Colossians 3:11 Cross References - NSB

¹¹ There is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all and in all.

² His loving kindness toward us is powerful. Jehovah’s truth endures forever. Praise Jehovah!

²³ In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will come to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. ²⁴ In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth. ²⁵ Jehovah of Hosts has blessed, saying: Blessed is Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.

⁶ He says: »It is a small thing that you are my servant. You will raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the preserved ones of Israel. I will also make you a light to the nations that my salvation will reach to the end of the earth.«

¹⁰ Jehovah will lay bare his holy arm (show his holy power) in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

¹⁸ »Because of their actions and their thoughts, I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They will come and see my glory. ¹⁹ »I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations. ²⁰ They will bring all your brothers from every nation like a grain offering to Jehovah. They will come on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on mules and camels to my holy mountain, Jerusalem, declares Jehovah. They will come like the people of Israel who bring their grain offerings in clean dishes to Jehovah’s temple. ²¹ »I will make some of them priests and Levites, declares Jehovah. ²² »The new heaven and earth that I am about to make will continue in my presence,« declares Jehovah. »So your descendants and your name will also continue in my presence.

¹⁹ Jehovah is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say: Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.

²³ »And I will sow her to me in the earth! I will have mercy (compassion) on her who had not obtained mercy. I will say to those who were not my people: ‘You are my people!’ They will answer: ‘You are my God!’«

¹² »They may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name,« said Jehovah.

² Many nations will come. They will say: »Come you people, let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths!« For out of Zion will go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

¹¹ »Many nations will join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and will be my people! I will dwell in the your midst, and you will know that Jehovah of Hosts has sent me to you.«

²⁰ Jehovah of Hosts said: »It will yet come to pass, peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities will come. ²¹ »The inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, ‘Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of Hosts; I will go also. ²² »Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Jehovah of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to request the favor of Jehovah.« ²³ Jehovah of hosts said: »In those days it will come to pass, that ten men out of all the languages of the nations, will take hold of the skirt of the one who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.«

¹¹ »Where ever the sun rises and sets my name will be great among the people of the nations. Incense will be offered to my name everywhere. It will be a pure offering! For my name will be great among the nations,« said Jehovah of Hosts.

¹⁸ »Look! My servant whom I have chosen. I am well pleased with him. I will put my Spirit upon him and he will declare judgment to the nations. ¹⁹ »He will not quarrel, nor cry aloud. None will hear his voice in the streets. ²⁰ »He will break a bruised reed. He will quench smoking flax. This he will do until he sends forth judgment to victory. ²¹ »The nations will hope in his name!«

⁵⁶ »He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides with me, and I with him. ⁵⁷ »The living Father sent me and I live because of the Father. He who takes me for his food will live because of me.

²³ Jesus answered: »If a man loves me, he will obey my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and dwell with him.

⁵ »I am the vine and you are the branches. He that remains with me, and I with him, the same bears much fruit. You can do nothing apart from me.

²³ »I with them, and you with me, that they may accomplish complete unity. That way the world may know that you sent me and that you love them just as you love me.

³⁴ Peter opened his mouth, and said, »I truly perceive that God shows no partiality. ³⁵ »In every nation he accepts every person who respects him and does what is right.

⁴⁶ Paul and Barnabas became very bold, and said: »It was necessary that the Word of God should first be spoken to you. But seeing you reject it you judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life! Therefore we turn to the people of the nations. ⁴⁷ »Jehovah commanded us with these words: I appoint you as a light to the nations. My salvation will come to the ends of the earth.« (Isaiah 49:6) ⁴⁸ And when the people of the nations heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were receptive to eternal life believed.

¹⁷ »That the rest of mankind might seek after Jehovah, and all the nations, upon whom my name is called, Jehovah said, who is doing these things. (Amos 9:12)

¹⁷ »I will rescue you from the people and the nations. I am sending you to them. ¹⁸ »To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. They may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

² The natives there were very friendly to us. It started to rain and was cold, so they built a fire and made us all welcome.

⁴ The natives saw the snake hanging on Paul’s hand and said to one another: »This man must be a murderer, but Fate will not let him live, even though he escaped from the sea.«

¹⁴ I am a debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise.

¹⁰ If Christ is with you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the Spirit is life on account of righteousness. ¹¹ If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from among the dead dwells with you, he who raised Christ from among the dead shall also make your mortal bodies alive. This is on account of his Spirit that dwells with you.

²⁴ We are the ones he has also called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the nations. ²⁵ He says also in Hosea: »Those who are not my people I will call my people. And she who is not loved I will call loved.« ²⁶ In the place where it was said to them: »You are not my people, they will be called Sons of the living God.« (Hosea 2:23)

³⁰ What shall we say? The nations did not pursue righteousness. Yet they have attained to righteousness, the righteousness that is based on the principle of faith. ³¹ But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. The same Lord (God) of all is abounding in riches for all who call on him.

²⁹ No human being should boast before God. ³⁰ It is because of him you are united with Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

²⁹ Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the nations also? Yes, of the nations also.

¹⁰ How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision: ¹¹ He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while he was not circumcised. That way he could be the father of all those who believe, though they are not circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them.

⁹ That the nations might glorify God for his mercy as it is written: »For this cause I will confess you to the people of the nations, and sing to your name.« ¹⁰ And again he says: »Rejoice, you nations, with his people.« (Deuteronomy 32:43) ¹¹ And again: »Praise Jehovah, all you nations; and laud him, all you people.« (Psalm 117:1) ¹² And again, Isaiah says: »Then in that day the nations will search for and turn to the root of Jesse. He will stand as a signal for the peoples. His resting place will be glorious.« (Isaiah 11:10) ¹³ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

²¹ Therefore let no man boast in men. For all things are yours. ²² Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours! ²³ And you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.

¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing. Obey the commandments of God.

²¹ Were you called being a slave? Do not let it worry you. But if you can become free, do so. ²² He who is called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freeman. Likewise also he who is called, being free, is Christ's slave.

¹³ For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or people of the nations, whether we are bond or free; we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

¹¹ Therefore if I do not know the meaning of what someone is saying I will be a foreigner to him that speaks. And he that speaks will be a foreigner to me too.

²⁰ I have been impaled with Christ. It is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh (physical body) I live by faith. This is the faith that is in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself up for me.

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one (united) in Christ Jesus. (John 17:21) (Ephesians 4:4-6) ²⁹ If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision means anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

¹⁴ Never should I boast except in the stake (symbolic: self-denial and atonement) of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is through this stake that the world has been impaled to me, and I to the world. ¹⁵ For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision anything, but a new creature is.

²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills (accomplishes) (completes) all in all.

⁶ The Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the good news.

¹⁷ May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith to the end that you will be rooted and grounded in love.

⁸ You know that whatever good thing each person does, the same shall he receive again from God, whether he be slave or free.

⁷ Things that offered gain to me I count a loss for Christ. ⁸ I count all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. I suffered the loss of all things. Yet I count them as refuse (garbage) (dung) that I may gain Christ. ⁹ I want to be united with him. I no longer want a righteousness of my own that is gained by obeying the law. The righteousness from God is by faith in Christ.

¹⁰ You are made full (complete) (perfect) (mature) in him. He is the head over all government and authority.

¹¹ The testimony is this that God gave us everlasting life and this life is in his Son. ¹² He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

²⁰ We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. We know him that is true for we are in him who is true, [and] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.

⁹ Whoever pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ, does not have God! He who dwells in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.