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What is the significance of a capstone in the Bible?
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In architecture, the capstone is the rock or stone placed on top of a wall. Unlike the cornerstone, which is the base of the structure and an important stone of the foundation, the capstone is the final stone placed on top that helps hold the structure together. The capstone, like the cornerstone, is an important metaphor for Jesus and His prominence as Head of the church and the kingdom of God.
In the Old Testament, Psalm 118:22 and Zechariah 4:7 mention a capstone. Zechariah correlates the word with the completion of the temple as Zerubbabel sets the capstone (Zechariah 4:7\). The Lord tells Zechariah, “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it” (Zechariah 4:9, ESV). In Psalm 118:22, the word could be translated as either “cornerstone” or “capstone.” This is the verse that Jesus quotes in His [parable of the vineyard](parable-vineyard.html).
As in Psalm 118:22, the word for “cornerstone” in Matthew 21:42, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, Ephesians 2:20, and 1 Peter 2:7 could technically be translated as either “capstone” or “cornerstone.” The word in Greek can mean “head, chief, or cornerstone,” but the word carries a connotation similar to that of *capstone*. For instance, in the 2001 edition of the New International Version, Matthew 21:42 states, “The Stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,” with a note indicating that the word in question could also be translated as “cornerstone.” Similarly, in the same version, the word in Acts 4:11 and 1 Peter 2:7 is translated as “capstone.” A cornerstone and a capstone are different stones with different functions, so how can the words be interchangeable? A verse that helps clarify the confusion is Luke 20:18, in which Jesus states, “Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him” (ESV). Someone could fall on a cornerstone, given its location at the base of a building. In contrast, a capstone could fall on someone since it crowns a building. It is likely that Jesus indirectly refers to Himself as both the capstone and [cornerstone](Jesus-Christ-cornerstone.html) here.
When Peter stated that “Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone,’” he meant that, although Israel had rejected the Messiah, Jesus is still God’s choice. Jesus is supreme because salvation is only found in Him (Acts 4:11–12\). In Ephesians 2:20, Jesus is described as the “chief cornerstone” of the church, but He can also be seen as the capstone since “in him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:21\). Jesus is the foundation of the church but also the capstone that holds everything together (Colossians 1:17\).
Christ is both the cornerstone and capstone. He is the foundation of our salvation, what we believe, and our future hope (see Hebrews 6:18\). He is also the capstone, holding all things together and keeping our salvation secure (John 10:28\). He is the beginning represented by the cornerstone and the end represented by the capstone (see Revelation 22:13\). Using architectural terms such as *capstone* and *cornerstone* provides helpful images to describe Christ and the salvation and [security](eternal-security.html) He provides.
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Is there a spiritual gift of giving / generosity?
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The first reference to giving and generosity as a spiritual gift is in Romans 12:8, a long list of [spiritual gifts](spiritual-gifts-survey.html) and how to use them “according to the grace given us” (Romans 12:6\). The NIV terms the gift of giving as “contributing to the needs of others,” which is to be done generously.
In practice, we see a number of people in the Bible who are mentioned specifically for giving from their finances for ministry. Luke introduces us to three named women plus “many others” who were financially supporting Jesus and the disciples’ travels:
“After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means” (Luke 8:1–3\).
These verses set a pattern for ministry support, which we see again in Acts and the epistles (2 Corinthians 11:9; Philippians 4:15–18\). The apostle Paul supported himself at various times through tentmaking but was also helped with specific financial gifts. Interestingly, Paul would decline a financial gift from the group to whom he was ministering but would accept a gift from a church in a different region.
Often, those with the spiritual gift of giving or generosity are good stewards of what they have and are prudent in investing and entrepreneurship. They may be wealthy or of modest means. The churches of Macedonia gave out of their “very severe trial” and “extreme poverty” (2 Corinthians 8:1–4\). The widow who offered her two small copper coins at the temple gave all she had (Mark 12:41–44\). Jesus pointed out her generosity as above and beyond what anyone else at the temple was doing.
As with all spiritual gifts, any giving or generosity should be for the “common good of the body of Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Corinthians 14:12; Ephesians 4:12\) and not for personal glory or recognition. The example of Ananias and Sapphira warns us not to give to be seen by others (Acts 5\).
The spiritual gift of giving or generosity is different from regularly giving an [offering](tithes-and-offerings.html). Nowhere in Scripture does it indicate that only people with the spiritual gift of giving are the ones to support a ministry. From the inception of the church, the giving of financial and other physical gifts has been a part of the sense of unity God wants for His body of believers (Acts 4:32–36\).
Spiritual gifts are given and empowered by the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:4; Hebrews 2:4\), which means that even in giving or generosity it will be a God\-given act of grace that empowers the gift and will be beyond the giver’s usual offering to a local body of believers. Examples may include donations to ministries and para\-ministries for campaigns or capital needs; trusts and wills with specified amounts earmarked for missions, ministries, or churches; and investments in new ministry opportunities toward which God leads.
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What does it mean that “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Joel 2:32; Romans 10:13)?
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The prophet Joel delivers a warning to the people of Judah, but his message transcends his time to speak to people of all time—past, current, and future. He tells of God’s looming judgment of sin and urges people everywhere to repent and return to God. Joel foresees the day when [God’s Spirit](who-Holy-Spirit.html) becomes available to every believer: “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. . . . And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved” (Joel 2:28–32\).
The apostle Peter quotes this entire passage from Joel in Acts 2:14–21 to illustrate the manifestation of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost: “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them” (Acts 2:2–4\).
Peter sees this post\-resurrection [outpouring of the Spirit](outpouring-of-the-Holy-Spirit.html) as part of the fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy. With its breathtaking signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth, the complete prophecy will not be fulfilled until the last days. But God’s Spirit was poured out on Pentecost in a fresh way and remains available to all who call on the name of the Lord.
*Calling on the name of the Lord* expresses familiarity and connection, as in knowing God by name. The phrase signifies identification as a member of God’s family. Whoever calls on the name of the Lord claims Yahweh as one’s own God. This concept goes back to the beginning of time when “people began to call on the name of the Lord” (Genesis 4:26; see also Genesis 12:8\). God has always sought a people, including representatives from all nations, to devote themselves to Him.
The apostle Paul cites Joel to back his claim that the message of salvation in Jesus Christ is for all people: “For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved’” (Romans 10:12–13\). Jews and Gentiles and people from every nation receive God’s promise of salvation on the same basis—through faith in Jesus Christ. No one is excluded. Everyone has an opportunity to call on the name of the Lord and be delivered from sin, forgiven, and saved (Acts 10:43\).
Paul emphasizes calling on the name of the Lord out loud but also in one’s heart: “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9\). Calling on the name of the Lord involves admitting our own powerlessness and need for God, believing in His power to save us, and desperately crying out to God from the heart for His salvation (Isaiah 43:11; Acts 4:12; Hebrews 12:14; Romans 3:10–18, 23\). Those who call on the name of the Lord put their “hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe” (1 Timothy 4:10\). God’s children cry out from a sense of inadequacy, dependence, and the genuine conviction that only He can be relied on to save.
Whoever trusts in Jesus Christ by believing in Him shall be saved (Acts 16:31\). There’s nothing complicated about the plan of salvation: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16–17\).
The Bible plainly teaches that we don’t have to do any work to be saved (Ephesians 2:8–9\). Calling on the name of the Lord is not an act that saves us. God’s grace saves us [through faith](by-grace-through-faith.html). We can’t earn salvation by any means. The grace of God is the source of our salvation, and we receive that grace through faith. We call on God as an expression of faith (Romans 5:1\). And, as new creatures in Christ, we will call on the name of our Lord and Savior as long as we live (Psalm 116:2\).
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What is the meaning of Yahweh? What is the meaning of Jehovah?
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*Yahweh* is based on the consonants *YHWH*, which is one of the names for God used in the Old Testament. In ancient Hebrew, the vowels were not normally written. This would not have been a problem for native speakers and readers. [*Jehovah*](Jehovah.html) is the same name based on the Latin equivalents of the Hebrew letters: *JHVH*. *Jehovah* became the English translation of the Latin form of the Hebrew name. For all practical purposes, *Jehovah* and *Yahweh* are the simply English and Hebrew pronunciations for God’s name. However, it has become more popular in recent years to use *Yahweh* instead of *Jehovah* because it is technically more accurate.
The name *Yahweh* comes from the Hebrew word for “I am.” When God met Moses at the [burning bush](burning-bush.html) and commanded him to go back to Egypt and lead the people out, Moses asked who he should say has sent him. “God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.’ And he said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “I am has sent me to you.”’ God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “The LORD \[*YHWH*], the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.” This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations’” (Exodus 3:14–15\).
Several things must be noted here in order to properly understand the significance of the name *Yahweh*.
First, the [tetragrammaton](YHWH-tetragrammaton.html), which is the technical term for the four letters *YHWH*, is based on the Hebrew word for “being.” It could be translated “I am who I am” or “I will be what I will be” or perhaps even “I am the One who is.” Regardless of the specific translation, the name speaks of the self\-existence and self\-sufficiency of God. All others are dependent upon Him for life and breath and existence. He is dependent upon no one. It is for this reason that the Jewish leadership in Jesus’ day thought it was scandalous, blasphemous, and worthy of death for Jesus to utter the words “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58–59\).
Second, the ancient Hebrew scribes considered God’s name too sacred to write or pronounce. When vowels were later added to the text, the scribes took the vowels from the word [*adonai*](meaning-of-Adonai.html), which means “lord” or “master,” and inserted them between the consonants. Instead of pronouncing *Yahweh*, they simply pronounced the word *Adonai*. Following this practice, most English versions of the Bible translate *YHWH* as “LORD” (all capital letters) as seen in Exodus 3:15, above. When the Scripture speaks of the Lord *YHWH*, then the English versions will have “Lord GOD” with the word *God* in all capital letters. So, both *LORD* and *GOD* in English versions stand for *YHWH*. The pronunciation *yäˌwā* is our best estimate of how *YHWH* would have been pronounced. Since we do not have the original vowels, we cannot know for sure. The significance is in the meaning, not the pronunciation, just as *Jehovah* is still a sacred name, even if it is not a technically correct spelling.
