1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

Cross References (37)

  • Mark 2:17 (38)

    On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the ri

  • Luke 19:10 (33)

    For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

  • John 3:16–17 (27)

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but hav

  • John 12:47 (24)

    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but

  • Luke 5:32 (16)

    I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

  • John 1:12 (16)

    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

  • Romans 5:8–10 (12)

    But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

  • Matthew 9:13 (12)

    But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinner

  • Matthew 20:28 (12)

    just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

  • 1 Timothy 1:13 (12)

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was s

  • 1 Corinthians 15:9 (10)

    For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

  • 1 John 3:5 (10)

    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

  • 1 John 4:9–10 (10)

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live throug

  • Matthew 1:21 (9)

    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

  • John 1:29 (9)

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

  • Hebrews 7:25 (9)

    Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for t

  • 1 Timothy 4:9 (8)

    This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

  • Romans 5:6 (8)

    For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

  • 1 Timothy 3:1 (7)

    This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

  • Titus 3:8 (7)

    This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care

  • Ephesians 3:8 (7)

    Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable r

  • 1 John 3:8 (7)

    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son o

  • 2 Timothy 2:11 (6)

    This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;

  • Revelation 22:6 (6)

    Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sen

  • Revelation 5:9 (6)

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blo

  • Acts 3:26 (5)

    When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

  • John 3:36 (5)

    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remai

  • Romans 3:24–26 (5)

    and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

  • Revelation 21:5 (4)

    And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words

  • 1 John 5:11 (4)

    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

  • 1 Timothy 1:19 (4)

    holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.

  • Matthew 18:10 (4)

    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the fac

  • Ezekiel 16:63 (3)

    so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth be

  • Ezekiel 36:31–32 (3)

    Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominati

  • Acts 11:1 (3)

    The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

  • Job 42:6 (3)

    Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”

  • Acts 11:18 (3)

    When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the