Jesus
Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, is the Son of God who became incarnate, died for the sins of humanity, and rose from the dead, providing salvation for all who believe in Him.
The name Jesus means “savior; deliverer”
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Summary
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Matthew 1:1; referred to as Jesus (Ἰησοῦς), Christ (Χριστός), Christian (Χριστιανός), Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל), or Immanuel (Ἐμμανουήλ); son of Joseph and Mary; a brother of James, Joses, Simon and Jude.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Creation of all things
- Joseph and Mary return from Egyptc. 4 BC
- Joseph and Mary return to Nazarethc. 4 BC
- Birth of Jesusc. 4 BC
- Jesus Circumsizedc. 4 BC
- Temple Presentation of Jesusc. 4 BC
- Childhood of Jesusc. 4 BC
- Jesus as a child in the Templec. AD 9
- Jesus Growing Upc. AD 9
- John Baptizes Jesusc. AD 26
- Temptations of Jesusc. AD 26
- Jesus Leaves Judea toward Galileec. AD 27
- Jesus visits Galileec. AD 27
- Jesus in Capernaumc. AD 27
- Fishers of Menc. AD 27
- Peter's Mother-in-law and Others Healedc. AD 27
- The Demoniacc. AD 27
- Jesus Rejected at Nazarethc. AD 27
- Water to Winec. AD 27
- Visiting Capernaumc. AD 27
- First Passover and Temple Cleansingc. AD 27
- Jesus and Nicodemusc. AD 27
- The Samaritan Womanc. AD 27
- Sermon on the Mountc. AD 28
- Healing the Leperc. AD 28
- Healing Centurion's Servantc. AD 28
- Gadarene Demoniacsc. AD 28
- Healing the Man with Palsyc. AD 28
- Jesus Calls Matthewc. AD 28
- Fasting Questionc. AD 28
- Parable of the Winseskinsc. AD 28
- Capernaum Miraclesc. AD 28
- Jesus' Message on John the Baptistc. AD 28
- Woe to Chorazin and Bethsaidac. AD 28
- Corn on the Sabbathc. AD 28
- Healing a Withered Handc. AD 28
- Healing Multitudesc. AD 28
- Blind and Dumb Demoniac and Following Discoursec. AD 28
- Seaside Parables and Miraclec. AD 28
- Jesus' 1st Tour of Galileec. AD 28
- Widow's Son Resurrectedc. AD 28
- Anointed by a Sinner Womanc. AD 28
- Jesus' 2nd Tour of Galileec. AD 28
- Bethesda pool healingc. AD 28
- 3rd Tour of Galileec. AD 29
- 2nd Rejection at Nazarethc. AD 29
- Feeding of Five Thousandc. AD 29
- Jesus Walks on Waterc. AD 29
- Healing in Gennesaretc. AD 29
- Commandments and Tradition Discoursec. AD 29
- Healing Canaanite Daughterc. AD 29
- Feeding of Four Thousandc. AD 29
- Peter's Confession "Upon this Rock"c. AD 29
- Foretelling the Death and Resurrectionc. AD 29
- The Transfiguationc. AD 29
- Healing a Boy with a Demonc. AD 29
- Second Foretelling of Death and Resurrectionc. AD 29
- Tax Coin in a Fish's Mouthc. AD 29
- Teachings on Humility/Temptation/Reconciliationc. AD 29
- Healing a Crowd near Sea of Galileec. AD 29
- Discourse with Pharisees and Saduceesc. AD 29
- Healing a Blind Man at Bethsaidac. AD 29
- Samaritans Reject Jesusc. AD 29
- 70 Sent Outc. AD 29
- Good Samaritan Parable Taughtc. AD 29
- Jesus meets Martha and Maryc. AD 29
- Lord's Prayer Taughtc. AD 29
- Woes and Parables with Phariseesc. AD 29
- Healing Woman With 18-year Infirmityc. AD 29
- Mustard Seed and Leaven Teachingc. AD 29
- Bread of Life Sermonc. AD 29
- Feast of Tabernacles
- Woman Caught in Adulteryc. AD 29
- Light of the World/I am discoursec. AD 29
- Blind Man Healedc. AD 29
- The Good Shepherd Teachingc. AD 29
- Feast of Dedication
- Jesus Teaches in Pereac. AD 30
- Healing Blind Bartimaeusc. AD 30
- Triumphal Entry
- Temple Cleansed
- Debates in the Temple
- Olivet Discourse
- The Last Supper
- Prayer and Betrayal in Gethsemane
- Jewish Trials
- Judas' Suicide
- Roman Trials
- Bearing Cross to Golgotha
- Resurrection and Ascension
- Fig Tree Cursed
- Teaching by the Fig Tree
- Lepers Healedc. AD 30
- Discourse on the Kingdom and Other Parablesc. AD 30
- Zaccheus Converted and Parable of the Poundsc. AD 30
- Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalemc. AD 30
- Lazarus Raised form the Deadc. AD 30
- Jesus Withdraws to Ephraimc. AD 30
- Mary Anoints Jesus
- Upper Room Discourse
- Crucifixion and Burial
- The Holy Spirit is promised
- Jesus ascends to Heaven
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Alternative names
- ἘμμανουήλImmanuelmeans “God with us”
- ἸησοῦςJesus
- ΧριστιανόςChristmeans “anointed”
- ΧριστόςChristmeans “anointed”
- עִמָּנוּאֵלImmanuelmeans “God with us”
Mentions
2,748 verses
Includes 1,588 verses that refer to Jesus without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Acts 2:32Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordGod has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 2:33Referred to, not namedExalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
- Acts 2:36Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordTherefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
- Acts 2:38Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordPeter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 3:6Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Acts 3:13Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
- Acts 3:18Χριστός · ChristBut in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
- Acts 3:20Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
- Acts 3:21Referred to, not namedHeaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
- Acts 4:2Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
- Acts 4:10Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- Acts 4:11Referred to, not namedThis Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- Acts 4:13Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordWhen they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- Acts 4:18Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThen they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
- Acts 4:27Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordIn fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Acts 4:30Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
- Acts 4:33Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordWith great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:30Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThe God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- Acts 5:31Referred to, not namedGod exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
- Acts 5:40Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordAt this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
- Acts 5:42Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordEvery day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 6:14Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordFor we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- Acts 7:55Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
- Acts 7:59Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordWhile they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- Acts 8:5Χριστός · ChristPhilip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
- Acts 8:12Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Acts 8:16Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordFor the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 8:35Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThen Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
- Acts 9:5Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
