Biblical Concept: Grace and Jesus
(Explanatory parentheses are mine)
NAS Luke
2:40 And the Child continued to grow
and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. (Jesus the recipient of grace.)
NAS John
1:14 And the Word became flesh, and
dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the
Father, full of grace and truth. (Jesus
= abundant grace. See Biblical Concept: Grace
Abundance.)
16 For of His fulness we have all received, and grace
upon grace. (Jesus = abundant grace. For “grace upon grace,” see Biblical Concept:
Grace.)
17
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus
Christ. (The grace and truth of Jesus fulfilled
the Law. Note “given” versus “realized.” See Galatians 2:21 below.)
NAS Acts
14:3 Therefore they spent a long time
there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was bearing
witness to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by
their hands. (Jesus gives priority to
the “word of His grace.”)
NAS Acts
15:11 "But we believe that we
are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also
are." (The salvation grace of
Jesus.)
40
But Paul chose Silas and departed, being committed by the brethren to the grace
of the Lord. (Be committed to the grace
of Jesus.)
NAS Romans
5:15 But the free gift is not like
the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much
more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus
Christ, abound to the many. (The
inclusive salvation grace of Jesus.)
17
For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much
more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. (The abundant salvation grace of Jesus.)
21 that,
as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (The salvation grace of Jesus.)
NAS Romans
16:20 And the God of peace will soon
crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (A grace closing from Jesus.)
NAS 1
Corinthians 1:3 Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (A grace greeting from Jesus.)
4 I
thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in
Christ Jesus, (Give thanks for the grace
of Jesus.)
NAS 1
Corinthians 16:23 The grace of the
Lord Jesus be with you. (A grace closing
from Jesus.)
NAS 2
Corinthians 1:2 Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (A grace greeting from Jesus.)
NAS 2
Corinthians 8:9 For you know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He
became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. (Jesus = grace riches from heaven. Remarkable.)
NAS 2
Corinthians 12:9 And He has said to
me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in
weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my
weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. (The grace of Jesus is sufficient, powerful.)
NAS 2
Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all. (A grace closing from
the Triune Jesus.)
NAS Galatians
1:3 Grace to you and peace from God
our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, (A
grace greeting from Jesus.)
6 I
am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of
Christ, for a different gospel; (Do not
desert the grace of Jesus.)
NAS Galatians 2:21 "I
do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the
Law, then Christ died needlessly."
(The grace of Jesus = righteousness apart from Law.)
NAS Galatians
5:4 You have been severed from
Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. (The grace of Jesus = righteousness apart from
Law.)
NAS Galatians
6:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
(Good news: The grace of Jesus is with our spirit.)
NAS Ephesians
1:2 Grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (A
grace greeting from Jesus.)
6 to
the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the
Beloved. (The grace of Jesus = praise
and glory.)
7 In
Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace,
(The grace of Jesus = salvation riches.)
NAS Ephesians
2:5 even when we were dead in our
transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved), [The grace of Jesus made us
eternally alive.]
7 in
order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace
in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
(Jesus’ grace is eternal. “Surpassing
riches” = Biblical Concept: Grace
Abundance.)
8
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it
is the gift of God; (Grace +
nonmeritorious faith in Jesus = the gift of eternal salvation.)
NAS Ephesians
4:7 But to each one of us grace was
given according to the measure of Christ's gift. (Gifts for serving come from Jesus’ grace.)
NAS Philippians
1:2 Grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (A
grace greeting from Jesus.)
NAS Philippians
4:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ be with your spirit. (A grace
closing from Jesus.)
NAS Colossians
1:6 which has come to you, just as in
all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it
has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and
understood the grace of God in truth; (The
grace of Jesus is abundant. See Biblical
Concept: Grace
Abundance.)
NAS 1
Thessalonians 5:28 The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (A grace
closing from Jesus.)
NAS 2
Thessalonians 1:2 Grace to you and
peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (A grace greeting from Jesus.)
12
in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in
Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (The grace of Jesus = glory.)
NAS 2
Thessalonians 2:16 Now may our Lord
Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal
comfort and good hope by grace, (The
grace of Jesus = comfort and hope.)
NAS 2
Thessalonians 3:18 The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. (A grace
closing from Jesus.)
NAS 1
Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my true
child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Lord. (A grace
greeting from Jesus.)
14
and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which
are found in Christ Jesus. (See
Biblical Concept: Grace
Abundance.)
NAS 2
Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my beloved
son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our
Lord. (A grace greeting from Jesus.)
9
who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our
works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in
Christ Jesus from all eternity, (The
grace of Jesus = an eternal salvation purpose.)
NAS 2
Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my son, be
strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
(Be volitionally strong in Jesus’ grace.)
NAS Titus
1:4 to Titus, my true child in a
common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. (A grace greeting from Jesus.)
NAS Titus
2:11 For the grace of God has
appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
(The saving grace of Jesus is inclusive.)
NAS Titus
3:7 that being justified by His grace
we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Jesus’ grace eternally spiritually
justifies.)
NAS Philemon
1:3 Grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (A
grace greeting from Jesus.)
25
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. (A grace closing from Jesus.)
NAS Hebrews
2:9 But we do see Him who has been
made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of
the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God
He might taste death for everyone. (Grace
meant death for Jesus.)
NAS Hebrews
4:16 Let us therefore draw near with
confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace
to help in time of need. (See 14-16. The royal grace of Jesus = help.)
NAS 1
Peter 1:10 As to this salvation, the
prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful
search and inquiry, . . . 13 Therefore, gird your minds for action,
keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be
brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (Jesus’ first and second advents = grace.)
NAS 2
Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be
multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; (A grace greeting from Jesus.)
NAS 2
Peter 3:18 but grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both
now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
(Jesus’ grace = growth and glory.)
NAS 2
John 1:3 Grace, mercy and peace
will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the
Father, in truth and love. (A grace
greeting from Jesus.)
NAS Jude
1:4 For certain persons have crept in
unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation,
ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our
only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. (The
grace of Jesus is not theologically licentious.)
NAS Revelation
1:4 John to the seven churches that
are in
NAS Revelation
22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be
with all. Amen. (A grace closing from
Jesus.)