And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Parallel translations
- WEB The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- BSB And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
- NKJV And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
- NASB and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.
- NLT Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.
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Quick answer
The Lord's grace overflowed to Paul with faith and love in Christ. It celebrates the abundance of grace that transforms even the worst sinner.
Overview
Paul says the grace of the Lord 'abounded exceedingly,' bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus. Grace did not merely pardon him but produced new affections and trust. This abounding grace is the heart of the gospel he proclaims.
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Cross-references · 16
- 2 Tim 1:13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- Eph 1:7–8In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
- 1 Cor 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Isa 55:6–7Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- 2 Cor 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
- Rom 16:20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
- 1 Jn 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
- 1 Th 1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
- Exod 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- 2 Cor 8:9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
- Rev 22:21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- 1 Th 5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
- Rom 5:15–20But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
- Acts 15:11But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
- Luke 7:47–50Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
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