Bible verses about salvation
John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10 and Ephesians 2:8-9 are the Bible verses most often cited on salvation. They speak of God's gift of his Son, confessing Jesus as Lord, and being saved by grace through faith. All ten are below in full.
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1.John 3:16
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.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
The most well known verse in the Bible, spoken by Jesus to a religious leader named Nicodemus who came to see him at night.
2.Romans 10:9-10
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.
Paul describes what saving faith looks like: saying it with your mouth and believing it in your heart.
3.Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.
A short summary of how Paul understands salvation, as a gift and not a wage that anyone earns.
4.Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
Peter, speaking to the leaders who had arrested him, says that there's salvation in no one else but Jesus.
5.Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Sin pays out one thing, Paul says, while God gives another, free.
6.Titus 3:4-5
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
The emphasis lands on God's kindness and mercy, not on anything people did.
7.Acts 16:30-31
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
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brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
A jailer asks what he must do to be saved. The answer is short and given on the spot.
8.John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
Said at the Last Supper to worried disciples. Christians read it as a claim about how people come to the Father.
9.Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Everyone who calls on the Lord's name is included. Paul is quoting the prophet Joel here.
10.1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Paul calls this a saying worth trusting, and then adds that he counts himself first among sinners.
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What is a good Bible verse about salvation?
John 3:16 is a good place to start. The most well known verse in the Bible, spoken by Jesus to a religious leader named Nicodemus who came to see him at night.
What does the Bible say about how to be saved?
Romans 10:9-10 and Acts 16:30-31 are two of the clearest passages. Both center on belief in Jesus. Ephesians 2:8-9 adds that it comes by grace and isn't earned. Different churches explain the details differently, so a local pastor is a good person to ask.
What does salvation mean in the Bible?
In the Bible the word covers being rescued, from physical danger in the older books and from sin and death in the later ones. John 3:16-17 and Titus 3:4-5 both describe it in terms of God's love and mercy.
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