*Yahweh* is the covenant name for the God of Israel. In Exodus 3:15, as *Yahweh* speaks to Moses, He says that He is also the God of the patriarchs. Then He says, “I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them” (Exodus 6:3\). This declaration drives us to further study, because both Noah (in Genesis 9:26\) and Abraham (in Genesis 22:14\) spoke of *Yahweh* by that name. Moses himself seems to suggest that the Hebrews were already familiar with the name *Yahweh* (in Exodus 4:1\). How, then, should we understand God’s statement that He did not make Himself known to the patriarchs by the name *Yahweh*? The answer seems to be that, whereas Noah, Abraham, et al., knew the name *Yahweh*—and thus knew that God is eternal and faithful—they never experienced the full impact of that name. God had manifested Himself as ”Almighty” but not as “the absolute Being working with unbounded freedom in the performance of His promises“ (Keil and Delitzsch, *Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament*). For those before Moses, the fulfillment of God’s promises remained distant, and their view of the character of God was murky. That was about to change with the exodus, as God delivered His people with great miracles and kept His promise to Abraham. Other names for God might be considered descriptive, but *Yahweh* is personal. It is by this name that He covenants with and leads the nation of Israel.
*Yahweh* is the name of Israel’s God and the God who came to earth as Jesus Christ, [*Yahweh* in the flesh](is-Jesus-Yahweh.html). Matthew 1:21 says, “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” The name *Jesus* is from the Latin form of the Greek form of *Yeshua*, which literally means “Yahweh saves.” So Yahweh will save His people from their sins, and simultaneously Jesus will save His people from their sins. This is just one of many instances where Jesus and Yahweh are equated.
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Should a Christian participate in sports betting?
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For many years there was an anti\-gambling stigma in the United States, but in recent years that has fallen away, and sports betting has become extremely popular. With the proliferation of legal online gambling sites and apps, people can bet on almost any sporting event held anywhere in the world from almost anywhere in the world. Betting on sporting events means that a person risks some money in the hopes of getting a greater return. If the only factor were picking the winners or losers, there would not be a lot of chance involved. More often than not, the better team wins, and often the better team is evident. To make things more competitive, bets are often placed on how large the margin of victory will be. This introduces an additional dimension of the unknown and makes winning the bet more challenging.
When considering sports betting, we need to consider three things: Sovereignty, Stewardship, and Society.
*Sovereignty:* Most [gambling](gambling-sin.html) has an element of chance. Some gambling, like the lottery, is pure chance. Other games require more skill. Sports betting is somewhere in the middle as the serious gambler will have carefully analyzed both teams and have more than an educated guess about who will most likely win. However, those who gamble often do not recognize that God is in ultimate control. He is [sovereign](God-is-sovereign.html) over everything. They often assume that everything is the result of blind chance or a combination of chance and cause and effect within a closed system. They do not always recognize that God maintains final control and we do not know what purposes He may have in the outcome of a sporting event. Without knowing His purposes, it seems foolish to bet on the outcome.
Likewise, the one who hopes to win by gambling may often lack faith in God’s ability to provide financially. This may not be true in every case, but before a Christian places a bet of any kind, he should carefully evaluate what that activity reveals about his own belief in the sovereignty of God.
*Stewardship:* The main reason people bet on sports (or anything else) is to make quick money and to get something for nothing. However, God has given His approval to another means of making money, and that means is work. Betting often kills the [work ethic](Christian-work-ethic.html) because it offers the possibility of something for nothing.
Of course, if a person starts a business, it will require the risk of capital. The business may fail, and the owner may lose it all. Likewise, investment in the stock market involves risk. The difference is that investment in companies is encouraging development of goods and services. It is not an attempt to get something for nothing. If a person invests money in a stock after careful investigation of the company and the goods or services it provides, while it will put money at risk, it is not gambling. If another person “plays the market” by simply throwing money at stocks based on tips or hunches, then that is indeed another form of gambling. A professional sports franchise owner usually risks a tremendous amount of money to buy the team and then pay the players and coaches and fund all the other expenses in hopes of making a profit and building a franchise that increases in value. Once again, this involves risk, but it is a risk within the framework that God has established as an approved means of increasing wealth.
Of course, the issue of [stewardship](biblical-stewardship.html) applies to all spending habits. Christians do not own anything, but they have been given resources to steward (manage). Before placing a bet, a Christian should ask, “Since this is God’s money that He has given to me to use for His kingdom, is this good money management?” And “What if I lose?” (and sooner or later everyone will lose!).
*Society:* Recent estimates are that 10 million people in the United States are addicted to some form of gambling (North American Foundation for Gambling Addiction, Statistics of Gambling Addiction, 2016\). When Christians participate in sports betting, they are supporting something that hurts many individuals and families. One must consider the effects that sports betting has on society as a whole, too. Participation in any kind of legalized gambling is likely to hurt those who are struggling financially and who bet more than they can afford to lose. Furthermore, legalized gambling recruits new gamblers from non\-gamblers, and illegal betting recruits from those who already indulge in legal gambling. Legal gambling often leads to illegal gambling, which can easily lead to complete ruin. Illegal gambling allows gamblers to bet on credit with money they don’t have, which can lead to debt—and even worse for gamblers to don’t pay their debts on time.
When a person works and creates goods or services to offer on the open market, both the buyer and the seller profit from it. In a gambling transaction, one person wins, getting something for nothing, and another party simply gets nothing for the money he or she put up. The transaction benefits one party and is a detriment to the other and to society at large.
In conclusion, there is no Scripture passage that forbids sports betting. However, the principles mentioned above would seem to call the practice into question. While a given individual may be able to bet on sports or other things without any noticeable harm, the net effect of gambling on society is negative. Furthermore, the effect on the sporting events themselves can be negative as athletes and officials can be pressured to throw games, shave points, and make illegitimate calls for the purpose of unfairly determining the outcome.
In dealing with such “gray areas,” the apostle Paul gives inspired counsel in response to people who focus on what is spiritually “legal” for them to do:
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive (1 Corinthians 10:23\).
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12\).
In the absence of any absolute prohibitions against gambling in all forms, answers to these questions are all\-important:
1\. Is it beneficial? It may benefit those who win, but no one wins all the time, and it is certainly detrimental to those who lose.
2\. Is it constructive? This is similar to asking if it is beneficial. Will it make one a more devoted and effective disciple of Christ?
3\. Will it become a master? Christ is the Christian’s Master, but gambling can easily become a rival master—a slave master—for the one who becomes addicted to it. Even if the individual Christian will not become addicted, he or she is supporting an industry that does create bondage for many.
While we cannot say with absolute biblical authority that a Christian should never place a bet on a sporting event, we would caution against it in the strongest way possible.
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What is atavism?
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Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancient or ancestral roots. An example of atavism in genetics would be a blue\-eyed person born in a long line of brown\-eyed persons, but whose great\-great\-grandmother had blue eyes. The word *atavism* is based on the Latin *atavus*, meaning “ancestor.”
In contemporary society, atavism is illustrated by a family leaving their comfortable suburban home for a weekend camping trip or grilling steaks on an outdoor barbeque while their modern range sits idle inside. Based on the concept of atavism, the Paleolithic Diet asserts that eating the foods of our ancient ancestors is beneficial in the maintenance of weight control while reducing health risks such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. A more sinister example of atavism is the idolization of Adolf Hitler among a small number of German youths.
In religion, atavism is seen in the resurgence of paganism and the growing interest in ancient beliefs sweeping Europe. Nordic paganism, or [Ásatrú](Asatru.html), is Iceland’s fastest\-growing religion, and a temple dedicated to Thor and Odin is under construction (*Iceland Magazine*, Oct. 17, 2018\). This will be the first pagan temple erected in Iceland in over a thousand years. In 2016 Denmark constructed its first temple dedicated to the worship of Odin. A growing interest in German paganism, also known as Heathenry, involves the worship of ancient German gods as well as elves and trolls. Renewed interest in paganism appears to be filling the spiritual void brought about by the decline of Christianity in Europe.
Atavism, the tendency of returning to one’s ancestral roots, is also illustrated in the [sin nature](sin-nature.html) we inherited from Adam and Eve. Though man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27\), this image has been tainted by the first couple’s rebellious act that ushered sin into the world (Genesis 3\). We sin because we have a sin nature; we inherited this sin nature from Adam. Sin is a part of our spiritual DNA. The apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned” (Romans 5:12, ESV). No matter how good we try to be, we always revert to our spiritual roots, and we sin (see Romans 7:14–25\).
Other than our Lord Jesus, no one born of woman can boast of sinless perfection. Even the best among us is marred by Adam’s sin and cannot measure up to God’s exacting standard of righteousness (Romans 3:23\). As the wages of sin is eternal death (Romans 6:23\), there would be no hope for man if it were not for the sacrificial death, burial, and bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 5:12; 8:1\). Sin came through the first Adam, but Christ Jesus, the “[second Adam](Jesus-second-Adam.html),” overcame the power of sin and death and gives those who believe in Him everlasting life (1 Corinthians 15:45\).
Atavism is the tendency within us to sin in the manner of our ancient ancestors, Adam and Eve. But, as new creations in Christ Jesus, we need not dread God’s wrath or fear the loss of our salvation, for we belong to Him, and nothing or no one will take us from Him (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:38–39; Philippians 1:6\).
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What does the Bible say about division?
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The biblical calls to [unity](Christian-unity.html) are too numerous to list in an article of this size as are the warnings about division and divisiveness. In general, the Bible calls for unity based on the truth of God, and that which causes division is condemned.
Before Jesus’ crucifixion, He prayed that His disciples would be one (John 17:20–23\). Some have referred to this as Jesus’ “great unanswered prayer”; however, that is not a proper characterization. All believers are indeed one, [united with Christ](church-unity.html) and with each other. What is often lacking is the practical outworking of that unity.
Divisiveness, the promotion of division, is a serious matter. In Romans 16:17, Paul warns, “I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.” In 1 Corinthians 1:10, Paul says, “I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment \[about matters of the faith]” (AMP). Division is a result of the flesh, contrary to the fruit of the Spirit.
To see how serious of a matter division is, one need only note the list of sinful tendencies that is included with it: “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, *divisions*, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:19–21, ESV, emphasis added). In the church at Philippi, there were two women whose division was so public and detrimental that Paul calls them out publicly (see Philippians 4:2\).
Anyone who causes division in the church should be subject to church discipline: “Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them” (Titus 3:10; cf. Matthew 18:15–17\). It is important to note that the unity prescribed in the Bible is not a “unity at all costs.” There can be no unity without truth. In some cases, putting someone out of the church, an action that would seem to be born out of divisiveness, is necessary to preserve unity. Toleration of sin and false teaching does not promote unity, and church discipline up to and including [excommunication](excommunication.html) for sin or false teaching does not promote division.
Sinful division is the result of selfishness, and the only remedy is given in Philippians 2: “So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:1–4, ESV). Paul goes on to present Christ as the ultimate example of the selflessness required to demonstrate unity: “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (verses 5–8, ESV).
In the words of the proverb, “A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends” (Proverbs 16:28\). Those who purposefully cause division, incite discord, or provoke rancor are rebelling against God’s design for the church.
