“And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.”

“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

“The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.”

“Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

“But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.”

“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”

“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.”

“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”

“You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation.”

“And through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.”

“But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.”

“When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.”

“For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.”

“Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.”

“He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.”