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Being rescued from sin and its consequences through Jesus
lightbulbSALV-ation — from 'salvage.' God salvaging what sin wrecked
105 mentions across 31 books
The whole point of the Gospel. God didn't leave humanity stuck — He sent Jesus to make a way back. Salvation is a gift received through faith, not something you can earn.
Salvation is invoked here because the Messiah's eternal priesthood completely redefines how rescue from sin operates — no more rotating human mediators, but one permanent intercessor.
What Can I Even Give Back?Psalms 116:12-14Salvation here takes the physical form of the 'cup of salvation' — a Temple drink offering the psalmist lifts as a public act of gratitude, signifying God's rescue as something worth celebrating before the whole congregation.
Blessed Is He Who ComesPsalms 118:25-29Salvation is the cry of the crowd in this closing section — the Hebrew word 'Hosanna' literally means 'save us,' making this psalm the direct source of the Palm Sunday shout.
Zion — God's Chosen HomePsalms 132:13-18Salvation is the upgraded clothing God promises to dress His priests in at Zion — a step beyond righteousness, signaling full rescue and restored standing before God.
The Cry for RescuePsalms 14:7Salvation is the resolution David cries out for in verse 7 — not a human fix or moral reform, but divine rescue from outside the broken system, coming specifically from Zion where God dwells.
Don't Put Your Hope in PeoplePsalms 146:3-4Salvation is declared here as something no mortal can provide — the psalmist draws a hard line between human rescue attempts and the genuine deliverance that only God offers.
Sing Something NewPsalms 149:1-4Salvation appears here as the stunning gift God places on the humble — framed as something He actively adorns His people with, like an honor bestowed rather than merely a rescue performed.
I Love You, God — You're EverythingPsalms 18:1-3Salvation is pictured here as a physical horn — an image of raw power and strength — as David catalogs the multiple dimensions of what God's rescue actually means.
The Feast and the PromisePsalms 22:25-26Salvation here expands beyond the individual — the rescued one's deliverance creates a communal feast, showing that personal rescue was always meant to overflow into a shared celebration.
God Is the ShieldPsalms 3:3-4Salvation here is David's rebuttal to the crowd's taunts — he insists his rescue isn't coming from military or political means but directly from God on His holy hill.
Your Flex Can't Save YouPsalms 33:16-17Salvation is invoked here as the thing that can't be purchased or built — the psalm asserts that no human resource, however powerful, can deliver what only God can provide: actual rescue from death.
The Wicked Vanish, the Righteous EndurePsalms 37:35-40Salvation is the psalm's final word and ultimate answer — the closing verse names it as the reason for every call to trust and wait: God Himself is the rescue, the stronghold, and the deliverer.
Raw Confession and a Final PleaPsalms 38:17-22Salvation appears as David's final and defining word for who God is — after cataloging every dimension of his suffering, he lands not on despair but on declaring God his rescuer, turning lament into declaration.
Can't Keep This to MyselfPsalms 40:9-11Salvation appears here as the content of David's public proclamation — the specific thing he couldn't keep quiet about after being rescued from the pit.
Daily Salvation, Real TalkPsalms 68:19-23Salvation is presented here not as a past event but a daily reality — God bears His people up day after day, and deliverances from death itself belong to Him, making salvation an ongoing experience rather than a single moment.
Crying Out in the DarkPsalms 88:1-2Salvation appears here as the psalmist's only remaining handhold — addressing God as 'God of my salvation' is an act of desperate historical memory, clinging to God's past rescues even when present rescue feels absent.
Drop a New TrackPsalms 96:1-3Salvation is what the psalmist commands worshippers to proclaim daily to every nation — it's the content of the new song, the news too good to keep inside.
Drop a New TrackPsalms 98:1-3Salvation here refers to God's mighty, public act of rescue — accomplished by His own strength alone, no outside help required, and displayed before every watching nation.
Salvation is pictured here not as a past event but as a living well — an ongoing, renewable source of life that God's people return to repeatedly with joy rather than obligation.