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What are the noetic effects of sin?
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Derived from the Greek adjective *noētikos*, meaning “intellectual”; the Greek verb *noein*, meaning “to think”; and the Greek noun *nous*, meaning “mind,” the word *noetic* refers to the action of thinking. The noetic effect of sin is the effect of sin on man’s intellect. Because of sin, man’s ability to think and reason is clouded. The result is an impairment of the intellect that fosters doubt, skepticism, and unbelief concerning the things of God.
The Christian faith is neither an exercise in wishful thinking nor a mindless belief in the far\-fetched and improbable. On the contrary, we have many indisputable [reasons to believe](evidence-existence-God.html), for God has left His fingerprints everywhere. But the evidence is difficult to see because of the noetic effects of sin. The apostle Paul wrote, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen” (Romans 1:18–25, ESV).
According to this passage, the unrighteous:
• suppress the truth of God (verse 18\)
• refuse to believe that which has been revealed to them (verse 19\)
• are without excuse (verse 20\)
• refuse to honor or give thanks to their Creator (verse 21\)
• are futile in their thinking (verse 21\)
• have foolish, darkened hearts (verse 21\)
• are fools who profess to be wise (verse 22\)
• are prone to idolatry (verse 23\)
• are given to various lusts that dishonor their mortal bodies (verse 24\)
• prefer lies to truth (verse 25\)
King David wrote, “The [fool](fool-Bible.html) says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good” (Psalm 14:1, ESV). The noetic effects of sin have rendered people foolish: they are intellectually and morally corrupt, doers of all manner of abominable deeds, and haters of that which is good and holy. It is as if those whose hearts are calloused by cynicism and whose minds are steeped in doubt and unbelief are immune to God’s revelations of Himself and His eternal truths. As to the saving gospel of Jesus Christ, the message of the cross is foolishness to those whose thinking has been darkened by sin (1 Corinthians 1:18\).
Thankfully, God stands ready to rescue those whose minds have been ravaged by sin. By a simple act of faith, lost sinners can be redeemed and have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16\). No longer befuddled by sin, believers can live abundantly and victoriously by understanding God’s purpose and plans for their lives (see Jeremiah 29:11\). Unlike atheists who believe they are here by some random accident, followers of Jesus Christ know who they are, why they are here, what they are to do, and where they are going. The [mind of Christ](mind-of-Christ.html) counters the noetic effects of sin and replaces our formerly muddled thinking with crystal clarity.
In summary, the noetic effects of sin distort the intellect so that evil appears as good and good is seen to be evil (Isaiah 5:20\). As worldly culture grows increasingly secular, we see logic and reason giving way to political correctness, uncritical thinking, and double standards. James, the half\-brother of our Lord Jesus wrote, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him” (James 1:5, ESV). True wisdom, our best anodyne against the intellectually damaging effects of sin, allows us to see people, events, and circumstances through God’s eyes. We ought not think as the world thinks, for we are not of this world (Romans 12:2\).
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What does Leviticus 18:22 mean when it says, “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman”?
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God designed and created [human sexuality](biblical-sexuality.html), and He prescribes how sexuality is to be expressed. Leviticus 18:22 mandates that men shall not lie with men, for example. This passage and its context invite readers to understand whether or not Leviticus 18:22 refers to homosexuality and, if so, what the implications are for contemporary human sexuality.
Much of Exodus and Leviticus focuses on the communication of God’s law for Israel through Moses. The Law of Moses (or [Mosaic Law](Mosaic-Law.html)) consists of more than six hundred rules for Israel to follow in order to be separate from surrounding nations, to illustrate God’s holiness, and to show how problematic sin is. Leviticus 18 includes rules to keep the people of Israel from behaving like the peoples of Egypt and Canaan (Leviticus 18:3\). Instead, the people of Israel were to obey God’s law—because He was the Lord their God (Leviticus 18:4\).
Leviticus 18 includes a number of restrictions on sexual behavior, including these:
• a prohibition of “uncovering the nakedness” of blood relatives and close relatives (Leviticus 18:6–17\)
• a prohibition of sex with women who are menstruating (Leviticus 18:19\)
• a prohibition of marrying a woman and her sister (Leviticus 18:18\)
• a prohibition of adultery (Leviticus 18:20\)
• a prohibition of bestiality (Leviticus 18:23\)
• a prohibition of sacrificing to the false god Molech (Leviticus 18:21\)
• an instruction that men shall not lie with men as a man would lie with a woman (Leviticus 18:22\)
The context seems plain enough that the command “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman” in Leviticus 18:22 refers to acts of homosexuality, since Leviticus 18:6–23 only includes offenses of a sexual nature. While the prohibition of sacrifice to [Molech](who-Molech.html) is not explicitly sexual in nature, the implication by inclusion in this context is that such a ritual involved sexual activity. Some suggest that the reference to Molech\-worship somehow implies a prohibition of homosexual prostitution and not of committed homosexual relationships. However, Leviticus 18:22 in this context seems to be a clear reference to homosexuality in general. Some translations make this unambiguous: “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman” (NLT).
Leviticus 20 adds specificity to these sexual regulations and prohibits adultery (Leviticus 20:10\), lying with one’s mother (Leviticus 20:11\), lying with one’s daughter\-in\-law (Leviticus 20:12\), and males lying with males (Leviticus 20:13\). The same terminology is used in Leviticus 18:22 as is used in Leviticus 20:13\. If these two passages are referring to prostitution only, then the prohibitions only forbid *prostitution* with a neighbor’s wife, a mother, a daughter\-in\-law, and a man—in other words, sexual activity within those relationships is not actually prohibited in this section of the Law of Moses. But the context of both passages clearly restricts sexual activity and not commerce. Homosexuality is characterized as “detestable” and is distinctly prohibited in Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13\.
While the Law of Moses was [fulfilled by Christ](abolish-fulfill-law.html) on the cross (Ephesians 2:15\) and that Law is no longer in effect (Galatians 3:24–25\), it is evident that God’s view of homosexual acts has not changed—homosexuality is still a violation of God’s design for humanity (see Romans 1; 1 Corinthians 6:9; and 1 Timothy 1:10\). It is also important to recognize that God’s love for humanity (John 3:16\) is greater than our failings, and Christ died for all—including those who struggle with homosexual desires and those who have acted on those desires. While God’s design for men and women does not include homosexuality, in His grace He saves all who believe in Christ—including those who are homosexual (1 Corinthians 6:11\). God has provided for salvation by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9\) and then asks all who have believed to walk in a manner worthy of that calling (Ephesians 4:1\). As children of God, we no longer walk in our old ways of sin.
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In his first letter, addressed to Jewish believers who were scattered around Asia Minor (1 Peter 1:1\), Peter encourages women to have a gentle and quiet spirit. This is part of Peter’s exhortation to his readers to keep their behavior excellent among the Gentiles so that the Gentiles would observe their godly behavior and glorify God (1 Peter 2:12\).
Part of the honorable behavior Peter promoted includes submitting to [human authority](Bible-government.html) or government (1 Peter 2:13\). Believers were to live as those possessing freedom but not use that freedom as an excuse for wrongdoing (1 Peter 2:16\). In that same spirit of concern for others expressed through submission, Peter suggests that his readers should honor everyone, love their brothers and sisters, fear God, and honor the king (1 Peter 2:17\). In the same way, servants were to show Christlike behavior in humbling themselves toward those in authority over them (1 Peter 2:20\). Jesus had provided our greatest example in demonstrating humility and enduring undeserved suffering for the benefit of others (1 Peter 2:21–22\). Jesus suffered and died as a substitute for us so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin but made alive in His righteousness (1 Peter 2:24\). All believers are expected to show this kind of submission to one another—as Paul puts it in Ephesians 5:21, believers should submit to one another in the fear of Christ. Both Peter and Paul remind their readers of Jesus’ example and then challenge believers to show Christlikeness in all their relationships. It is within this context that Peter urges women to have a gentle and quiet spirit (1 Peter 3:4\).
After reminding his readers of Jesus’ example of humility (1 Peter 2:21–24\), Peter instructs married women to show submission to their husbands (1 Peter 3:1\). In this case, the purpose is so that even husbands who are not obedient to the Word might be won over by the purity of their wives’ attitude and behavior (1 Peter 3:2\). Peter describes what that attitude and behavior looks like: the woman’s [true adornment](women-makeup.html) is not about external appearance, but true adornment is in the inner character and is of imperishable quality. It is “the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit” (1 Peter 3:4\).
The term *gentle* does not imply weakness, but rather self\-restraint. If one is told to be gentle, the implication is that one has the ability to *not be* gentle. The woman has strength and expresses Christlike strength in meekness or gentleness toward her husband. Peter adds that the godly wife is not just gentle but also has a quiet spirit (1 Peter 3:4\). She has a peaceful or well\-ordered spirit, which would allow her to speak and behave in a peaceful and well\-ordered way. Peter is not suggesting that low volume is necessary, but rather a character of peacefulness.
This character is “of great worth in God’s sight” (1 Peter 3:4\) and is imperishable—it lasts and has value in every generation. Even in years past, this is how women who hoped in God demonstrated their true adornment (1 Peter 3:5\)—Peter uses the example of Sarah (verse 6\). It is by a gentle and quiet spirit that a godly woman expresses submission to her husband.
As for the husbands, they are instructed to live in consideration of their wives—also as an expression of submission (1 Peter 3:7\). Peter’s instruction here is similar to Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 5:21 and 25—that all believers are to show Christlike submission to each other, and husbands express this toward their own wives by [love](husbands-love-wives.html) and consideration. As Paul and Peter explain how believers can fulfill their roles, they both emphasize specific qualities that will be helpful in their particular relationships. While all believers are to be gentle—as it is part of the fruit the Holy Spirit bears in all of us (Galatians 5:22\), and all believers should live well\-ordered and peaceful lives (1 Timothy 2:2\), Peter emphasizes in the context of husbands and wives that the particular characteristic of a gentle and quiet spirit will be of great benefit.
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What does it mean to cry out to the Lord?
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We may be assured that God is neither callous nor indifferent toward His people during times of distress. He sees our tears, shares in our grief, understands our sorrows, and hears our cries of anguish and suffering. Our God is not deaf. He does not turn away from those who cry out to Him seeking comfort and relief.
To cry out is to speak loudly, often in an excited or anguished voice. Scripture speaks of the object of our crying out: we cry out to the Lord. That is, we lift our voices to Him in an appeal for help (see 1 Samuel 7:8; Psalm 38:8; 107:13, 19\). When Peter was sinking in the waves, he cried out for Jesus to save him, and Jesus did (Matthew 14:30–31\). Our cries to the Lord do not always have to be verbal. [Hannah](life-Hannah.html) prayed in “deep anguish . . . but her voice was not heard” because she was “praying in her heart” (1 Samuel 1:10, 13\). God hears our silent cries as well.
