(Luke 2:40) And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the GRACE of God was upon him.
(Luke 4:22) All spoke well of him and were amazed at the GRACIOUS words that came from his lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.
(John 1:14) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of GRACE and truth.
(John 1:16-17) From the fullness of his GRACE we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; GRACE and truth came through Jesus Christ.
(Acts 4:33) With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much GRACE was upon them all.
(Acts 6:8) Now Stephen, a man full of God's GRACE and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
(Acts 11:23) When he arrived and saw the evidence of the GRACE of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
(Acts 13:43) When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the GRACE of God.
(Acts 14:3) So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his GRACE by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.
(Acts 14:26) From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the GRACE of God for the work they had now completed.
(Acts 15:11) No! We believe it is through the GRACE of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."
(Acts 15:40) but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the GRACE of the Lord.
(Acts 18:27) When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On arriving, he was a great help to those who by GRACE had believed.
(Acts 20:24) However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's GRACE.
(Acts 20:32) "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his GRACE, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
(Romans 1:5) Through him and for his name's sake, we received GRACE and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
(Romans 1:7) To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: GRACE and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Romans 3:19-26) Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
(Romans 4:16) Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by GRACE and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
(Romans 5:1-2) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
(Romans 5:15-6:2) But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
(Romans 6:14-15) For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under GRACE. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under GRACE? By no means!
(Romans 11:5) So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by GRACE.
(Romans 11:6) And if by GRACE, then it is no longer by works; if it were, GRACE would no longer be GRACE.
(Romans 12:3) For by the GRACE given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
(Romans 12:6) We have different gifts, according to the GRACE given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
(Romans 15:15) I have written you quite boldly on some points, as if to remind you of them again, because of the GRACE God gave me
(Romans 16:20) The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The GRACE of our Lord Jesus be with you.
(1 Corinthians 1:3) GRACE and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Corinthians 1:4) I always thank God for you because of his GRACE given you in Christ Jesus.
(1 Corinthians 3:10) By the GRACE God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.
(1 Corinthians 15:10) But by the GRACE of God I am what I am, and his GRACE to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the GRACE of God that was with me.
(1 Corinthians 16:23) The GRACE of the Lord Jesus be with you.
(2 Corinthians 1:2) GRACE and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Corinthians 1:10-12) He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the GRACIOUS favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many. Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God's GRACE.
(2 Corinthians 4:15) All this is for your benefit, so that the GRACE that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
(2 Corinthians 6:1) As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's GRACE in vain.
(2 Corinthians 8:1) And now, brothers, we want you to know about the GRACE that God has given the Macedonian churches.
(2 Corinthians 8:6-9) So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of GRACE on your part. But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us --see that you also excel in this GRACE of giving. I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
(2 Corinthians 9:8) And God is able to make all GRACE abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
(2 Corinthians 9:14) And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing GRACE God has given you.
(2 Corinthians 12:9) But he said to me, "My GRACE is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
(2 Corinthians 13:14) May the GRACE of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
(Galatians 1:3) GRACE and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
(Galatians 1:6) I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the GRACE of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
(Galatians 1:15) But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his GRACE, was pleased
(Galatians 2:9) James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the GRACE given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.
(Galatians 2:21) I do not set aside the GRACE of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
(Galatians 3:18) For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his GRACE gave it to Abraham through a promise.
(Galatians 5:4) You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from GRACE.
(Galatians 6:18) The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
(Eph 1:2-8) Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
(Ephesians 2:4-10) But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
(Ephesians 3:2) Surely you have heard about the administration of God's GRACE that was given to me for you,
(Ephesians 3:7-8) I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's GRACE given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this GRACE was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
(Ephesians 4:7) But to each one of us GRACE has been given as Christ apportioned it.
(Ephesians 6:24) GRACE to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
(Philippians 1:2) GRACE and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Philippians 1:7) It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's GRACE with me.
(Philippians 4:23) The GRACE of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
(Colossians 1:2-6) To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints--the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel
that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.
(Colossians 4:6) Let your conversation be always full of GRACE, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
(Colossians 4:18) I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. GRACE be with you.
(1 Thessalonians 1:1) Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: GRACE and peace to you.
(1 Thessalonians 5:28) The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
(2 Thessalonians 1:2) GRACE and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Thessalonians 1:12) We pray this so 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.
(2 Thessalonians 2:16) May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his GRACE gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
(2 Thessalonians 3:18) The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
(1 Timothy 1:2) To Timothy my true son in the faith: GRACE, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
(1 Timothy 1:14) The GRACE of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
(1 Timothy 6:21) which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. GRACE be with you.
(2 Timothy 1:2) To Timothy, my dear son: GRACE, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
(2 Timothy 1:9) who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his on purpose and GRACE. This GRACE was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
(2 Timothy 2:1) You then, my son, be strong in the GRACE that is in Christ Jesus.
(2 Timothy 4:22) The Lord be with your spirit. GRACE be with you.
