Hebrews 2:10

It was fitting for God to perfect the author of salvation through sufferings, in order to bring many sons to glory. Christ's sufferings were not a defeat but the appointed means of saving others.

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• Rom 11:36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
• Heb 5:8–9Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
• Col 1:16–17For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
• Luke 24:46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
• Heb 6:20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• Acts 5:31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• 1 Cor 8:6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
• Heb 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Luke 24:26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
• 1 Jn 3:1–2Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
• 1 Pet 5:10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
• Rom 9:25–26As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
• Eph 3:10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
• Heb 7:28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
• Rom 9:23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
• Col 3:4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
• Rom 8:29–30For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• Eph 1:5–8Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
• Prov 16:4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
• 2 Tim 2:10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• Acts 3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
• Gal 3:26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
• Rev 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
• 2 Cor 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
• Eph 2:7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
• Josh 5:14–15And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
• Mic 2:13The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
• Rev 7:9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
• Isa 43:21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
• John 19:30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
• Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
• Isa 55:4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
• Rom 8:14–18For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
• Luke 13:32And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
• 1 Pet 5:1The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
• 2 Cor 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• 1 Cor 2:7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
• John 11:52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
• Gen 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
• 1 Pet 1:12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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