To cry out to the Lord is to reveal our absolute dependence upon Him. In our tearful pleas, we acknowledge our human frailties, weaknesses, and shortcomings—our inability to overcome the mounting problems before us. Our cries show that our trust is in Him to act on our behalf. We freely surrender self\-will to His perfect, sovereign will.
“Call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me” (Psalm 50:15, ESV).
“The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:15–18, ESV).
“You keep track of all my sorrows.
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.
My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.
This I know: God is on my side!” (Psalm 56:8–9, NLT).
“The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.
You open your hand;
you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and kind in all his works.
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them” (Psalm 145:14–19, ESV).
God lends His ear to the cries of individuals in their times of sorrow, but God also hears and responds to the corporate pleadings of His people. As the Hebrew people multiplied in Egypt, so did their suffering under the iron\-fisted rule of Pharaoh. Hearing the mournful cries of His chosen people, God [delivered the Israelites](exodus-from-Egypt.html) from Egyptian bondage and led them to the Promised Land. Nehemiah, who supervised the rebuilding of Jerusalem, wrote, “And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea, and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day. And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters” (Nehemiah 9:9–11, ESV).
God also hears the cries of repentant sinners seeking forgiveness and deliverance. In Jesus’ [parable](parable-Pharisee-tax-collector.html) of two men in prayer, one man is well pleased with himself; the other has a contrite heart. Hear what our Savior has to say about these two men:
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 18:10–14, ESV).
The corrupt tax collector, a Jewish traitor steeped in guilt and sin, approached God with a broken heart and begged for forgiveness. The Pharisee, an esteemed religious leader, saw himself as a shining example of godliness. Of these two men, God only heard the voice of the tax collector. Both men prayed, but only the tax collector truly cried out to the Lord.
Scripture does not teach that we are to lift ourselves by our own bootstraps; rather, we are to go to Him in times of trouble. God cares. He loves us. He stands with us and for us. He delights in coming to our rescue. We may rightly conclude that self\-sufficiency is not an attribute of an obedient believer. In times of trouble, we are to cry out to the Lord.
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Does 3 John 1:2 endorse the prosperity gospel since John wishes someone to prosper and be in good health?
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The apostle John addresses his [third letter](Book-of-3-John.html) to Gaius, adding that John is praying that in all respects Gaius would prosper and be in good health (3 John 1:2\). It is clear that John is referring not just to spiritual prosperity, as John adds “just as your soul prospers.” Isolating this verse from the context and from John’s other writings, one might suspect that John endorses the [prosperity gospel](prosperity-gospel.html). After all, John tells Gaius, “I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you.”
In the context John quickly shows that 3 John 1:2 does not endorse the prosperity gospel. In 3 John 1:3 he adds that he is glad that [Gaius](Gaius-in-the-Bible.html) is walking in the truth, and in verse 4 John expresses his greatest joy is that his children walk in the truth—not that they prosper and be in good health. John commends Gaius and the church for their hospitality to the brethren, explaining that this kind of hospitality is appropriate (3 John 1:5–9\). Just as it is important for believers to show hospitality and help meet the temporal needs of others, John expresses a genuine desire that Gaius prosper and be in good health—perhaps in part because Gaius is doing good with the resources he has. John has personal care for Gaius and simply wants him to be doing well.
As a friend, John has care and concern for Gaius, wishing for him to prosper and be in good health, but John does not endorse the prosperity gospel. In an earlier letter, John had written that full joy comes from fellowship with God and with other believers (1 John 1:4\)—not from physical prospering and good health. In fact, John reminds his readers that prosperity in this present world does not last, as this world and the desires one might have in this world are all passing away (1 John 2:15–18\). Further, brothers should be willing to lay down their own lives for each other (1 John 3:16\). John is not putting a high value on prosperity and health—in fact, he is more focused on the soundness of his readers’ doctrine and their love for one another.
John’s Gospel is consistent with what he wrote in his letters. John presents unmistakably that true meaning in life is found in knowing God (John 17:3\) through belief in Jesus (John 20:30–31\). John recorded Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus told her that the one who comes to Jesus would never thirst (John 4:13–14\) but would be filled to eternal life. The woman thought at first that Jesus was talking about actual water (John 4:14\), but she soon recognized that He was talking about Himself as the one who could satisfy human need (John 4:29\). She had learned an important lesson—prosperity and health are blessings, but that is not what Jesus was offering. He was offering her life by belief in Him.
John recorded a similar instance when Jesus fed five thousand people and then told them that He was the bread of life (John 6:35\) and that those coming to Him would no longer hunger. He urged His listeners not to focus on food that perishes but to pursue the gift that Jesus was offering them, eternal life (John 6:27\).
John understood that the gospel is not about prosperity and health—John was not endorsing the prosperity gospel; instead, he was proclaiming the gospel of Jesus that offers eternal life, which is of infinitely greater value than physical prosperity and health. Certainly, John prayed that Gaius would prosper and be in good health. It was natural for him to do so. But John understood those temporal blessings are not guaranteed, nor are they to be priorities in the Christian’s life.
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Why did Isaiah preach naked (Isaiah 20:1–4)?
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Isaiah 20 is one of the shortest chapters in the Bible, and it is also particularly notable for the oddity of God telling [Isaiah](life-Isaiah.html) to be unclothed while prophesying about Egypt and Ethiopia (Cush). But why did Isaiah preach naked (Isaiah 20:1–4\)?
Isaiah’s prophecies were not just about God’s judgment and restoration for the nation of Israel. Isaiah wrote of other nations as well, including Egypt. Isaiah 19:1–15 describes Egypt’s idolatry and judgment that was coming upon them at the hand of a mighty king (Isaiah 19:4\). Egypt had worshiped other gods and pursued their own wisdom, but even in judging this wickedness God would show grace and mercy. God would send to Egypt a savior (Isaiah 19:20\), and Egypt would be delivered. Egypt would one day know and worship the Lord (Isaiah 19:21\). Yes, judgment would come (Isaiah 19:22\), but God would ultimately save and heal the people.
In the year 711 BC God spoke through Isaiah (Isaiah 20:1–2\). While on most other occasions Isaiah was simply delivering a verbal message, in this instance God told Isaiah to provide a visual as well: “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet” (Isaiah 20:2, ESV). According to Isaiah 20:3, Isaiah preached naked or at least nearly naked (he may have been wearing a loin cloth) and barefoot for three years as a sign for Egypt and Cush (Ethiopia). These peoples would be led into captivity by Assyria, shamed and naked (Isaiah 20:4\). Those who depended on Egypt (including Israel) could no longer look to that nation for deliverance, but instead should only depend on God. That Isaiah preached naked (or nearly naked) illustrated vividly that Egypt was not to be the source of anyone’s deliverance. It served as a reminder to Israel that they needed to trust in God. It was a sign to Egypt that their prideful idolatry would be judged and they would be ashamed. In 701 BC, just as Isaiah had prophesied, Egypt fell to Assyria at Eltekah. Judgment had come, and deservedly so. Yet God would bring a savior and a future restoration.
Isaiah’s preaching naked is a reminder to us that God is patient and gracious. God did not have to warn the people of Egypt, but He allowed them to have three years of warning so that individuals could prepare and even turn to the Lord. Further, God did not have to show Israel another example of how other nations could not deliver Israel, yet God did teach them this lesson over and over again. God wanted Israel to trust in Him and lean on Him, not on other peoples.
We see God’s patience and grace in our own lives as well. While Isaiah’s “ministry” of preaching naked wasn’t in our time, it shows that God cares about humanity and has used various means to communicate His message. The ultimate means of God’s communication is in and through His Son—the [Savior](Jesus-is-the-Savior.html) in whom we can trust for our deliverance (Hebrews 1:1–2\). God has made His love and way of deliverance clear to us in Jesus Christ (John 3:16\), and it shouldn’t take Isaiah preaching naked for us to understand that and to trust in Him.
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:35)?
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In Romans 1—8 Paul lays out God’s plan for how people can become righteous. Paul’s explanation culminates in Romans 8:35 with the question, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” In Romans 1:1—3:20 Paul makes the case for the universal need for God’s righteousness as revealed in the gospel of Jesus Christ. All of humanity is unrighteous and in need of salvation. No matter one’s ethnicity or heritage, all are in sin and have fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23\), and the wages of that sin is death (Romans 6:23\) or separation from God.
Before Paul asks the question of who shall separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:35\), Paul explains that the universal human problem is that all are already separated from God. He explains elsewhere that we are by nature children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3\). But Paul announces that the good news about Jesus Christ—the [gospel](what-is-the-gospel.html)—is God’s way to save all those who believe in Jesus (Romans 1:17\). Paul explains how all have become unrighteous through Adam (Romans 5:12–21\), and he provides hope in Romans 3:21—4:25, recounting how God made a way for all to be righteous in His sight by believing in Jesus. By faith and not by works God provides [justification](justification.html) (or the declaration of righteousness) for all who believe in Him (Romans 3:28\). God’s grace has always been applied to human need by faith in Him, and Paul illustrates this by referring to Abraham, who was also justified by faith in the Lord (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4\).
Paul explains further in Romans 5—8 that this provision of grace through faith has tremendous implications for those who believe in Jesus, and that God’s grace is an expression of God’s love. God demonstrated His love for us even while we were in sin—Christ died for us (Romans 5:8\). Now that we have believed in Christ, we are connected to His love in a way we never were before.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? In Romans 5 Paul discusses how we came to be separated from God in the first place—because of Adam’s sin, all who are descended from Adam are under the curse of sin. Adam was created in the image of God, but when Adam sinned, something was added to his nature. When Adam had children, they were now in Adam’s likeness, not just God’s (Genesis 5:3\). Even though humanity would still have the image of God (Genesis 9:6\), people would also have a sinful nature and be separated from God. Through Adam sin entered the world and made us all sinners (Romans 5:12\), but through Christ we have the gift of righteousness (Romans 5:17\).
If God loves us this much, and we receive His expression of love in grace through faith, then who shall separate us from the love of Christ? This is exactly the question that Paul asks and answers at the end of Romans 8\. In Romans 6 Paul shows that we are no longer in bondage to sin—we have new natures, and we are dead to sin but alive in Christ (Romans 6:11\). Because we have new life, we should behave like we have new life (Romans 6:12\). Despite the new expectation, Paul understands that we still also have the old nature—the [flesh](the-flesh.html) (Romans 7:18\). There is an ongoing conflict in the believer between the new nature, which is pursuing the good, and the old nature, which is pursuing sin (Romans 7:19–25\).