(Titus 1:4) To Titus, my true son in our common faith: GRACE and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
(Titus 2:11) For the GRACE of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
(Titus 3:3-8) At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
(Titus 3:15) Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. GRACE be with you all.
(Philippians 1:3) GRACE to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Philippians 1:25) The GRACE of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
(Hebrews 2:9) But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the GRACE of God he might taste death for everyone.
(Hebrews 4:16) Let us then approach the throne of GRACE with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find GRACE to help us in our time of need.
(Hebrews 10:29) How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of GRACE?
(Hebrews 12:15) See to it that no one misses the GRACE of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
(Hebrews 13:9) Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by GRACE, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.
(Hebrews 13:25) GRACE be with you all.
(James 4:6) But he gives us more GRACE. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives GRACE to the humble."
(1 Peter 1:2) who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: GRACE and peace be yours in abundance.
(1 Peter 1:10) Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the GRACE that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
(1 Peter 1:13) Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the GRACE to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
(1 Peter 3:7) Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the GRACIOUS gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
(1 Peter 4:10) Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's GRACE in its various forms.
(1 Peter 5:5) Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives GRACE to the humble."
(1 Peter 5:10) And the God of all GRACE, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
(1 Peter 5:12) With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true GRACE of God. Stand fast in it.
(2 Peter 1:2) GRACE and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
(2 Peter 3:18) But grow in the GRACE and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
(2 John 1:3) GRACE, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love.
(Jude 1:4) For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the GRACE of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
(Revelation 1:4) John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: GRACE and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
(Revelation 22:21) The GRACE of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
(Genesis 21:1) Now the LORD was GRACIOUS to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.
(Genesis 33:11) Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been GRACIOUS to me and I have all I need." And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.
(Genesis 43:29) As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" And he said, "God be GRACIOUS to you, my son."
(Exodus 34:6) And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and GRACIOUS God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
(Numbers 6:25) the LORD make his face shine upon you and be GRACIOUS to you;
(1 Samuel 2:21) And the LORD was GRACIOUS to Hannah; she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
(2 Samuel 1:23) "Saul and Jonathan-- in life they were loved and GRACIOUS, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
(2 Samuel 12:22) He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be GRACIOUS to me and let the child live.'
(2 Kings 13:23) But the LORD was GRACIOUS to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.
(2 Chronicles 30:9) If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to this land, for the LORD your God is GRACIOUS and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."
(Ezra 7:9) He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the GRACIOUS hand of his God was on him.
(Ezra 8:18) Because the GRACIOUS hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah's sons and brothers, 18 men;
(Ezra 8:22) I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The GRACIOUS hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."
(Ezra 9:8) "But now, for a brief moment, the LORD our God has been GRACIOUS in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage.
(Nehemiah 2:8) And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, so he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?" And because the GRACIOUS hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
(Nehemiah 2:18) I also told them about the GRACIOUS hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work.
(Nehemiah 9:17) They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, GRACIOUS and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,
(Nehemiah 9:31) But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a GRACIOUS and merciful God.
(Job 33:24) to be GRACIOUS to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pit ; I have found a ransom for him'--
(Psalm 25:16) Turn to me and be GRACIOUS to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
(Psalm 45:2) You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with GRACE, since God has blessed you forever.
(Psalm 67:1) For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May God be GRACIOUS to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah
(Psalm 86:15) But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and GRACIOUS God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
(Psalm 103:8) The LORD is compassionate and GRACIOUS, slow to anger, abounding in love.
(Psalm 111:4) He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is GRACIOUS and compassionate.
(Psalm 112:4) Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the GRACIOUS and compassionate and righteous man.
(Psalm 116:5) The LORD is GRACIOUS and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
(Psalm 119:29) Keep me from deceitful ways; be GRACIOUS to me through your law.
(Psalm 119:58) I have sought your face with all my heart; be GRACIOUS to me according to your promise.
(Psalm 145:8) The LORD is GRACIOUS and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
(Proverbs 1:9) They will be a garland to GRACE your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
(Proverbs 3:22) they will be life for you, an ornament to GRACE your neck.
(Proverbs 3:34) He mocks proud mockers but gives GRACE to the humble.
(Proverbs 4:9) She will set a garland of GRACE on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
(Proverbs 22:11) He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is GRACIOUS will have the king for his friend.
(Ecclesiastes 10:12) Words from a wise man's mouth are GRACIOUS, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.
(Isaiah 26:10) Though GRACE is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the LORD.
(Isaiah 30:18) Yet the LORD longs to be GRACIOUS to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
(Isaiah 30:19) O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How GRACIOUS he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
(Isaiah 33:2) O LORD, be GRACIOUS to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
(Jeremiah 29:10) This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my GRACIOUS promise to bring you back to this place.
(Jeremiah 33:14) "'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the GRACIOUS promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
(Joel 2:13) Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is GRACIOUS and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
(Jonah 2:8) "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the GRACE that could be theirs.
(Jonah 4:2) He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a GRACIOUS and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.
(Zechariah 12:10) "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of GRACE and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
(Malachi 1:9) "Now implore God to be GRACIOUS to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?"--says the LORD Almighty.
