Thread Map
The seven threads, Genesis to Revelation
Every passage the canon tracker ties to one of the seven threads, placed where it falls in its book: 568 passages across all 66 books, with the 97 key passages named. The Threads page tells each thread’s story; this map shows where it runs.
The 97 key passages, thread by thread
Thread 1A God Who Cannot Stop Reaching20 passages
Genesis 3:9Where Art Thou?
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Read in the BibleExodus 34:6The Name of God
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Read in the BibleJudges 2:16Nevertheless: God Raised Judges
Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
Read in the BibleNehemiah 8:10Joy of the Lord Your Strength
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Read in the BibleIsaiah 65:2Hands Spread All Day
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Read in the BibleJeremiah 31:3Drawn with Lovingkindness
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Read in the BibleEzekiel 33:11As I Live: Divine Oath
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Read in the BibleHosea 11:8Heart Turned Within Me
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Read in the BibleNahum 1:7Stronghold in Trouble
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Read in the BibleHabakkuk 2:1I Will Take My Watchpost
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Read in the BibleZephaniah 3:17He Rejoices With Singing
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Read in the BibleHaggai 1:13I Am With You
Then spake Haggai the LORD’S messenger in the LORD’S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.
Read in the BibleMatthew 23:37How Often I Would
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Read in the BibleLuke 15:20Father Ran to Meet Him
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Read in the BibleJohn 6:44Except the Father Draw Him: ἑλκύω
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Read in the BibleJohn 12:32I Will Draw All Men
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Read in the Bible1 Timothy 2:4God Will Have All Saved
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Read in the Bible2 Peter 3:9Not Willing Any Should Perish
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Read in the BibleRevelation 3:20I Stand and Knock
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Read in the BibleRevelation 22:17Whosoever Will: Come
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
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Thread 2The People Chosen In Him10 passages
Genesis 12:3All Families Blessed
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Read in the BibleGenesis 15:6He Believed: Faith-Righteousness
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Read in the BibleGenesis 22:18In Thy Seed
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Read in the BibleDeuteronomy 7:6Chosen Nation
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Read in the BibleRomans 8:29Foreknew → Predestined
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Read in the BibleRomans 9:6Not All Israel Is Israel
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Read in the BibleEphesians 1:4Chosen In Him
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Read in the BibleEphesians 1:13Heard · Believed · Sealed
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Read in the Bible1 Peter 1:2Elect According to Foreknowledge
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Read in the BibleRevelation 7:9Every Nation · All Tribes
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
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Thread 3The Story Moves Toward A King13 passages
Genesis 3:15Seed of Woman
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Read in the Bible2 Samuel 7:16Throne Established
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Read in the BibleIsaiah 9:6Unto Us A Child
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Read in the BibleDaniel 2:44The Fifth Kingdom
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Read in the BibleDaniel 7:13Son of Man: Dominion
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Read in the BibleObadiah 1:21Kingdom Shall Be the LORD's
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’S.
Read in the BibleHaggai 2:9Latter Glory Greater
The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in the BibleZechariah 9:9King Cometh
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Read in the BibleMatthew 21:5Triumphal Entry
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Read in the BibleLuke 1:32Throne of His Father David
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Read in the Bible1 Thessalonians 4:17Caught Up: Ἁρπάζω
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Read in the BibleRevelation 19:16King of Kings
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Read in the BibleRevelation 20:4Millennial Reign of Christ
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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Thread 4The Dignity of the Real Response17 passages
Genesis 4:7Timshol: You Shall Rule
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Read in the BibleGenesis 15:6He'emin · He Believed
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Read in the BibleDeuteronomy 30:19Choose Life
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Read in the BibleJoshua 24:15Choose This Day
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Read in the Bible1 Chronicles 28:9Seek Him: He Will Be Found
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Read in the BibleHabakkuk 2:4Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Read in the BibleZephaniah 2:3Seek the Lord: Invite in Doom
Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.
Read in the BibleMatthew 23:37Ye Would Not
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Read in the BibleLuke 7:30Rejected Counsel of God
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Read in the BibleJohn 5:40Ye Will Not Come
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Read in the BibleActs 7:51Ye Always Resist
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Read in the BibleActs 16:14Lydia: Heart Opened
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Read in the BiblePhilippians 2:12Work Out Your Salvation
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Read in the BibleHebrews 6:4Genuine Spiritual Experience
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Read in the BibleHebrews 10:26Sinning Deliberately
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Read in the BibleJames 2:17Faith Without Works Is Dead
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Read in the BibleRevelation 2:7To Him Who Overcomes: νικῶντι
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
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Thread 5The Roadmap Through Scripture10 passages
Genesis 1:1In The Beginning
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Read in the BibleEzra 1:1LORD Stirred Cyrus
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Read in the BibleEsther 4:14For Such a Time as This
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Read in the BibleDaniel 2:44Fifth Kingdom: Literal
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Read in the BibleGalatians 3:24Schoolmaster: παιδαγωγός
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Read in the BibleEphesians 1:10Dispensation of Fullness
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
Read in the Bible1 Thessalonians 4:17Pre-Trib Rapture
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Read in the Bible2 Thessalonians 2:7Restrainer Removed
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
Read in the BibleRevelation 20:2Thousand Years: Millennium
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Read in the BibleRevelation 20:6Millennial Reign
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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Thread 6Hidden in Him, Revealed with Him11 passages
Exodus 40:34Glory Filled Tabernacle
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Read in the BibleJohn 1:14Word Dwelt Among Us
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Read in the BibleRomans 8:1No Condemnation In Him
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Read in the BibleGalatians 2:20Co-Crucified with Christ
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Read in the BibleEphesians 1:13Sealed with Spirit
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Read in the BiblePhilippians 3:20Citizen of Heaven
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Read in the BibleColossians 1:27Christ In You: the Mystery
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Read in the BibleColossians 3:3Hidden with Christ
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Read in the BiblePhilemon 1:16No Longer Slave: Brother
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Read in the Bible2 John 1:9Abide in Doctrine: Have Both
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Read in the BibleRevelation 21:3God Dwells With Them
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
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Thread 7Whosoever Will, May Come16 passages
Genesis 12:3All Families Blessed
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Read in the BibleNumbers 21:8Whosoever Looketh: Lives
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Read in the BibleEcclesiastes 12:13Whole Duty of Man: All
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Read in the BibleIsaiah 55:1Ho Every One That Thirsteth
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Read in the BibleJoel 2:32Whosoever Shall Call
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Read in the BibleZephaniah 3:9All May Call Upon the LORD
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
Read in the BibleMatthew 11:28Come Unto Me: All
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Read in the BibleJohn 3:16Whosoever Believeth
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Read in the BibleActs 2:21Pentecost: Whosoever Calls
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Read in the BibleRomans 10:13Whosoever Shall Call
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Read in the Bible1 Timothy 2:4All Men To Be Saved
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Read in the Bible2 Peter 3:9Not Willing Any Should Perish
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Read in the Bible1 John 2:2Propitiation: Whole World
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Read in the Bible3 John 1:11Gaius and Diotrephes
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Read in the BibleJude 1:3Contend for the Faith
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Read in the BibleRevelation 22:17Whosoever Will: Come
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
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