Galatians 3:22

Scripture confined everything under sin so that the promise might be given to those who believe in Jesus Christ. Sin's universality drives sinners to faith in Christ.

Cross-references · 30

• Rom 11:32For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.
• Heb 9:15For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
• John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
• Gal 3:23But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
• 1 Jn 2:25This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
• John 3:36One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
• 1 Jn 3:23–24This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
• Rom 3:9–20What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
• Rom 5:20–21The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;
• Ps 143:2Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
• John 12:46I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
• John 5:24“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
• John 20:31but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
• Mark 16:16He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
• Rom 5:12Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
• 2 Pet 1:4by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
• Gal 3:29If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.
• 2 Tim 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
• Rom 3:23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
• 2 Pet 3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
• Acts 16:31They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
• John 6:40This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
• 1 Jn 5:11–13The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• Gal 3:8–10The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”
• Rom 4:11–16He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
• Gal 3:17Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.
• Heb 6:13–17For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
• Gal 3:14that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
• Rom 10:9that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
• John 3:15–18that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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