in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will; — read the full passage →
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →
Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” — read the full passage →
giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →
“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing. — read the full passage →
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to promise.
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; — read the full passage →
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →
In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.
having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn’t say, “To seeds”, as of many, but as of one, “To your seed”, which is Christ.
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. — read the full passage →
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all; — read the full passage →
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. — read the full passage →
However what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth.”
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.
He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he still had no child.
Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, — read the full passage →
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: WEB.