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Romans 1:3

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Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
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  1. Galatians 4:4Rank 1 from verse 3
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    4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

  2. Matthew 1:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  3. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 3 from verse 3
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  4. John 1:14Rank 4 from verse 3
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    14And 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.

  5. Luke 1:31–33Rank 5 from verse 3
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    31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

    33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  6. Matthew 1:20–23Rank 6 from verse 3
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    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

    21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

    22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

    23Behold, 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.

  7. Amos 9:11Rank 7 from verse 3
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    11¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

  8. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 8 from verse 3
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    6For 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, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  9. 1 John 4:9–10Rank 9 from verse 3
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

  10. Genesis 3:15Rank 10 from verse 3
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  11. John 1:49Rank 11 from verse 3
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    49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

  12. Psalms 2:7Rank 12 from verse 3
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    7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

  13. Luke 1:35Rank 13 from verse 3
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    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

  14. Psalms 89:36–37Rank 14 from verse 3
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    36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

    37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

  15. 1 Thessalonians 1:10Rank 15 from verse 3
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    10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  16. Jeremiah 33:15–17Rank 16 from verse 3
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    15¶ In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

    16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.

    17¶ For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

  17. Jeremiah 33:26Rank 17 from verse 3
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    26Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

  18. John 10:30Rank 18 from verse 3
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    30I and my Father are one.

  19. John 20:28Rank 19 from verse 3
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    28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

  20. Matthew 1:16Rank 20 from verse 3
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    16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

  21. Romans 9:5Rank 21 from verse 3
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    5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

  22. 1 Corinthians 1:9Rank 22 from verse 3
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    9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

  23. 2 Timothy 2:8Rank 23 from verse 3
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    8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

  24. Acts 2:30Rank 24 from verse 3
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    30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

  25. John 10:36Rank 25 from verse 3
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    36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  26. John 20:31Rank 26 from verse 3
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  27. John 5:25Rank 27 from verse 3
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    25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

  28. Luke 1:69Rank 28 from verse 3
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    69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  29. Luke 2:4–6Rank 29 from verse 3
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    4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

    5To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

    6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

  30. Matthew 1:6Rank 30 from verse 3
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    6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

  31. Matthew 12:23Rank 31 from verse 3
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    23And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

  32. Matthew 15:22Rank 32 from verse 3
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    22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

  33. Matthew 22:42–45Rank 33 from verse 3
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    42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

    43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

    44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

    45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

  34. Matthew 26:63Rank 34 from verse 3
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    63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  35. Matthew 27:43Rank 35 from verse 3
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    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  36. Matthew 3:17Rank 36 from verse 3
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    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  37. Matthew 9:27Rank 37 from verse 3
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    27¶ And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

  38. 1 John 1:3Rank 38 from verse 3
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    3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

  39. 1 John 3:23Rank 39 from verse 3
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    23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

  40. 1 John 3:8Rank 40 from verse 3
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  41. 1 John 4:15Rank 41 from verse 3
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    15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

  42. 1 John 4:2–3Rank 42 from verse 3
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    2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

    3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

  43. 1 John 5:1Rank 43 from verse 3
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  44. 1 John 5:10–13Rank 44 from verse 3
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    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  45. 1 John 5:20Rank 45 from verse 3
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    20And 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.

  46. 1 John 5:5Rank 46 from verse 3
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    5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

  47. 1 Timothy 3:16Rank 47 from verse 3
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    16And 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.

  48. 2 John 1:7Rank 48 from verse 3
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    7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

  49. 2 Samuel 7:12–16Rank 49 from verse 3
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    12¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

    13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

    15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

    16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  50. Acts 13:22–23Rank 50 from verse 3
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    22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

    23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

  51. Acts 3:13Rank 51 from verse 3
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    13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

  52. Acts 8:36Rank 52 from verse 3
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    36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

  53. Acts 9:20Rank 53 from verse 3
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    20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

  54. Colossians 1:13–15Rank 54 from verse 3
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    13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

    14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

    15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  55. John 1:34Rank 55 from verse 3
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    34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

  56. John 3:16–18Rank 56 from verse 3
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    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

    18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  57. John 3:35–36Rank 57 from verse 3
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    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  58. John 7:42Rank 58 from verse 3
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    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  59. Revelation 2:18Rank 59 from verse 3
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    18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

  60. Romans 1:9Rank 60 from verse 3
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    9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

  61. Romans 8:2–3Rank 61 from verse 3
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    2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

    3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

  62. Romans 8:29–32Rank 62 from verse 3
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    29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

    30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

    31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

    32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

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Romans 1:3

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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1:1PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

1:2(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

1:3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

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1:4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

1:6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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