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13 Bible Verses About The cross (KJV)

The cross is the center of the Christian faith, where God's love and justice met. Here is what the Bible says about the cross of Christ.

What the Bible says about the cross

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:18
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Galatians 6:14
“And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull.”
John 19:17
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
1 Peter 2:24
“And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself.”
Colossians 1:20
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded for our transgressions, and by his stripes we are healed, the cross foretold centuries before.

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:14-15

As Moses lifted the serpent, so the Son was lifted up, that whoever believes might have life.

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2

Jesus endured the cross and despised its shame for the joy set before him, our example and our hope.

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46

In his cry of forsakenness, Christ bore the abandonment we deserved so we would never be forsaken.

“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Philippians 2:8

He humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”
1 Peter 3:18

Christ suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God.

“And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:”
Ephesians 2:16

Through the cross he reconciles us to God and to one another, slaying the enmity between us.

“In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:”
Colossians 1:22

By his body through death he presents us holy and unblameable and unreproveable before God.

At the cross, Jesus bore our sins and made peace between us and God. What looked like defeat was the power of God to save.

How these verses point to Christ

The cross is the center of the whole gospel. There Jesus, sinless and willing, took the punishment we had earned, absorbing God's judgment so we could receive God's mercy. What looks like defeat is the greatest victory, for his death cancelled our debt and reconciled us to God. The empty tomb three days later proves it was accepted. The cross is where love and justice meet, and where we find life.

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What does the Bible say about the cross?
Scripture calls the cross the power of God for salvation (1 Corinthians 1:18), where Jesus bore our sins (1 Peter 2:24) and made peace with God (Colossians 1:20).
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
To bear the penalty for our sins in our place and reconcile us to God, so that all who trust Him can be forgiven and given eternal life (1 Peter 2:24, John 3:16).
What is the meaning of the cross?
It is where God's love and justice met: Jesus taking our sin and giving us His righteousness, making peace between us and God.
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