- Acts 9:17Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordSo Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 9:20Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordSaul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
- Acts 9:21Referred to, not namedAll who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
- Acts 9:22Χριστός · ChristBut Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 9:27Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThen Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
- Acts 9:34Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
- Acts 10:36Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordHe has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- Acts 10:38Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Acts 10:39Referred to, not namedWe are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
- Acts 10:40Referred to, not namedGod raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
- Acts 10:41Referred to, not named…not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- Acts 10:42Referred to, not namedAnd He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- Acts 10:43Referred to, not namedAll the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
- Acts 11:17Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordSo if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
- Acts 11:20Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 11:26Χριστιανός · Christ…and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
- Acts 13:23Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordFrom the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
- Acts 13:33Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordHe has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- Acts 13:34Referred to, not namedIn fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
- Acts 13:37Referred to, not namedBut the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
- Acts 13:38Referred to, not namedTherefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
- Acts 13:39Referred to, not namedThrough Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- Acts 15:11Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordOn the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
- Acts 15:26Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 16:7Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordAnd when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
- Acts 16:18Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordShe continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
- Acts 16:31Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThey replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Acts 17:3Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
- Acts 17:7Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
- Acts 17:18Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordSome Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
- Acts 18:5Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordAnd when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 18:28Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordFor he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 19:4Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordPaul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
- Acts 19:5Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordOn hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 19:13Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordNow there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
- Acts 19:15Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
- Acts 19:17Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThis became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
- Acts 20:21Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 20:24Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- Acts 20:35Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordIn everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Acts 21:13Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThen Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- Acts 22:8Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
- Acts 22:9Referred to, not namedMy companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
- Acts 24:24Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordAfter several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
- Acts 25:19Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordThey only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
- Acts 25:20Referred to, not namedSince I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
- Acts 26:9Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordSo then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Acts 26:15Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
- Acts 26:23Χριστός · Christ…that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
- Acts 26:28Χριστιανός · ChristThen Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
- Acts 28:23Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordSo they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
- Acts 28:31Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBoldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 1:1Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordPaul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
- Romans 1:4Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 1:6Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordAnd you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
- Romans 1:7Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordTo all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 1:8Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordFirst, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- Romans 2:16Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
- Romans 3:22Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordAnd this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Romans 3:24Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 3:25Referred to, not namedGod presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
- Romans 3:26Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordHe did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
- Romans 4:24Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · Lord…but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
- Romans 4:25Referred to, not namedHe was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
- Romans 5:1Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordTherefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Romans 5:6Χριστός · ChristFor at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- Romans 5:8Χριστός · ChristBut God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Romans 5:9Referred to, not namedTherefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
- Romans 5:11Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordNot only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
- Romans 5:15Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordBut the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
- Romans 5:17Χριστός · Christ; Ἰησοῦς · Jesus; Ἰησοῦς · LordFor if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!