Ultimately, Christ sets us free from the old nature (Romans 7:24–25\), yet we can still set our minds on this old way of life and fail in our walk. Paul urges believers not to live this way—we have been set free and should not again allow ourselves to be in bondage. But because we do sometimes, we may lose our confidence that God has delivered us. Because of this tendency to doubt, Paul affirms that we can know we are in Christ because His Spirit is in us (Romans 8:9–11\). This assurance of our salvation is not from our works but from the Holy Spirit testifying that we are His (Romans 8:16\). God’s purpose in our lives is guaranteed (Romans 8:28–31\). What God has promised, He will fulfill.
It is in this context that Paul asks, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”—the answer is that nothing at all can separate us from His love. After an extensive list of things that cannot separate us from His love (Romans 8:35–39\), Paul adds that “no other created thing” can separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:39\). It is important to realize that we are created things and that even we cannot separate ourselves from the love of Christ. We didn’t deserve to receive the love of Christ in the first place, and we don’t deserve to keep it. He gave us His love by grace through faith, and nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.
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What does it mean that God is a holy God? What is the holiness of God?
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In Christian theology, the word *holy* has two meanings. The holiness of God refers to the unparalleled majesty of His incomparable being and His blameless, faultless, unblemished moral purity (Isaiah 6:1–5; Revelation 4:1–8\). *Holy* also refers to something or someone that has been separated from the common or set aside for God’s use. As an example, Belshazzar profaned the holy temple vessels—those set aside for use by God’s priests—by drinking toasts to his idols (Daniel 5:2–4\). Belshazzar’s abuse of these holy artifacts made him guilty of [sacrilege](sacrilege-sacrilegious.html).
Unlike His created beings, God is eternal, preeminent, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He was, is, and will be before all things. He is ageless, tireless, and faultless. He is beyond full human comprehension. Indeed, our language lacks the superlatives necessary to justly describe Him. Drawn to Him for His unequaled goodness and majesty, the psalmist wrote, “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God” (Psalm 42:1, ESV). Nothing or no one satisfies like God, for He is altogether lovely to behold. Earthly treasures will pass away, but the Lord is our great reward and inheritance (Joshua 13:33\).
And yet the holiness of God presents something of a dilemma in the hearts and minds of mortal man. We are drawn to Him, for it is He who has made us (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 100:3\), but as inherently flawed creatures, we also cower in the all\-revealing light of His majestic glory. Just as the Israelites trembled in fear when God appeared to Moses on the mountain in Sinai, we prefer keeping God safely at arm’s length (Exodus 20:18–21\). These ambivalent feelings of attraction and dread brought about by the holiness of God are illustrated in the following passage:
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said:
‘[Holy, holy, holy](holy-holy-holy.html) is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!’
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: ‘Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’” (Isaiah 6:1–5, ESV).
In the numinous presence of the Lord, the prophet Isaiah stood in awestruck wonder, yet the holiness of God caused him to recoil in reverential fear. Similarly, the prophet Daniel and the apostle John demonstrated the same emotional mixture of attraction and dread when ushered into the presence of their majestic Creator (Daniel 8:17; Revelation 1:17\).
John wrote, “And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
‘Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations!
Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed’” (Revelation 15:2–4, ESV).
To the redeemed in heaven, the holiness of God is no longer a mystery. In a unified voice of praise, the citizens of heaven declare in Revelation 15 that
• God is the author of great and mighty deeds
• God is just and true in His ways
• God is the King of all nations
• God is deserving of our reverential fear and innermost respect
• God is to be glorified
• God alone is holy
• God will not be denied worldwide worship and adoration
• God’s ultimate righteousness will be made manifest
While the holiness of God is much too broad a topic for a single article, below are some key verses that will aid the reader’s understanding:
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain” (Exodus 20:7, ESV).
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name’” (Matthew 6:7–9, ESV).
“For thus says the One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
‘I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite’” (Isaiah 57:15, ESV).
“There is none holy like the Lord:
for there is none besides you;
there is no rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly,
let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed” (1 Samuel 2:2–3, ESV).
“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober\-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:13–16, ESV).
“I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed” (Psalm 71:22–23, ESV).
The holiness of God should stir our hearts to continual praise and adoration. We delight in Him, for in Him is our ultimate purpose and reason for being (Jeremiah 29:11\). No one living apart from God is truly whole. To those who believe, He gives Himself. God is more than a means of achieving a transitory desire or worldly goal, for He is our greatest good. God is an end in Himself.
Though God is worthy of our highest respect and reverential fear, He is neither distant nor aloof (James 2:23\). He desires intimacy with us. Despite the sins we have committed, the frequent folly of our thinking, the bouts of pride that stain our character, and the shameful lapses in our faith, God welcomes us with open arms through the redemptive work of His Son, Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8–9\). It is remarkable that we may approach God as a friend, but we are never to consider Him as our equal.
God’s desire for intimacy with us is not a point to be overlooked. Those who have placed their faith in Christ Jesus as Savior He lovingly adopts as sons and daughters (Ephesians 1:5\) and encourages them to call Him “Father” (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6\). That a holy and blameless God could cherish such dirty\-faced orphans, “children of wrath” (Ephesians 2:3\), is nearly unimaginable, yet through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ, the vile and profane are transformed into beloved children and the cherished objects of His most tender affections (1 John 1:7\).
We will not achieve holiness or [sinless perfection](sinless-perfection.html) on this side of eternity, but our lives should reflect the immaculate purity of God. The Lord Jesus called us to be “the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13\). Salt is a preservative, and in these days of moral degradation, may we not be conformed to the behavior and thinking of this decaying planet; rather, may we be ambassadors of Christ and agents of transformation and renewal (2 Corinthians 5:20; Romans 12:2\). By imitating the holiness of God, we bring honor to Him and comfort to others.
God is holy. In Him, there is not even the faintest trace of evil. He is impeccably pure, wholly without fault, and uncompromisingly just. God cannot lie. He cannot make wrong decisions. He is blameless, timeless, and sinless. By contrast, we are flawed beings tainted by sin (Isaiah 53:6; 1 John 1:8\). By all rights, a holy and righteous God must judge sinners, and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23\); thankfully, we can escape the wrath of God by placing our trust in Christ Jesus as Savior (Hebrews 2:3\). Were it not for the gospel of Jesus Christ, the holiness of God would be mankind’s greatest fear, for no sinner can stand in the presence of His blinding glory. But, through a simple act of faith, those who believe in Jesus as Savior have been pardoned (Matthew 9:6\). To the lost the holiness of God is a dreadful matter, but to the redeemed the holiness of God is our greatest good.
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What is the metaverse?
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Answer
*Metaverse* is a combination of *meta\-* and *universe.* *Meta\-* refers to something transcendent or next\-level and all\-encompassing. For example, a “metatag” of this web page is a description of what the article is about. Similarly, the “metanarrative” of the Bible is God’s plan of salvation through Christ.
Broadly, “The Metaverse” is the collection of digital spaces where people interact with each other and those systems. It includes everything from social media platforms to video games to online banking sites. The ultimate expression of a system within the metaverse would be a virtual reality (VR) “world” much like the video game in the movie *Ready Player One*. Virtual realities such as those in *The Matrix* aren’t metaverses, since the people inside them aren’t meant to realize they’re artificial. The holodeck—seen in *Star Trek*—is close to a metaverse, since people know it’s virtual. Yet the holodeck is meant to be “almost real,” as compared to a deliberately stylized metaverse. Digital spaces such as those in the *Tron* films are something like “behind the scenes” experiences, not metaverses.
The concept of a fully immersive simulated experience, and the dangers it could produce, has been a part of science fiction for more than a century. An especially strong example is Laurence Manning’s *The Man Who Awoke* (1933\). His story features a man who spends millennia in periods of suspended animation. In between those periods, he observes humanity’s collapse as it relies more and more on artificial intelligence, virtual realities, and machines.
The vision of interactive virtual worlds came more fully into popular culture through the work of other science fiction writers. Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt” (1950\) shows the danger of leaving children in a virtual world of their own making. Around the same time, Isaac Asimov published *The Naked Sun* (1957\), which featured entire societies based around virtual experiences: holograms, near\-total lack of personal contact, and heavy reliance on artificial intelligence.
Bradbury’s *Fahrenheit 451* (1953\) describes another situation closely related to the modern concept of the “metaverse.” In the novel, the main character’s wife is addicted to “parlor walls”: a room where the walls are screens that play soap operas that she can participate in with the use of “shells” or earbuds. The concept continued in the ’60s and ’70s in the science fiction genre *cyberpunk*: a term coined by author Bruce Bethke. In those novels, users create avatars and travel around the digital world, doing everything from playing games to traveling along digital pathways to a digital post office to send an email or a digital bank to send or deposit real money. All the while, the user sees the space as the avatar does, able to turn and go in different directions to see different things while interacting with the real world.
The concept of an avatar traveling through digital space is what differentiates the vision of the metaverse from less immersive tasks such as online shopping. [Video games](Christian-video-games.html) have progressed the concept the most; examples are games like *Second Life* and *World of Warcraft*. *Second Life* is particularly intriguing in that it includes personal online relationships and an environment the user can change. Both games involve financial transactions with other users.
A fuller expression of the metaverse combines virtual reality with real\-life situations. During quarantines for the COVID virus, for example, some high schools held graduation ceremonies inside the video game *Minecraft*. Currently, some video games allow users to spend real money on virtual fashions for their avatars. Ultimately, the metaverse would include a network of digital locations where users would meet with friends, go to school, go on vacation, buy real items—even [go to church](online-communion.html).
Is the metaverse a bad thing? There are advantages. Education will be more immersive and (so far as bandwidth and equipment are available) more equitably available. Transportation costs will decrease as people stay home to work. Damage to the environment may decrease, depending on the technology involved. People who are physically limited will be able to “travel” and virtually engage in activities they couldn’t otherwise.
Even so, tech experts warn that, the more the metaverse expands, the more social problems we’ll see. Such problems are almost self\-declaring. E. M. Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops,” written in the early 1900s, explored the dangers of humanity submitting their physical and emotional lives entirely to remote, mechanical stimulus instead of personal experience. In the modern world, video game addiction is a real problem, and an all\-encompassing virtual world will only tighten that grip. Teachers and others working with children have noted that virtual interaction is nowhere near sufficient for emotional development, compared to face\-to\-face experience. Pundits have long joked that, if humanity ever developed a “perfect” customized virtual reality, such as the *Star Trek* holodeck, society would crash to a halt because we’d never do anything else.
