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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.

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1 Timothy 1:15 has 37 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 32 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Mark 2:17 (40 votes) and Luke 19:10 (35 votes). 83 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Genesis 19 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does 1 Timothy 1:15 point to?

The 20 strongest of 37, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Mark 2:1740 votes

    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 righteous, but sinners.”

  2. Luke 19:1035 votes

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

  3. John 3:16–1728 votes

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

  4. John 12:4725 votes

    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 to save the world.

  5. John 1:1217 votes

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

  6. Luke 5:3216 votes

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

  7. Romans 5:8–1013 votes

    But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him! …

  8. Matthew 9:1312 votes

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

  9. Matthew 20:2812 votes

    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.”

  10. 1 Timothy 1:1312 votes

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

  11. 1 Corinthians 15:910 votes
  12. 1 John 3:510 votes
  13. 1 John 4:9–1010 votes
  14. Matthew 1:219 votes
  15. John 1:299 votes
  16. 1 Timothy 4:99 votes
  17. Hebrews 7:259 votes
  18. Romans 5:68 votes
  19. 1 Timothy 3:18 votes
  20. Titus 3:88 votes

Which verses point to 1 Timothy 1:15?

The 10 strongest of 83.