Romans 1:1 Cross References

Romans 1:1

1: This letter is from Paul, Jesus Christ's slave, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

Acts 9:15

  1. But the Lord said, "Go and do what I say. For Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.

Romans 15:16

  1. a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News and offer you up as a fragrant sacrifice to God so that you might be pure and pleasing to him by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.

Jeremiah 1:5

  1. "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world."

Colossians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.

2 Corinthians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our dear brother Timothy. We are writing to God's church in Corinth and to all the Christians throughout Greece.

Romans 1:9

  1. God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by telling others the Good News about his Son.

Titus 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.

1 Corinthians 9:1

  1. Do I not have as much freedom as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn't it because of my hard work that you are in the Lord?

1 Timothy 2:7

  1. And I have been chosen--this is the absolute truth--as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

  1. And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.

Revelation 22:6

  1. Then the angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true: 'The Lord God, who tells his prophets what the future holds, has sent his angel to tell you what will happen soon.'"

Jude 1:1

  1. This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. I am writing to all who are called to live in the love of God the Father and the care of Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:1

  1. This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of you who share the same precious faith we have, faith given to us by Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, who makes us right with God.

James 1:1

  1. This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is written to Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. Greetings!

1 Timothy 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and by Christ Jesus our hope.

Romans 1:5

  1. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

Acts 22:7

  1. I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

Hebrews 5:4

  1. And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He has to be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was.

1 Timothy 1:11

  1. that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
  2. How thankful I am to Christ Jesus our Lord for considering me trustworthy and appointing me to serve him,

Revelation 22:9

  1. But again he said, "No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this scroll. Worship God!"

Revelation 1:1

  1. This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him concerning the events that will happen soon. An angel was sent to God's servant John so that John could share the revelation with God's other servants.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

  1. You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, even though we were surrounded by many who opposed us.

Leviticus 20:24

  1. But I have promised that you will inherit their land, a land flowing with milk and honey. I, the LORD, am your God, who has set you apart from all other people.
  2. "You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any animal or bird or creeping creature that I have forbidden.
  3. You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.

John 13:14

  1. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet.
  2. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
  3. How true it is that a servant is not greater than the master. Nor are messengers more important than the one who sends them.

Galatians 1:10

  1. Obviously, I'm not trying to be a people pleaser! No, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.
  2. Dear brothers and sisters, I solemnly assure you that the Good News of salvation which I preach is not based on mere human reasoning or logic.
  3. For my message came by a direct revelation from Jesus Christ himself. No one else taught me.
  4. You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion--how I violently persecuted the Christians. I did my best to get rid of them.
  5. I was one of the most religious Jews of my own age, and I tried as hard as possible to follow all the old traditions of my religion.

Acts 27:23

  1. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,

Luke 2:10

  1. but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news of great joy for everyone!
  2. The Savior--yes, the Messiah, the Lord--has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David!

Acts 22:13

  1. He came to me and stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And that very hour I could see him!
  2. "Then he told me, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak.
  3. You are to take his message everywhere, telling the whole world what you have seen and heard.

Acts 26:14

  1. We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to fight against my will. '

Isaiah 49:1

  1. Listen to me, all of you in far-off lands! The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.

1 Corinthians 15:8

  1. Last of all, I saw him, too, long after the others, as though I had been born at the wrong time.
  2. For I am the least of all the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted the church of God.
  3. But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

2 Corinthians 12:11

  1. You have made me act like a fool--boasting like this. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these "super apostles," even though I am nothing at all.

John 15:15

  1. I no longer call you servants, because a master doesn't confide in his servants. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.

Acts 20:24

  1. But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love.

Acts 26:16

  1. Now stand up! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and my witness. You are to tell the world about this experience and about other times I will appear to you.
  2. And I will protect you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am going to send you to the Gentiles,
  3. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

Acts 13:9

  1. Then Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked the sorcerer in the eye and said,

Acts 22:21

  1. "But the Lord said to me, 'Leave Jerusalem, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"

Deuteronomy 10:8

  1. At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the LORD's covenant, to minister before the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are still their duties.

Galatians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group or by human authority. My call is from Jesus Christ himself and from God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.

Ephesians 1:13

  1. And now you also have heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

1 Corinthians 9:16

  1. For preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't do it!
  2. If I were doing this of my own free will, then I would deserve payment. But God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.
  3. What then is my pay? It is the satisfaction I get from preaching the Good News without expense to anyone, never demanding my rights as a preacher.

Acts 13:2

  1. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work I have for them."
  2. So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
  3. Sent out by the Holy Spirit, Saul and Barnabas went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.

2 Corinthians 11:5

  1. But I don't think I am inferior to these "super apostles."

Mark 16:15

  1. And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.
  2. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.

1 Chronicles 23:13

  1. The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the LORD's presence, to serve the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

Ephesians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. It is written to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 4:11

  1. He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.

Philippians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. It is written to all of God's people in Philippi, who believe in Christ Jesus, and to the elders and deacons.

Ephesians 3:5

  1. God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now he has revealed it by the Holy Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
  2. And this is the secret plan: The Gentiles have an equal share with the Jews in all the riches inherited by God's children. Both groups have believed the Good News, and both are part of the same body and enjoy together the promise of blessings through Christ Jesus.
  3. By God's special favor and mighty power, I have been given the wonderful privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.

Romans 15:29

  1. And I am sure that when I come, Christ will give me a great blessing for you.

John 12:26

  1. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

Romans 11:13

  1. I am saying all of this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I lay great stress on this,

Numbers 16:9

  1. Does it seem a small thing to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the people of Israel to be near him as you serve in the LORD's Tabernacle and to stand before the people to minister to them?
  2. He has given this special ministry only to you and your fellow Levites, but now you are demanding the priesthood as well!

Romans 16:18

  1. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.

2 Corinthians 4:5

  1. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.

Acts 26:1

  1. Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak in your defense." So Paul, with a gesture of his hand, started his defense:

Philippians 3:6

  1. And zealous? Yes, in fact, I harshly persecuted the church. And I obeyed the Jewish law so carefully that I was never accused of any fault.
  2. I once thought all these things were so very important, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

Romans 1:16

  1. For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes--Jews first and also Gentiles.

Philippians 2:11

  1. and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Romans 16:25

  1. God is able to make you strong, just as the Good News says. It is the message about Jesus Christ and his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.

Colossians 1:25

  1. God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his message in all its fullness to you Gentiles.

Hebrews 7:26

  1. He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has now been set apart from sinners, and he has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.

Acts 21:40

  1. The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.
  2. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 15:20

  1. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!

1 Timothy 1:15

  1. This is a true saying, and everyone should believe it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--and I was the worst of them all.
  2. But that is why 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.
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