Dictionary of Bible Themes: 1651 numbers, 1-2

1651 numbers, 1-2

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The number one is often associated with the uniqueness of God and also with the unity between God and his people. The number two is used in a variety of contexts.

One

One God

One Father

Malachi 2:10; Matthew 23:9; Ephesians 4:6

One Son Jesus Christ

John 1:14; John 3:16,18; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 4:5; Hebrews 11:17; 1 John 4:9

One Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:9,11,13; Ephesians 2:18; Ephesians 4:4

One Saviour

Isaiah 43:10-11; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5

One Shepherd

Ecclesiastes 12:11; Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 37:22,24; John 10:16

One faith

Jude 3 See also Galatians 1:8-9; Ephesians 4:5

One sacrifice for sin

Hebrews 7:27 See also Romans 6:10; Hebrews 9:12,28; Hebrews 10:10; 1 Peter 3:18

One who acts on behalf of others

One people of God

Ezekiel 37:22; Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 10:17; Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 2:16; Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 4:4; Colossians 3:15

Christians are to be one in Jesus Christ Jesus Christ

John 17:21 See also Galatians 3:28

Christians are to be one in spirit

Philippians 2:2 See also Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 1:27

Married couples become one flesh

Genesis 2:24 See also Matthew 19:5 pp Mark 10:8; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31

One priority for all people

Mark 12:28-30 pp Matthew 22:36-37 See also Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Matthew 6:33; Luke 10:42

Two

Two of every kind in the ark

Genesis 6:19-20; Genesis 7:2

Two brothers

Isaac and Ishmael:

Genesis 17:17-19; Genesis 21:10; Genesis 25:9

Jacob and Esau:

Genesis 25:23; Romans 9:10-13 Genesis 48:1-20 Ephraim and Manasseh

Andrew and Simon, James and John:

Matthew 4:18-22 pp Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:10; John 1:40-42 Luke 15:11 the prodigal son and his brother

Two wives

Genesis 16:3; Deuteronomy 21:15; 1 Samuel 1:2-7

David's wives:

1 Samuel 27:3; Samuel 30:5,18; 2 Samuel 2:2 2 Chronicles 24:3

Teams of two: Jesus Christ's disciples

Luke 10:1 See also Matthew 21:1 pp Mark 11:1 pp Luke 19:29; Mark 14:13

Teams of two: Paul and his colleagues

Acts 13:42-50; Acts 14:1-3; Acts 15:12,22; Acts 16:19-40; Acts 17:10; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1

Two tablets of the Ten Commandments

Exodus 31:18; Exodus 34:29; Deuteronomy 9:15,17; Deuteronomy 10:3; 2 Chronicles 5:10

Two cherubim

Exodus 25:18,22; Exodus 37:7; Numbers 7:89; 1 Kings 6:25