Salvation

I await Your salvation, O LORD.

But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.

But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”

“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?

So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.

but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.

But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’

But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”

Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.

Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.

Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.

But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.

O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.

because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.

The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.

I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.

I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?

Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.

O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”

This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.

For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.

We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—

Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.

My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.

I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”

But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.

Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”

Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.

and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”

“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”

And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”

“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”

praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.

Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.

For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.

After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!