'One' in the Bible

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings.

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),

who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God's house.

But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called "Today," that none of you may become hardened by sin's deception.

For the one who enters God's rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.

And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.

So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, "You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,"

During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.

Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever officiated at the altar.

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever'" --

Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. So this one too had to have something to offer.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.

"And there will be no need at all for each one to teach his countryman or each one to teach his brother saying, 'Know the Lord,' since they will all know me, from the least to the greatest.

For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place.

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.

For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.

But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God,

For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,

For we know the one who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

So in fact children were fathered by one man -- and this one as good as dead -- like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand on the seashore.

But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king's anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

"For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts."

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

And see to it that no one becomes an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out -- he will be blessed in what he does.

do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, "You sit here in a good place," and to the poor person, "You stand over there," or "Sit on the floor"?

Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?

You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that -- and tremble with fear.

Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge -- the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor?

Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up -- and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Greet one another with a loving kiss. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.

But concerning the one who lacks such things -- he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.

Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.

But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,

The one who says "I have come to know God" and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.

The one who says he resides in God ought himself to walk just as Jesus walked.

The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.

The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one.

I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

Nevertheless you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.

Who is the liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies the Father and the Son.

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil.

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness -- the one who does not love his fellow Christian -- is not of God.

For this is the gospel message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,

not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother's were righteous.

We know that we have crossed over from death to life because we love our fellow Christians. The one who does not love remains in death.

Now this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment.

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.