality OfStumblingHuman ImperfectionThe Human BodyPeople Made PerfectBeware Of Your SpeechBinding As AnimalsMistakesThe TongueMaking MistakesMaturitySpeechman