Salvation


13. New Testament examples of salvation:
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LUK 19:1. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

LUK 19:2. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

LUK 19:3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

LUK 19:4. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

LUK 19:5. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

LUK 19:6. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

LUK 19:7. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

LUK 19:8. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

LUK 19:9. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

LUK 19:10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

ACT 9:1. And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

ACT 9:2. And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

ACT 9:3. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

ACT 9:4. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

ACT 9:5. And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

ACT 9:6. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

ACT 9:7. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

ACT 9:8. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

ACT 9:9. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

ACT 9:10. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

ACT 9:11. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

ACT 9:12. And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

ACT 9:13. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

ACT 9:14. And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

ACT 9:15. 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:

ACT 9:16. For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

ACT 9:17. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

ACT 9:18. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

ACT 9:19. And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

ACT 9:20. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

ACT 9:21. But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

ACT 9:22. But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

ACT 6:8. And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

ACT 6:9. Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

ACT 6:10. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

ACT 6:11. Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

ACT 6:12. And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

ACT 6:13. And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

ACT 6:14. For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

ACT 7:57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

ACT 7:58. And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

ACT 7:59. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

ACT 7:60. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

ACT 8:1. And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

ACT 8:2. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

ACT 8:3. As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

ACT 8:4. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

ACT 26:9. I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

ACT 26:10. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

ACT 26:11. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

ACT 10:1. There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

ACT 10:2. A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

ACT 10:3. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

ACT 10:4. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

ACT 10:5. And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

ACT 10:6. He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

ACT 10:7. And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

ACT 10:8. And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

ACT 13:1. Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

ACT 13:2. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

ACT 13:3. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

ACT 13:4. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

ACT 13:5. And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

ACT 13:6. And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

ACT 13:7. Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

ACT 13:8. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

ACT 13:9. Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

ACT 13:10. And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

ACT 13:11. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

ACT 13:12. Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

ACT 16:13. And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

ACT 16:14. And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

ACT 16:15. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

ACT 16:16. And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

ACT 16:17. The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

ACT 16:18. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

ACT 16:19. And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

ACT 16:20. And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

ACT 16:21. And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

ACT 16:22. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

ACT 16:23. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

ACT 16:24. Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

ACT 16:25. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

ACT 16:26. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

ACT 16:27. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

ACT 16:28. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

ACT 16:29. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

ACT 16:30. And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

ACT 16:31. And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

ACT 16:32. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

ACT 16:33. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

ACT 16:34. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.