- Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matthew 1:23 also see Isaiah 7:14)
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:1, 14)
NIV:”... and the Word was God.”
NASB: “...and the Word was God.”
NKJV:”...and the Word was God.”
AMP: “...and the Word was God Himself.”
ESV:”...and the Word was God.”
CEV: “...The Word was with God and was truly God.”
KJ21: "...and the Word was God.”
ASV”...and the Word was God.”
YLT: “...and the Word was God;”
DARBY:”...and the Word was God.”
NLV:”...The Word was God.”
HCSB”...and the Word was God.”
NIRV “...and the Word was God.”
WYC “...and God was the word.”
Worldwide English: “...The Word was God.”
NIVUK: “...and the Word was God.”
WEB:”...and the Word was God.”
WEY: “...and the Word was God.”
- Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God (John 5:18)
- Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. (John 8:58)
NIV: “…I am!"”
NASB: “...I am."
NKJV: “...I AM.””
ESV: “…I am."”
ASV: “...I am.”
DARBY: “...I am.”
WEY: “...I am."
WBS: “...I am.”
WEB: “...I AM.”
YLT: “...I am;'”
Note: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (Exodus 3:14) The Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament that dates prior to the birth of Christ) renders the Hebrew phrase for “I AM” in Exodus 3:14 as ego eimi. In John 8:58 this is the same phrase Jesus uses the same words translated as “I am”.
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty [gibbo^r gibbo^r] God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Note: The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty [gibbo^r gibbo^r] God. (Isaiah 10:21, also see Jeremiah 32:18)
- For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; (Colossians 1:19)
- For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9)
- I and my Father are one. (John 10:30) Note: Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. (Galatians 3:20)
- The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. (John 10:33)
- And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. (John 20:28-29)
- "... feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood." (Acts 20:28)
- And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.(1 John 5:20)
- And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. (1 Timothy 3:16)
- Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Philippians 2:5-8)
- But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Hebrews 1:8-10)
- ...lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them... the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:4, 6) Note: I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. (Isaiah 42:8)
- Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (Romans 9:5)
- No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. (John 1:18 NIV)
- Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1) According to John MacArthur "The Gr. construction has only one article before this phrase, making the entire phrase refer to the same person. Thus, Peter is identifying Jesus Christ as both Savior and God." (1)
- looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, (Titus 2:13 NKJV)
- The burden of the word of the LORD against Israel. Thus says the LORD [YHWH], who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. (Zechariah 12:1, 10 NKJV)
- God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: (Hebrews 1:1-3)
- In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:14-18)
The First and the Last
God-
- I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last (Revelation 1:8; 22:13, see also Isaiah 41:4; 44:6)
Jesus-
- And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; (Revelation 2:8)
Prepare ye the way of the LORD [YHWH]
God expected-
- The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD [YHWH], make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:3)
- Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD [adonai], whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD [YHWH] of hosts. (Malachi 3:1)
Jesus arrived-
- For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. (Matthew 3:3)
- The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. (Mark 1:1-3)
- For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. (Matthew 11:10)
- He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. (John 1:23)
Creator
God alone-
- Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isaiah 44:24)
- Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11, see also Genesis 1:1; Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 95:5-6; 102:25 Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 40:12-14, 28; Malachi 2:10; Hebrews 3:4)
Jesus-
- The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:2-3)
- Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (Colossians 1:15-17, see also John 1:10; Hebrews 1:1-3, 10 )
Savior
God (besides Him there is none)-
- I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. (Isaiah 43:11)
- Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. (Isaiah 45:21, see also Hosea 13:4; Isaiah 45:22; 1 Timothy 2:3; 4:10; Titus 2:10 )
Jesus-
- “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord” (Luke.2:11)
- “That the Father sent the Son as the Savior of the world.” (1 John.4:14, see also Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:47; John 4:42; Acts 4:12; Titus 1:4; 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Peter 3:18)
Worshiped
God alone-
- Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (Matthew 4:10)
- And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. (Revelation 22:8-9, see also Deuteronomy 5:7-9; Acts 10:25-26; Romans 1:25)
Jesus-
- Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. (Matthew 28:9)
- And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. (Hebrews 1:6, see also Matthew 2:1-2, 10-11; 8:2; 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 28:17; Mark 5:6; Luke 24:52; John 9:35-38; Philippians 2:9-11; Revelation 5:8-14)
The Shepherd
God-
- The LORD [YHWH] is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1, see also Psalm 80:1; Genesis 49:24)
Jesus-
- I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. (John 10:11, 16)
- Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20, see also 1 Peter 5:4)
1: MacArthur, John. The MacArthur Study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1997.
1 comment:
Wow! Amen!:)
-Emily
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