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What the Bible Says About Christ is God

Overview

The Bible addresses christ is god across 56 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Ephesians, Isaiah and Genesis. Closely related themes include Quotations and Allusions, Israel, Prayer and Husband. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jacob, Jesus, Gideon and Philip.

Key Bible verses about christ is god

Old Testament

Genesis

Genesis 32:24

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. breaking: Heb. ascending of the morning

Genesis 32:25

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

Genesis 32:26

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Genesis 32:27

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Israel: that is, A prince of God

Genesis 32:29

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

Genesis 32:30

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Peniel: that is, The face of God

Isaiah

Isaiah 6:1

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. his: or, the skirts thereof

Isaiah 6:2

Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

Isaiah 6:3

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. one: Heb. this cried to this the whole: Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth

Isaiah 48:12

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Isaiah 48:13

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. my: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out

Isaiah 48:14

All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

Isaiah 48:15

I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

Isaiah 48:16

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

New Testament

Ephesians

Ephesians 4:11

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Ephesians 4:12

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Ephesians 4:13

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: in: or, into stature: or, age

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Ephesians 5:26

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Ephesians 5:27

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Ephesians 5:28

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Ephesians 5:29

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Ephesians 5:30

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Ephesians 5:31

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

People in the Bible and christ is god

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying christ is god for yourself

  • Begin with Genesis 32:24, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Ephesians, Isaiah and Genesis each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Jacob, Jesus and Gideon and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Quotations and Allusions, Israel, Prayer and Husband.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about christ is god?

The Bible addresses christ is god across 56 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Ephesians, Isaiah and Genesis. Closely related themes include Quotations and Allusions, Israel, Prayer and Husband. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jacob, Jesus, Gideon and Philip.

How many Bible verses are about christ is god?

The Bible references christ is god in 56 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention christ is god?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 32:24: “And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. breaking: Heb. ascending of the morning”

Which people in the Bible are associated with christ is god?

Jacob, Jesus, Gideon, Philip and Uzziah.

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