The internet of things (online access to physical objects like dams, powerplants, and home thermostats) is already vulnerable to hacking. As the metaverse expands, it will become more so. The metaverse will include more personal information, including financial and medical, that can be accessed by bad actors. In many cases, we won’t know if the “person” we’ve developed a VR friendship with is real, a bot, a thief, or someone who is grooming us for abuse.
There will also be sociological issues. A virtual world is filtered according to what people do or don’t want to see. People who live online won’t be confronted with the struggles of neighbors. They won’t see the homeless in their cities. Those who do not have access to the technology may have a harder time finding work. Young children may not receive the care and socialization they need. Even the sense of responsibility for civic issues may decrease as we find more in common with “tribes” of people from all over the world and forget the importance of government in our geographic homes.
The Bible doesn’t mention the metaverse, of course, but expanding life online presents serious theological implications. The metaverse is supposed to be an “embodied virtual world,” but this is a contradiction in terms. God created us with physical bodies in a real, physical world. He did not design us to lose ourselves in an artificial, non\-physical existence. Social media is a great way to connect with friends, but it does not replace present human contact. Having the opportunity to take a virtual reality tour of Paris, the Amazon River, or a fantasy world may be a fascinating diversion, but God commanded us to interact directly with His creation (Genesis 1:28\). Online [dating services](Christian-dating-service.html) have resulted in many happy marriages, but couples have to meet in real life at some point.
The metaverse isn’t cause for alarm or fear. God is still on His throne. It does present us with choices, however. We can make conscious decisions to attend church, have meals with friends, and go to work while still using the internet to augment experiences like communication, purchases, and banking. As an online ministry, Got Questions will be the last to completely condemn internet encounters. Undoubtedly, further involvement online will become inevitable. We just need to remember that we don’t live there. We are real, physical people who live in the physical world God created and commanded us to steward.
Jesus didn’t come to earth as a digital avatar; He came in a physical body to die a physical death to, in part, redeem our physical bodies. His followers will spend eternity in glorified but still physical bodies. The metaverse will be a tool, but it can never be the “[abundant life](abundant-life.html)” God intended for us (see John 10:10\).
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What are some Bible verses about strength?
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Answer
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Exodus 15:2
The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
2 Corinthians 12:9\-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Deuteronomy 20:4
For the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.
Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Habakkuk 3:19
God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.
Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
Mark 12:30
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*
Special thanks to [OpenBible.info](https://www.openbible.info/topics/) for the data on the most well\-known Bible verses.
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What are some Bible verses about grace?
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Answer
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
Romans 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Romans 11:6
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
John 1:16
And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Titus 2:11\-14
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self\-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Romans 3:24
And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2 Timothy 2:1
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
2 Timothy 1:9
Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*
Special thanks to [OpenBible.info](https://www.openbible.info/topics/) for the data on the most well\-known Bible verses.
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What are some Bible verses about joy?
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Answer
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness...
Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
John 16:24
Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
John 16:22
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
Psalm 30:5
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Psalm 4:7
You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 71:23
My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.
Luke 15:10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*
Special thanks to [OpenBible.info](https://www.openbible.info/topics/) for the data on the most well\-known Bible verses.
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What are some Bible verses about love?
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Answer
1 Corinthians 13:4\-8
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends...
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
John 13:35
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
1 Corinthians 13:13
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
John 14:15
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
1 John 3:1
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*
Special thanks to [OpenBible.info](https://www.openbible.info/topics/) for the data on the most well\-known Bible verses.
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What are some Bible verses about patience?
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Answer
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
Psalm 37:7
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Proverbs 15:18
A hot\-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
Psalm 37:7
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness...
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
Romans 5:4
And endurance produces character, and character produces hope.
Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Psalm 40:1
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*
Special thanks to [OpenBible.info](https://www.openbible.info/topics/) for the data on the most well\-known Bible verses.
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What are some Bible verses about peace?
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Answer
John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Isaiah 26:3
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Romans 12:18
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Hebrews 12:14
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Psalm 4:8
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 8:6
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
1 Peter 3:11
Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalm 119:165
Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
James 3:18
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints.
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 34:14
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*
Special thanks to [OpenBible.info](https://www.openbible.info/topics/) for the data on the most well\-known Bible verses.
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What are some Bible verses about anxiety?
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Answer
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
1 Peter 5:7
...casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Hebrews 13:6
So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Psalm 56:3
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 94:19
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
John 14:1
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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What are some Bible verses about abuse?
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Answer
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.
Psalm 11:5
The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
Psalm 9:9
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
James 3:10
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Matthew 19:8
He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.”
James 4:1
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Psalm 103:6
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
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What are some Bible verses about anger?
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Answer
Psalm 37:8
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
Proverbs 14:29
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
Ephesians 4:26
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 19:11
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
James 1:20
For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Proverbs 16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 15:18
A hot\-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Colossians 3:8
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
Romans 12:19
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Psalm 103:8
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Proverbs 14:17
A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man.
Proverbs 29:22
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
1 Timothy 2:8
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling.
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What are some Bible verses about addiction?
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Answer
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober\-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.
1 Corinthians 6:12
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Romans 5:3
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.
Galatians 5:16
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Proverbs 6:27
Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?
Galatians 5:1
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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What are some Bible verses about encouragement?
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Answer
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!
Hebrews 10:25
Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
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What are some Bible verses about healing?
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Answer
Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
Psalm 41:3
The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.
Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
James 5:15
And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Jeremiah 30:17
For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
Matthew 10:1
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.
James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Exodus 15:26
Saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”
Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.
Psalm 6:2
Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
Psalm 103:3
...who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.
Deuteronomy 7:15
And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knew, will he inflict on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
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What are some Bible verses about faith?
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Answer
Matthew 21:22
And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Romans 10:17
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
2 Corinthians 5:7
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
James 2:19
You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God.
1 Corinthians 2:5
That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Mark 9:23
And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”
James 2:24
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Matthew 17:20
He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Luke 17:5
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
1 John 5:4
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
1 Corinthians 13:13
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
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What are some Bible verses about hope?
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Answer
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Romans 8:24
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Romans 15:4
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Psalm 39:7
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
1 Corinthians 13:13
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Colossians 1:27
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Romans 5:5
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
Proverbs 23:18
Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Psalm 71:5
For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
Proverbs 24:14
Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Titus 3:7
So that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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What are some Bible verses about inspiration?
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Answer
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
John 17:17
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Job 32:8
But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.
Luke 12:12
For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
2 Peter 1:20
Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.
John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
2 Peter 3:16
As he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
Psalm 27:1
Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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What are some Bible verses about friends?
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Answer
Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Job 6:14
He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 16:28
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man.
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 12:26
One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Luke 6:31
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
James 4:4
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Romans 1:12
That is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
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What are some Bible verses about family?
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Answer
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 3:5
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Psalm 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
Joshua 24:15
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
1 Timothy 3:4
He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive.
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
1 Peter 3:1
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives.
Proverbs 11:29
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Psalm 127:4
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!
Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.
Psalm 133:1
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 15:27
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
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What are some Bible verses about marriage?
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Answer
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
1 Corinthians 7:2
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Proverbs 19:14
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Proverbs 31:10
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Mark 10:9
What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
Matthew 19:9
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.
Matthew 5:32
But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Deuteronomy 24:5
When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken.
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What are some Bible verses about forgiveness?
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Answer
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 6:15
But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21\-22
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.”
Luke 6:37
Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Colossians 3:13
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Luke 6:27
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.
Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 6:14
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Luke 23:34
And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.
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What are some Bible verses about goodness?
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Answer
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Psalm 31:19
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Psalm 27:13
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
Romans 2:4
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Romans 12:9
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
Mark 10:18
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.”
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Psalm 145:9
The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
Psalm 119:68
You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Exodus 33:19
And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Psalm 107:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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What are some Bible verses about life?
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Answer
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”
Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 5:10
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
John 11:25\-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Proverbs 3:5\-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
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What are some Bible verses about thankfulness?
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Answer
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Psalm 106:1
Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Psalm 107:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
1 Chronicles 16:34
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
Colossians 3:15\-17
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
1 Thessalonians 5:16\-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Psalm 69:30
I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:4
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
Psalm 7:17
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
1 Thessalonians 1:2
We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,
Philippians 4:6\-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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What are some Bible verses about fear?
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Answer
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Isaiah 41:13
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”
Psalm 56:3\-4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Psalm 27:1
Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Romans 8:38\-39
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Peter 5:6\-7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Philippians 4:6\-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 118:6
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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What are some Bible verses about prayer?
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Answer
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing,
Matthew 6:6
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Matthew 6:7
And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Luke 11:9
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Ephesians 6:18
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
1 Timothy 2:1\-4
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Matthew 6:9\-13
Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."
Matthew 6:5\-8
And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Psalm 34:17
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Luke 18:1
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 6:27\-28
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
1 John 5:14\-15
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
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What are some Bible verses about homosexuality?
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Answer
Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
Leviticus 20:13
If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
1 Corinthians 6:9\-11
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Jude 1:7
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
1 Corinthians 6:9\-10
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Timothy 1:10
The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
Romans 1:26\-28
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
Mark 10:6\-9
But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
1 Timothy 1:8\-10
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
1 Corinthians 7:2
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
Matthew 19:12
For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
Mark 7:20\-23
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
James 1:13\-15
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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What are some Bible verses about worry?
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Answer
Philippians 4:6\-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Matthew 6:25\-29
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Matthew 6:33\-34
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Matthew 11:28\-30
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
1 Peter 5:6\-7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
John 14:1
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Luke 12:25
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
Proverbs 3:5\-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
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What are some Bible verses about mothers?
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Answer
Proverbs 31:26\-27
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Isaiah 66:13
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Ephesians 6:2
“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),
2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
Leviticus 19:3
Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Proverbs 1:8\-9
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
Ephesians 6:1\-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”
Deuteronomy 5:16
Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Deuteronomy 6:6\-7
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Titus 2:3\-5
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self\-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
Proverbs 23:25
Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.
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What are some Bible verses about sex?
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Answer
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
1 Corinthians 7:3\-5
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self\-control.
Proverbs 5:18\-19
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love.
Song of Solomon 2:16\-17
My beloved is mine, and I am his; he grazes among the lilies. Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle or a young stag on cleft mountains.
Song of Solomon 7:6\-10
How beautiful and pleasant you are, O loved one, with all your delights! Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters. I say I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its fruit. Oh may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, and the scent of your breath like apples, and your mouth like the best wine. It goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding over lips and teeth. I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me.
Song of Solomon 8:4
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
2 Timothy 2:22
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
1 Thessalonians 4:3\-5
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self\-control.
1 Corinthians 6:18\-20
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:9\-10
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
Proverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.
Galatians 5:19\-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Romans 13:13\-14
Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
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What are some Bible verses about shame?
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Answer
Isaiah 50:7
But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Isaiah 61:7
Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 34:4\-5
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Psalm 31:17
O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.
Mark 8:38
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 54:4
Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
Psalm 3:3
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Luke 9:26
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Genesis 2:25
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Psalm 37:18\-19
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever; they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
1 John 2:28
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
Daniel 12:2
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Psalm 69:6
Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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What are some Bible verses about happiness?
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Answer
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
Ecclesiastes 3:13
Also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.
2 Corinthians 12:10
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Proverbs 16:20
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
Psalm 146:5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Romans 5:2
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Psalm 40:8
I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
Psalm 68:3
But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!
John 16:22
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
John 16:24
Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
James 1:2\-3
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
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What are some Bible verses about kindness?
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Answer
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Proverbs 11:17
A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Romans 11:22
Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Acts 20:35
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
Romans 2:4
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Galatians 5:22\-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self\-control; against such things there is no law.
1 John 3:17
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Proverbs 21:21
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Romans 15:2
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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What are some Bible verses about perseverance?
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Answer
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Romans 5:3\-5
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
James 1:2\-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
Ephesians 6:18
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 24:13
But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Romans 5:3\-4
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
James 5:11
Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
Hebrews 12:1\-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Romans 2:7
To those who by patience in well\-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
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What are some Bible verses about baptism?
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Answer
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 22:16
And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
John 3:5
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."
Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
Ephesians 4:5
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Galatians 3:27
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Romans 6:3\-4
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Acts 2:41
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Romans 6:3
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
Matthew 3:16
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
Colossians 2:12\-13
Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Matthew 28:19\-20
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Acts 8:38
And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
John 1:33
I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 10:47
“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
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What are some Bible verses about courage?
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Answer
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 3:5\-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished."
John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Mark 5:36
But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
Ephesians 6:10\-13
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Psalm 112:7
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Philippians 1:28
And not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed.
Psalm 16:8
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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What are some Bible verses about humility?
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Answer
Proverbs 22:4
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Proverbs 3:34
Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
Proverbs 29:23
One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Psalm 25:9
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
Matthew 23:12
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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What are some Bible verses about trust?
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Answer
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Psalm 56:3\-4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
Psalm 56:3\-4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
Jeremiah 17:7\-8
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
Psalm 112:7
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Psalm 56:3
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 31:14\-15
But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
John 14:1
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 56:4
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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What are some Bible verses about wisdom?
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Answer
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Ephesians 5:15\-17
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Proverbs 19:20
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 10:23
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Proverbs 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
Proverbs 17:27\-28
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
1 Corinthians 1:30
And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
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What are some Bible verses about confidence?
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Answer
Proverbs 3:26
For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,
1 John 3:20\-21
For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Hebrews 13:6
So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Proverbs 28:26
Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
1 John 3:22
And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Hebrews 10:35\-36
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
James 4:13\-15
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
Psalm 27:1\-3
Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.
2 Corinthians 1:9
Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
1 Timothy 6:17
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
Isaiah 30:15
For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling,
Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Jeremiah 12:5
If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you, how will you compete with horses? And if in a safe land you are so trusting, what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?
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What are some Bible verses about salvation?
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Answer
Ephesians 2:8\-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."
John 6:44
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Acts 16:30\-33
Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
Psalm 37:39
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psalm 62:1
To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
John 3:16\-18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Psalm 3:8
Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah
Acts 28:28
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
John 3:17\-21
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.
Galatians 2:21
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Romans 10:9\-10
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Jonah 2:9
But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!
Romans 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
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What are some Bible verses about beauty?
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Answer
1 Peter 3:3\-4
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Psalm 139:14
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self\-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
Psalm 45:11
And the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him.
Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Psalm 50:2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
Psalm 27:4
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Song of Solomon 1:15
Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
Ezekiel 16:14
And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God.
Isaiah 62:3
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
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What are some Bible verses about fathers?
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Answer
Psalm 103:13
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Proverbs 3:11\-12
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Malachi 4:6
And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.
Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Psalm 127:3\-5
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Joshua 24:15
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Proverbs 20:7
The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!
Hebrews 12:7
It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Deuteronomy 1:29\-31
Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them. The Lord your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’
Matthew 7:9\-11
Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Deuteronomy 6:6\-9
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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What are some Bible verses about giving?
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Answer
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Acts 20:35
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
2 Corinthians 9:6
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
1 Timothy 6:17\-19
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Matthew 6:1\-4
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Mark 12:41\-44
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Hebrews 13:16
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Luke 12:33\-34
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Proverbs 28:27
Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Proverbs 11:24\-25
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Deuteronomy 15:10
You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
Matthew 6:19\-21
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
2 Corinthians 9:10
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
Proverbs 22:9
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
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What are some Bible verses about gratitude?
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Answer
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Ephesians 1:16
I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
Psalm 107:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Psalm 100:1\-5
A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 50:23
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!
Acts 24:3
In every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Psalm 118:28\-29
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
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What are some Bible verses about heaven?
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Answer
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
John 14:2
In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
1 Corinthians 2:9
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Luke 23:43
And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Matthew 6:19\-21
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Hebrews 11:16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
2 Peter 3:13
But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
Revelation 22:1\-5
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
1 Timothy 6:17\-19
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Revelation 21:27
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Philippians 3:20\-21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Matthew 18:10
See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
John 10:28
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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What are some Bible verses about the Holy Spirit?
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Answer
John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Galatians 5:22\-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self\-control; against such things there is no law.
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
Isaiah 11:2
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
John 14:15\-17
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Luke 11:13
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Ezekiel 36:26\-27
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
Romans 8:9
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
Romans 5:5
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
1 Corinthians 2:13
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
Ephesians 1:13
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
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What are some Bible verses about lying?
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Answer
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.
Psalm 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Colossians 3:9\-10
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Luke 8:17
For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Exodus 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
1 John 2:4
Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Leviticus 19:11
You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
Matthew 15:18\-20
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.
Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
Psalm 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
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What are some Bible verses about money?
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Answer
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
Luke 12:15
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
1 Timothy 6:17\-19
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Matthew 6:19\-21
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Proverbs 22:1
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
Deuteronomy 8:18
You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Proverbs 3:9\-10
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
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What are some Bible verses about repenting?
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Answer
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Hebrews 10:26
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
Luke 13:3
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
Romans 10:13
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
1 John 3:4
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Psalm 103:1\-5
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Acts 3:19
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Jeremiah 31:34
And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, "Know the Lord," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
John 5:14
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.”
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
Romans 6:4
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Mark 1:15
And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
Psalm 51:2\-4
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
James 4:17
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
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What are some Bible verses about sexuality?
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Answer
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Matthew 19:4
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,"
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Leviticus 20:13
If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
1 Corinthians 6:9\-10
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
Romans 1:26\-27
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
1 Corinthians 7:2
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Matthew 19:4\-6
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3\-5
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Exodus 20:14
You shall not commit adultery.
Jude 1:7
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
1 Timothy 1:9\-10
Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
1 Corinthians 6:18\-20
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
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What are some Bible verses about teaching?
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Answer
2 Timothy 3:16\-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
James 3:1
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
Matthew 28:18\-20
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Romans 12:7
If service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;
James 3:1
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
Deuteronomy 6:6\-7
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Romans 2:21
You then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?
John 7:16\-19
So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone's will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?”
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Exodus 18:20
And you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Titus 2:3\-5
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self\-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Mark 16:15
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation."
1 Timothy 4:6
If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
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What are some Bible verses about truth?
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Answer
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 17:17
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Psalm 145:18
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 119:160
The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
Psalm 25:5
Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1 Corinthians 13:4\-6
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
James 1:18
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Ephesians 4:15
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 18:37\-38
Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him."
Psalm 86:11
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
2 Timothy 3:16\-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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What are some Bible verses about work / working?
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Answer
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Ecclesiastes 3:12\-13
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.
1 Corinthians 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Proverbs 18:9
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
Ephesians 4:28
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
Colossians 3:22\-24
Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye\-service, as people\-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Proverbs 14:23
In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.
Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God.
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
Psalm 90:17
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
Galatians 6:4\-5
But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Colossians 3:23\-25
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
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What are some Bible verses about worship?
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Answer
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Psalm 95:6
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
John 4:23
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Isaiah 12:5
Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.
Colossians 3:14\-17
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”
Psalm 29:2
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
Psalm 99:5
Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
Psalm 96:9
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
Psalm 66:4
All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name. Selah
Psalm 132:7
Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!
1 Chronicles 16:29
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Exodus 34:14
(for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),
Psalm 71:8
My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
Revelation 19:10
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
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What are some Bible verses about divorce?
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Answer
Luke 16:18
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
Matthew 5:32
But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:10\-11
To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
Matthew 19:6
So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
Matthew 19:9
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.
Malachi 2:16
For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.
Matthew 19:8
He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so."
Romans 7:2
For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
Mark 10:12
And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
Matthew 5:31\-32
It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
1 Corinthians 7:10
To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband
Jeremiah 3:8
She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the whore.
1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
Jeremiah 3:1
If a man divorces his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's wife, will he return to her? Would not that land be greatly polluted? You have played the whore with many lovers; and would you return to me? declares the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:11
(but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
Mark 10:11
And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,"
Isaiah 50:1
Thus says the Lord: “Where is your mother's certificate of divorce, with which I sent her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away."
Romans 7:2\-3
For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
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What are some Bible verses about fasting?
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Answer
Joel 2:12
“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;"
Psalm 69:10
When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach.
Daniel 10:3
I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.
Matthew 6:18
That your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Acts 14:23
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Isaiah 58:6
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
Luke 4:2
For forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self\-control.
Nehemiah 1:4
As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Matthew 4:4
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Ezra 8:23
So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
Psalm 35:13
But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest.
Acts 13:2
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Luke 18:12
I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.
Luke 2:37
And then as a widow until she was eighty\-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
Esther 4:16
“Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”
Acts 13:3
Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
Daniel 9:3
Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
Exodus 34:28
So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.
Matthew 6:16
And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
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What are some Bible verses about freedom?
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Answer
Galatians 5:1
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
1 Peter 2:16
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover\-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Romans 6:22
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
James 1:25
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
Psalm 118:5
Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
Galatians 2:4
Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery—
1 Corinthians 6:12
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.
Romans 6:18
And, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Luke 4:18\-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
Romans 8:21
That the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Romans 8:1\-2
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
Galatians 5:13\-14
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Hebrews 2:14\-15
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
2 Peter 2:19
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
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What are some Bible verses about hell?
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Answer
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 25:41
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'"
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
Revelation 14:11
And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.
