Preciousness of Christ

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• Matthew 3:17 NT

  Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

• 1 Peter 2:4 NT

  coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

• Song of Solomon 5:10 OT

  My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

• Philippians 3:8 NT

  Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

• 1 Peter 2:7 NT

  For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”

• Zechariah 9:17 OT

  For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

• Psalms 45:2 OT

  You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

• Song of Solomon 1:3 OT

  Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.

• Hebrews 1:4 NT

  having become as much better than the angels as the more excellent name he has inherited is better than theirs.

• 1 Peter 1:19 NT

  but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,

• Hebrews 12:24 NT

  to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

• John 6:68 NT

  Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

• 2 Peter 1:4 NT

  by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

• Isaiah 40:11 OT

  He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

• Isaiah 28:16 OT

  Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

• 1 Peter 2:6 NT

  Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”

• John 1:14 NT

  The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

• Colossians 1:19 NT

  For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

• Ephesians 3:8 NT

  To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

• Song of Solomon 2:3 OT

  As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

• Song of Solomon 5:10-16 OT

  My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand. His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven. His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels. His cheeks are like…

• Matthew 13:44-46 NT

  “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine…