Genesis 17:11
17:11 You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder
of the covenant between me and you.
Exodus 12:13
12:13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see
the blood I will pass over you,
and this plague
will not fall on you to destroy you
when I attack
the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:16
13:16 It will be for a sign on your hand and for frontlets
on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the
Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
Joshua 2:12
2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the
Lord’s name.
Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family.
Give me a solemn pledge
Matthew 26:26-28
The Lord’s Supper
26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.”
26:27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,
26:28 for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26:1
The Plot Against Jesus
26:1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,
Colossians 1:23-25
1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm,
without shifting
from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.
1:25 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God – given to me for you – in order to complete the word of God,