NT cross references

1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

- But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: Acts 9:15

- Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. Rom. 16:7

- Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. 1 Tim. 2:7

- And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Luke 24:27

- To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. Acts 10:43

- Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 1 Pet. 1:10

3. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

- Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. Jer. 23:5

- He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: Luke 1:32

- Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? John 7:42

4. And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

- Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Acts 2:36

- Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Eph. 1:20

- For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? Heb. 1:5

5. By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

- And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:16

- But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: Rom. 16:26

- And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 1 Cor. 12:28

- And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Rom. 8:28

- Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? Rom. 9:24

- But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 1 Pet. 2:9

7. To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

- Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Acts 2:10

- Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Eph. 1:1

- For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 1 Thess. 4:7

8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

- For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. Rom. 16:19

- I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Phil. 1:3

- Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; Philem. 1:5

9. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

- For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Acts 27:23

- Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; Eph. 1:16

- I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 2 Tim. 1:3

10. Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

- After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. Acts 19:21

- But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you; Rom. 15:23

- For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. James 4:15

11. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

- And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. Rom. 15:29

- For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:8

- Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 1 Thess. 3:10

12. That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

- That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. Rom. 15:32

- To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. Titus 1:4

- That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. Philem. 1:6

13. Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

- And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. John 4:36

- For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. Rom. 15:22

- Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. 1 Thess. 2:18

14. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

- By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: Rom. 1:5

- Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Rom. 13:8

- For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 1 Cor. 9:16

15. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

- Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. Matt. 9:38

- After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. Acts 19:21

- To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. 2 Cor. 10:16

16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

- I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. Ps. 40:10

- For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 1 Cor. 1:18

- But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 1 Cor. 1:24

17. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

- Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Hab. 2:4

- Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Rom. 3:22

- And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: Phil. 3:9

18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

- Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. Isa. 9:17

- Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Eph. 5:6

- Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1 Tim. 4:1

19. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

- Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. Acts 14:17

- That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: Acts 17:27

- For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Rom. 2:14

20. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

- Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? Job 12:9

- Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. Isa. 40:26

- Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Heb. 11:3

21. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

- And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. 2 Kings 17:15

- And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Rom. 1:28

- This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Eph. 4:17

- Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Prov. 26:12

- The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? Jer. 8:9

- For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 1 Cor. 1:19

23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

- Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: Deut. 5:8

- Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. Acts 17:29

- Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 1 Cor. 12:2

24. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

- So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Ps. 81:12

- Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Acts 14:16

- Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1 Cor. 6:18

25. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

- Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Ps. 145:2

- This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. Jer. 13:25

- Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. Acts 17:29

26. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

- Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Eph. 4:19

- Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 1 Thess. 4:5

- Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7

27. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

- And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Gen. 19:5

- If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Lev. 20:13

- Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 1 Cor. 6:9

28. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

- Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. 8:7

- Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Eph. 4:19

- They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. Titus 1:16

29. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

- For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Mark 7:21

- For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: 2 Cor. 12:20

- For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. Titus 3:3

30. Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

- How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? Ps. 94:4

- For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 2 Tim. 3:2

- Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 2 Tim. 3:3

31. Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

- For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Ps. 5:9

- They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. Ps. 82:5

- There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Rom. 3:11

32. Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

- When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Ps. 50:18

- They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. Hos. 7:3

- And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. Mark 14:11