The Wait Was Worth ItIsaiah 25:9Salvation here is the concrete arrival of God's rescue — not an abstract concept but the moment when the people who waited through dark times finally see their deliverer standing in front of them.
The City That Can't Be TouchedIsaiah 26:1-6Salvation is depicted here not as an abstract concept but as literal architecture — the walls and defenses of God's unshakeable city, the structural foundation that makes it untouchable.
The Only God — No CompetitionIsaiah 43:8-13Salvation is at the center of God's courtroom challenge — He alone predicted the future and then delivered on it, making His claim to be 'besides me there is no savior' not just an assertion but a proven track record.
Your Sins Are Gone Like Morning FogIsaiah 44:21-23Salvation is framed here as a cosmic event — when God redeems Jacob, the entire created order (heavens, mountains, forests) is called to erupt in song, signaling that rescue on this scale reshapes all of reality.
Salvation is the inheritance that Angels are sent to serve — the author's closing point is that the angelic hosts are actively deployed on behalf of those who will receive salvation, making Jesus's victory the engine behind every angelic mission.
The Plot Twist at the EndHebrews 11:39-40Salvation is described here as something the hall of fame heroes glimpsed from a distance — the rescue they hoped for but did not live to see arrive, now available to the readers who stand on the other side of the cross.
The Founder of Our SalvationHebrews 2:10-13Salvation here is personified in its 'founder' — Jesus — whose perfection through suffering means the rescue of humanity was not a clean transaction but a costly, incarnational journey.
Check Yourself Before You Wreck YourselfHebrews 3:12-14Salvation is addressed here in a perseverance context — the writer clarifies that the warning isn't about losing salvation through struggle, but that genuine saving faith is marked by enduring to the end.
Jesus Didn't Self-PromoteHebrews 5:5-10Salvation is identified here as the direct outcome of Jesus' perfected obedience through suffering — He becomes the eternal source of it for all who follow Him.
Salvation is declared here to have no ethnic lane — the chapter closes with the unmistakable conclusion that God's rescue is available to every person without exception or prerequisite.
The Church Gets ItActs 11:18Salvation is the stunning conclusion the Jerusalem church reaches — that God has granted repentance leading to life even to Gentiles, blowing open what they thought salvation was for.
The Debate DropsActs 15:1-5Salvation is the explicit word at stake — the Judean teachers have said directly that without circumcision, you 'cannot be saved,' making this a fight over the very definition of being rescued.
Timothy Joins the SquadActs 16:1-5Salvation is referenced here to clarify what Timothy's circumcision is NOT about — Paul had already settled the circumcision-for-salvation debate at the Jerusalem Council, so this act carries no soteriological weight.
The Crowd Loses ItActs 22:22-23Salvation extended to Gentiles is exactly what the crowd refuses to accept — their riot reveals they want a God who saves Israel exclusively, not one whose plan encompasses all nations.
Salvation is the ultimate motivation Paul names for his self-limiting ethic — he sacrifices his own preferences and rights not to earn favor, but to remove every obstacle between others and being saved.
Mixed-Faith Marriages1 Corinthians 7:12-16Salvation is the extraordinary possibility Paul raises for unbelieving spouses — that living with a faithful believer could be the very thing God uses to bring them into saving relationship with Christ.
Run Like You Mean It1 Corinthians 9:24-27Salvation is clarified here as not a competition against other believers — Paul's racing metaphor is about personal intentionality and discipline, not earning rescue by outperforming others.
Salvation is the destination of Philip's explanation — starting from Isaiah 53 and moving through Jesus' death and resurrection, the full package of rescue from sin is what Philip delivers to the Ethiopian.
Salvation is invoked here in the context of apostasy — Peter is wrestling with the serious question of what it means when someone who appeared to know Christ's rescue turns and walks away from it.
Salvation is described here as a gift rather than a trophy — the point is that no human effort, achievement, or merit plays any role in obtaining it.
From Darkness to LightEphesians 5:8-14Salvation is illustrated here not as a past transaction but as an ongoing identity transformation — the sleeper awakening, the dead rising, Christ shining on them — a total renovation of who a person is.
