2Many are saying of me,"There is no help [no salvation] for him in God." 3:2 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude or may have some other unknown meaning; and so throughout.Selah.
7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
8Salvation belongs to the Lord;May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.
20‘The sun shall be turned into darknessAnd the moon into blood,Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21‘And it shall be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord Jesus] shall be saved (rescued spiritually).’ [Joel 2:28-32]
47praising God continually, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were being saved.
8O do not remember against us the sins and guilt of our forefathers.Let Your compassion and mercy come quickly to meet us,For we have been brought very low.
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name;Rescue us, forgive us our sins for Your name’s sake.
5When Barnabas and Saul arrived at Salamis, they began to preach the word of God [proclaiming the message of eternal salvation through faith in Christ] in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John [Mark] as their assistant.
7… word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].
12… proconsul believed [the message of salvation] when he saw what …
23From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel a Savior, [in the person of] Jesus, according to His promise.
26"Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation [obtained through faith in Jesus Christ]. [Ps 107:20]
44… word of the Lord [about salvation through faith in Christ].
46And [at the same time] Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and confidently, saying, "It was necessary that God’s message [of salvation through faith in Christ] be spoken to you [Jews] first. Since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, now we turn to the Gentiles.
47… bring [the message of eternal] salvation to the end of the …
49… word of the Lord [regarding salvation] was being spread through …
5For just as Christ’s sufferings are ours in abundance [as they overflow to His followers], so also our comfort [our reassurance, our encouragement, our consolation] is abundant through Christ [it is truly more than enough to endure what we must].
6… is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are …
10He rescued us from so great a threat of death, and will continue to rescue us. On Him we have set our hope. And He will again rescue us [from danger and draw us near],
11while you join in helping us by your prayers. Then thanks will be given by many persons on our behalf for the gracious gift [of deliverance] granted to us through the prayers of many [believers].
5even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment). [Rom 6:1-10]
8For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
9… in any way [for his salvation].
10For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us]. [Rom 1:20]
12He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, 8:12 Lit if a sign will be given. The statement takes the form of an oath, which is an emphatic way of forbidding something.no sign will be given to this generation!"
35For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God]. [Matt 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25]
37For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life [in God’s kingdom]?
3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you 1:3 Lit contend earnestly.fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all 1:3 There is no "secret knowledge" or "better way" or alternative belief system which God has revealed to some unique group or teacher. The truth is available to everyone.handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers].
20But you, beloved, build yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit,
23save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy but with fear, loathing even the clothing spotted and polluted by their shameless immoral freedom. [Amos 4:11; Zech 3:2-4]
25to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
11Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God],
12[while you earnestly] look for and await the coming of the day of God. For on this day the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the [material] elements will melt with intense heat! [Is 34:4]
15… judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for …
18but grow [spiritually mature] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
16"Come near to Me, listen to this:From the beginning I have not spoken in secret,From the time that it happened, I was there.And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His [Holy] Spirit."
20Get out of Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans [who reign there]!Declare with a voice of jubilation, proclaim this,Send it out to the end of the earth;Say, "The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob."
21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts.He made the waters flow out of the rock for them;He split the rock and the waters flowed.
3how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],
4… them [confirming the message of salvation], both by signs and …
9But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while [by taking on the limitations of humanity], crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering of death, so that by the grace of God [extended to sinners] He might experience death for [the sins of] everyone.
10… author and founder of their salvation perfect through suffering [bringing to …
12saying,"I will declare Your (the Father’s) name to My brethren (believers),In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise." [Ps 22:22]
9for He delivered us and saved us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated life—a life set apart—a life of purpose], not because of our works [or because of any personal merit—we could do nothing to earn this], but because of His own purpose and grace [His amazing, undeserved favor] which was granted to us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago],
10but now [that extraordinary purpose and grace] has been fully disclosed and realized by us through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus who [through His incarnation and earthly ministry] abolished death [making it null and void] and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
11… [of this good news regarding salvation].
12This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until 1:12 Also called the Day of Christ when Christians will be called to account for their actions (2 Cor 5:10).that day [when I stand before Him]. [1 Cor 1:8, 3:13; Phil 1:6]
14… is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ …
322:3 Lit the God of my rock.My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge,My Savior—You save me from violence. [Gen 15:1]
31"As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;The word of the Lord is tested.He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
36… me the shield of Your salvation, …
47… God, the rock of my salvation.
49Who also brings me out from my enemies.You even lift me above those who rise up against me;You rescue me from the violent man.
51"He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His …
48then after he is sold he shall have the right of redemption. One of his relatives may redeem him:
49either his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him, or one of his blood relatives from his family may redeem him; or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
55For the children of Israel are My servants; My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
10‘6:10 A plea for God’s kingdom to be inaugurated on earth.Your kingdom come,Your 6:10 Including what God wishes to be done by the individual believer—His commands and precepts.will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.
13‘And do not 6:13 I.e. lead us away from situations where we are vulnerable and have the opportunity to sin. God does not tempt man (see James 1:13) but does allow man to be tested.lead us into temptation, but deliver us from 6:13 Or the evil one.evil. 6:13 This clause is not found in early mss.[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’ [Luke 11:2-4]
30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive and green today and tomorrow is [cut and] thrown [as fuel] into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!