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And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
2 Timothy 1:10 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
  • KJV But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
  • NKJV but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
  • NASB but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
  • NLT And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.

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This grace has now been revealed through Christ's appearing; he abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. Christ's coming makes God's eternal saving plan visible.

Overview

What was hidden in God's eternal purpose is now disclosed in the historical appearing of 'our Savior, Christ Jesus.' By his death and resurrection Christ has rendered death powerless and unveiled the promise of eternal life. The gospel is the means through which this victory over death is announced and received.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 40

  • 1 Jn 1:2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
  • Rom 16:26but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
  • Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
  • 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
  • Heb 2:14–15Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
  • 1 Cor 15:26The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
  • Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
  • 1 Pet 1:20–21He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
  • 2 Tim 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
  • Eph 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
  • John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  • Hos 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
  • John 5:24–29Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  • John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  • 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  • Rev 22:1–2Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
  • Isa 60:2–3For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
  • Col 1:26–27the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
  • Rev 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
  • Isa 43:3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
  • Rev 18:1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
  • Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 5:4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
  • John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
  • 1 Cor 15:53–55For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
  • Rom 5:17–18For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
  • Isa 25:7–8On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
  • 2 Pet 1:11and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • John 5:40yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
  • Titus 1:3–4In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
  • 2 Pet 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
  • Titus 3:4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
  • 2 Cor 5:4So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  • Acts 13:23From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
  • Luke 2:11Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
  • Luke 11:36So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
  • Eph 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
  • Rom 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
  • 2 Pet 3:2by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
  • Rev 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

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Christ Jesus 'abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel' — the risen Lord whose word and kingdom endure to the end.

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