The Full Armor of GodEphesians 6:14-17Salvation is the helmet — the piece that protects the mind, and Paul's instruction is to know you are saved and let that settled identity guard your thoughts against spiritual assault.
Salvation is the theological core of Zechariah's song — he frames John's birth and the coming Messiah entirely in terms of rescue: from enemies, from sin, and from death's shadow.
The Eye of the NeedleLuke 18:24-27Salvation is the explicit stakes of the crowd's question after the needle-and-camel saying — the assumption that it could be earned is dismantled, redirecting all hope to God's sovereign ability to save.
The Two CriminalsLuke 23:32-43The dying criminal receives salvation without works, ceremony, or history of faithfulness — his case is presented here as proof that salvation is entirely about who you ask, not what you bring.
Salvation here is framed as the subject of deep prophetic inquiry and angelic fascination — its magnitude is underscored by the fact that even beings in God's presence are captivated by it.
Suffer for the Right Reasons1 Peter 4:15-19Salvation is described here as something that came at enormous cost — Peter's point is that if even the righteous are barely saved, the stakes of rejecting the gospel are severe.
Salvation is invoked here to highlight the tragic irony: Israel's short-term hunger is making them forget the long-term deliverance they just experienced, showing how easily discomfort clouds gratitude.
The Reunion and the ResponseExodus 4:27-31Salvation arrives here not through military force but through two brothers with a staff and a message — deliverance begins simply with God's word reaching His suffering people.
Salvation is the core contested issue of the chapter: the false teachers claim it requires law-keeping; Paul insists it comes through faith in Jesus alone.
Christ Set You Free — Stay FreeGalatians 5:1-6Salvation is what's at stake in the circumcision debate — Paul argues that treating law-keeping as a co-requirement for salvation is a rejection of what Christ accomplished on the cross.
Salvation is referenced here as the promised deliverance from Egyptian slavery — God reveals that rescue is coming, but only after four hundred years of oppression, framing the Exodus as the fulfillment of this covenant word.
Dan — Small but DangerousGenesis 49:16-18Salvation is invoked here in Jacob's personal cry — 'I wait for your salvation, O Lord' — a rare moment of raw prayer mid-blessing, possibly responding to something dark Jacob saw in Dan's trajectory.
Salvation here takes on a new scale — God promises a rescue from worldwide exile so dramatic it will become the new benchmark for what divine deliverance looks like, surpassing even the Exodus in scope.
Surrender or Burn — The Final WarningJeremiah 38:17-18Salvation here takes the concrete form of physical survival — surrender and live, resist and die — a temporal picture of the broader biblical pattern where obedience to God is the path to life.
Salvation appears here as an ironic byproduct of Jonah's rebellion — his flight from God's mission inadvertently led a crew of pagan sailors to faith in the Lord.
When Everything Fades, Remember GodJonah 2:7-9Salvation is the chapter's theological punchline — Jonah's prayer culminates in the declaration that rescue belongs entirely to God, not to human effort or merit.
Salvation is invoked here as God recites His own track record — He lists every past deliverance to make the point that His pattern of rescuing Israel has been met with repeated abandonment, making His refusal devastating but coherent.
God Wins. Period.Judges 4:23-24Salvation frames the entire chapter's events as God's deliverance — the victory wasn't won by Barak's army or Jael's tent peg alone, but by God working through people who were willing to move.
Salvation is the subject at the heart of the disciples' cry — 'Who can be saved?' — Jesus answers that it's beyond human achievement entirely, only possible through God.
Persecution Is ComingMark 13:9-13Salvation is the ultimate payoff promised to those who endure the persecution, family betrayal, and universal hatred Jesus has just described — the finish line that makes the cost worth it.
Salvation is explicitly framed here as impossible for humans to achieve on their own — the rich man's failure to earn it illustrates that entry into the Kingdom is entirely dependent on what God does, not what we accumulate.
The Demons That Knew His NameMatthew 8:28-34Salvation is what the townspeople reject here — they witness a man freed from demonic bondage and choose to ask Jesus to leave rather than embrace the disruptive liberation He offers.