20 Bible Verses About Salvation (KJV)
The name "Jesus" itself means "YHWH is salvation" — the theme runs from Genesis to Revelation. These twenty verses lay out salvation's whole logic: the need, the gift, the grace, and the promise that "whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
“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.”John 3:16 (KJV)
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”John 3:17 (KJV)
“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.”Romans 10:9 (KJV)
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”Romans 10:13 (KJV)
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”Acts 4:12 (KJV)
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”Acts 16:31 (KJV)
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)
“Not of works, lest any man should boast.”Ephesians 2:9 (KJV)
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”John 14:6 (KJV)
“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;”Titus 3:5 (KJV)
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23 (KJV)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”Romans 5:8 (KJV)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”1 John 5:11 (KJV)
“He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”1 John 5:12 (KJV)
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”John 5:24 (KJV)
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”Romans 1:16 (KJV)
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,”2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV)
“Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”Hebrews 7:25 (KJV)
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”John 10:28 (KJV)
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