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2 Corinthians 1:20

For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

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ASV

For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.

KJV

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὅσαιhosaiAs many asG3745 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaipromisesG1860 →
θεοῦ,theouof God [there are],G2316 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
αὐτῷautōHimG846 →
τὸto[is] theG3588 →
ναί·naiYes;G3483 →
διὸdioThereforeG1352 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
δι᾽di᾽thorughG1223 →
αὐτοῦautouHimG846 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
θεῷtheōto GodG2316 →
πρὸςpros[is] forG4314 →
δόξανdoxangloryG1391 →
δι᾽di᾽throughG1223 →
ἡμῶν.hēmōnus.G3165 →

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1 John 2:24–25As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.Galatians 3:22But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.Ephesians 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Ephesians 1:12–14in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.Romans 11:36For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.Ephesians 2:7in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,Jeremiah 33:14Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.Isaiah 65:16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.Psalms 119:38Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.Hebrews 6:12–19Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.Hebrews 7:6But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

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