2 Thessalonians 1:9
They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Matthew 13:50
And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
Jude 1:7
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
Revelation 20:14
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
John 3:16\-18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
Matthew 23:33
You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?
Luke 16:23
And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
Mark 9:43
And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
Matthew 5:29
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
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What are some Bible verses about judging?
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Answer
John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.
Luke 6:37
Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
Matthew 7:1\-5
Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.
James 4:11\-12
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Romans 2:1\-3
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
1 Corinthians 2:15
The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.
Titus 3:2
To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
John 8:7
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
James 4:11
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Romans 16:17\-18
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
Leviticus 19:15
You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
John 8:16
Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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What are some Bible verses about loneliness?
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Answer
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Psalm 27:10
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.
Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you."
John 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.
Philippians 4:6\-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 38:9
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
Psalm 68:5\-6
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
Psalm 25:16
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
1 Samuel 12:22
For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.
Romans 8:35\-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
2 Timothy 4:16\-18
At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 John 4:13
By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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What are some Bible verses about parenting?
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Answer
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Proverbs 13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Titus 2:7
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Joshua 4:20\-24
And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’ For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.”
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
Deuteronomy 6:6\-9
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Proverbs 1:8\-9
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.
Hebrews 12:7\-11
It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Psalm 103:13
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
1 Peter 5:3
Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Ephesians 6:1\-4
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Psalm 127:3\-5
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
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What are some Bible verses about pride?
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Answer
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 29:23
One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
Psalm 10:4
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.
Proverbs 13:10
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Galatians 6:3
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 21:4
Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
Galatians 6:4
But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.
Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,
Jeremiah 9:23
Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,"
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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What are some Bible verses about sadness?
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Answer
Psalm 34:18
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
John 14:1
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
John 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Psalm 48:14
That this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 10:29
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
John 17:15
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
John 14:16
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
Psalm 91:1\-2
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
Proverbs 15:13\-14
A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Isaiah 53:4
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
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What are some Bible verses about sin?
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Answer
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
James 4:17
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
1 John 1:8\-10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Mark 7:20\-23
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Galatians 5:19\-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
1 John 3:4
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Galatians 5:16
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
1 John 5:17
All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
Genesis 4:7
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin."
James 1:15
Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
2 Timothy 3:1\-5
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self\-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
1 John 3:6\-10
No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Hebrews 10:26
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
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What are some Bible verses about tithing?
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Answer
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
Mark 12:41\-44
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Leviticus 27:30
Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord.
Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
Malachi 3:8
Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.
Luke 11:42
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
Matthew 6:1\-4
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
Deuteronomy 14:22\-26
You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the Lord your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the Lord your God chooses, to set his name there, then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the Lord your God chooses and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.
Acts 20:35
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Deuteronomy 14:28\-29
At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
Haggai 2:8
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts.
Numbers 18:21
To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting,
Romans 13:7
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Genesis 28:22
And this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.
Hebrews 7:5
And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
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What are some Bible verses about communion?
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Answer
Matthew 26:26\-28
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Acts 2:46
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
Luke 22:19\-20
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
John 6:53\-58
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me."
Acts 20:7
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.
Mark 14:22\-25
And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
1 John 1:3
That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:16\-17
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
1 Corinthians 11:23\-26
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11:27\-29
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Luke 24:30
When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them.
John 6:33
For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
John 1:29
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
Philippians 2:1
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,
Revelation 19:9
And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
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What are some Bible verses about gossip?
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Answer
Proverbs 16:28
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 20:19
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 11:13
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
1 Timothy 5:13
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.
Psalm 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Proverbs 10:18
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Exodus 23:1
You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
James 4:11
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
Romans 1:29
They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,
Proverbs 6:16\-19
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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What are some Bible verses about husbands?
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Answer
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Ephesians 5:28
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
Ephesians 5:21
Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:33
But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,
Matthew 5:32
But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Malachi 2:14\-16
But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth. “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”
Proverbs 19:14
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Corinthians 7:3
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
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What are some Bible verses about jealousy?
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Answer
James 3:16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
1 Corinthians 13:4\-5
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
1 Corinthians 3:3
For you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
Galatians 5:19\-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Exodus 20:17
You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Job 5:2
Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge.
Proverbs 14:30
A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
James 3:14\-16
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
2 Timothy 2:22
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Romans 12:1\-2
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Galatians 6:4
But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Exodus 34:14
(for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),
Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.
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What are some Bible verses about Jesus?
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Answer
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
John 8:58
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 20:28
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
John 10:30\-33
“I and the Father are one.” The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
Colossians 2:9
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
2 Corinthians 5:21
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Hebrews 1:3
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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What are some Bible verses about lust?
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Answer
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.
Galatians 5:16
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
2 Timothy 2:22
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Job 31:1
I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
James 1:14\-15
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
1 Thessalonians 4:3\-5
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Galatians 5:19\-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
1 Corinthians 6:13
“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
Exodus 20:17
You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.
James 1:14
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
Romans 8:6
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Exodus 20:14
You shall not commit adultery.
Romans 7:7
What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
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What are some Bible verses about men?
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Answer
Titus 2:2
Older men are to be sober\-minded, dignified, self\-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
Proverbs 11:17
A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
Titus 2:6
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self\-controlled.
Psalm 112:1
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
1 Timothy 2:8
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
Psalm 144:1
Of David. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
1 Timothy 6:11
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
1 Corinthians 16:13\-14
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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What are some Bible verses about music?
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Answer
Ephesians 5:19
Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Psalm 105:2
Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
Psalm 95:1
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Psalm 150:1\-6
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Psalm 104:33
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Hebrews 2:12
Saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
Psalm 71:23
My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
1 Corinthians 14:15
What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.
Psalm 149:3
Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
Psalm 144:9
I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten\-stringed harp I will play to you,
Psalm 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
Proverbs 25:20
Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.
Psalm 150:1
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!
2 Chronicles 5:13
And it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,” the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,
Psalm 57:7
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!
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What are some Bible verses about nature?
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Answer
Job 12:7\-10
But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
Psalm 145:5
On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
Psalm 96:11\-12
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
Isaiah 55:12
For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
Psalm 69:34
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
Nehemiah 9:6
You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
Psalm 8:3\-4
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
Psalm 102:25
Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Romans 8:19\-22
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Psalm 118:23
This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Matthew 6:28\-30
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Psalm 19:1
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Revelation 4:11
Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.
Romans 1:19\-20
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
James 3:7
For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
Acts 4:24
And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,"
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What are some Bible verses about obedience?
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Answer
John 14:15
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men."
1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
Luke 6:46
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?"
Exodus 23:22
But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
Psalm 119:30
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.
John 14:31
But I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
Luke 11:28
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Jeremiah 7:23
But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’
2 Kings 18:6
For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses.
1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
John 8:51
"Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
John 14:23
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him."
Romans 5:19
For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
Psalm 119:60
I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.
James 1:22\-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Psalm 112:1
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
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What are some Bible verses about Satan?
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Answer
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober\-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 John 3:8
Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
2 Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Luke 10:18
And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."
Ephesians 4:27
And give no opportunity to the devil.
1 John 5:19
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
Matthew 16:23
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Isaiah 14:12\-15
“How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit."
Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
2 Corinthians 2:11
So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
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What are some Bible verses about success?
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Answer
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Proverbs 3:1\-4
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
1 Kings 2:3
And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Deuteronomy 8:18
You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Luke 16:10\-11
One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
Proverbs 3:3\-4
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.
Habakkuk 2:3
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
Psalm 118:25
Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!
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What are some Bible verses about time?
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Answer
2 Peter 3:8
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Ephesians 5:16
Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Proverbs 16:9
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
James 4:14
Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Psalm 31:15
My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Ephesians 1:10
As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
2 Corinthians 6:2
For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
Mark 13:32
But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
John 9:4
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
Psalm 31:14\-15
But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
Romans 13:11
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
1 Thessalonians 5:1\-3
Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Psalm 90:4
For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
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What are some Bible verses about unity?
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Answer
1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
Philippians 2:2
Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Psalm 133:1
A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Ephesians 4:3
Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Romans 12:4\-5
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
Philippians 1:27
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Romans 15:5\-6
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, That together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:32
Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
Romans 14:19
So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
John 17:23
I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
Ephesians 4:13
Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
1 Corinthians 12:12
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Psalm 133:1\-3
A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
John 17:21
That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
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What are some Bible verses about wives?
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Answer
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Proverbs 31:10\-31
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.
Proverbs 12:4
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Proverbs 19:14
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 31:10
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
Ephesians 5:22\-24
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Matthew 19:4\-6
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Proverbs 14:1
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Ephesians 5:31
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
Ephesians 4:2\-3
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Titus 2:5
To be self\-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
1 Peter 3:1
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
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What are some Bible verses about angels?
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Answer
Psalm 91:11
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Psalm 103:20
Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
Jude 1:6
And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—
Isaiah 6:2
Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
Revelation 19:10
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Luke 15:10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Matthew 18:10
See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 24:31
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Jude 1:9
But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
Exodus 23:20
Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Matthew 26:53
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
Acts 8:26
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.
Matthew 4:11
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.
Luke 4:10
For it is written, “He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,"
Matthew 24:36
But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
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What are some Bible verses about discipline?
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Answer
Hebrews 12:11
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
Revelation 3:19
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Proverbs 3:11\-12
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Titus 1:8
But hospitable, a lover of good, self\-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Proverbs 25:28
A man without self\-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Hebrews 12:5\-6
And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self\-control.
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 10:17
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
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What are some Bible verses about growing?
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Answer
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Philippians 3:12\-14
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
Hebrews 5:12
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 11:1
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
Colossians 1:10
So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
Ephesians 4:14\-16
So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Psalm 92:12\-14
The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,
Job 12:12
Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.
Leviticus 19:32
You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
1 Peter 2:2\-3
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Hebrews 5:12\-14
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Psalm 92:14
They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,
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What are some Bible verses about the heart?
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Answer
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Ezekiel 36:26
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Proverbs 3:5\-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Psalm 34:18
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Jeremiah 17:10
I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two\-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Ezekiel 11:19
And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
Matthew 15:18\-20
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double\-minded.
Matthew 22:37
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
Luke 12:33\-34
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
1 Timothy 1:5
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
Psalm 26:2
Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
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What are some Bible verses about homes?
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Answer
Proverbs 24:3\-4
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Isaiah 32:18
My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
Joshua 24:15
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Psalm 91:1\-2
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
2 Corinthians 5:1\-10
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
Proverbs 3:33
The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:1
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Psalm 127:1
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Luke 10:5
Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace be to this house!”
2 Samuel 7:29
Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
1 Kings 8:13
I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.
Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
John 14:1\-2
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.
Proverbs 15:6
In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
2 Chronicles 7:15\-16
Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
John 14:2
In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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