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Abortion: Abortion is not named in the Bible. This page lists the verses that speak to life before birth, God forming each person in the womb, children as a gift, and the shedding of innocent blood.
Addiction: Addiction is not named in the Bible. This page lists the verses that speak to drunkenness, being mastered by something, self-control, the body as a temple, and freedom.
Alcohol: Alcohol, usually wine or strong drink, appears throughout the Bible. This page lists the warnings against drunkenness and the other verses that mention wine.
Angels: Angels appear throughout the Bible as messengers and servants of God. This page lists verses on what angels are, angels named in Scripture, angels as messengers and protectors, angels in worship, and not worshipping angels.
Anger: Anger is addressed many times in the Bible. This page lists verses on being slow to anger, anger and sin, Jesus' teaching, answering gently, angry people, and the anger of God.
Animals: Animals appear from the first chapter of the Bible. This page lists verses on animals created by God, God's care for animals, treatment of animals, human dominion, lessons from animals, and peace among animals.
Antichrist: Antichrist is a word used in John's letters. This page lists the verses that use the word, along with verses on the man of sin, the beast in Revelation, passages in Daniel, and Jesus' warnings about false christs.
Anxiety: Anxiety and worry are addressed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount and throughout the Psalms and letters. This page lists those verses.
Ascension of Jesus: The ascension of Jesus is recorded in Luke, Acts and Mark. This page lists verses on the ascension accounts, Jesus speaking of going to the Father, and Jesus seated at God's right hand.
Atonement: Atonement is the covering or removal of sin and the reconciling of people to God. This page lists verses on the Day of Atonement in the Law, the suffering servant in Isaiah, the death of Jesus for sin, and propitiation and reconciliation.
Baptism: Baptism is a washing with water described in the New Testament. This page lists verses on John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, Jesus' command to baptize, baptisms recorded in Acts, and statements in the letters.
Beatitudes: The Beatitudes are the sayings of Jesus that begin "Blessed are" in Matthew 5 and Luke 6. This page lists the Beatitudes in both Gospels and other "blessed" sayings in Scripture.
Birth of Jesus: The birth of Jesus is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. This page lists verses on the prophecies, the announcement to Mary, Joseph's dream, the birth in Bethlehem, the shepherds and the wise men.
Born again: Born again is the phrase Jesus used with Nicodemus for a new birth from God. This page lists verses on being born again, being born of God, the new creation, regeneration, and the promise of a new heart.
Capital punishment: Capital punishment, the death penalty, appears in the law given to Noah and to Israel and is mentioned in the New Testament. This page lists those verses.
Children: Children are spoken of throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on children as a gift, Jesus and children, instructions to children, teaching children, and believers as children of God.
Church: The church is the gathered community of believers. This page lists verses on Jesus building his church, Christ and the church, the body of Christ, the early church, and leaders in the church.
Contentment: Contentment is described by Paul as something he had learned (Philippians 4:11). This page lists verses on being content, warnings against coveting, having little, and Jesus' teaching on worry and provision.
Courage: Courage appears in Scripture often in the command "be strong and of a good courage." This page lists verses on courage, God's presence with the fearful, boldness, and standing firm.
Covenant: A covenant is the Bible's word for the binding agreements God made with people. This page lists verses on the covenants with Noah, Abraham, Israel at Sinai and David, and on the new covenant.
Creation: Creation is described in the opening chapters of Genesis and mentioned throughout the Bible. This page lists verses from the creation account, on God as Creator, the creation of people, creation through the Word, and creation declaring God's glory.
Crucifixion of Jesus: The crucifixion of Jesus is recorded in all four Gospels. This page lists verses on Jesus predicting his death, the crucifixion accounts, his words from the cross, prophecies, and his death as spoken of in the letters.
Death: Death is described in Scripture as the common lot of humanity and as an enemy to be destroyed. This page lists verses on the origin of death, the brevity of life, victory over death, comfort in the face of death, and the end of death.
Demons: Demons appear in the Bible as evil or unclean spirits. This page lists verses on fallen angels and evil spirits, demons recognizing Jesus, Jesus casting out demons, authority given to the disciples, and warnings about demons.
Depression: Depression is not named in the Bible, which describes people who were downcast, in despair, or weary of life. This page lists verses on God's nearness to the brokenhearted, laments in the Psalms, accounts of despair in Scripture, comfort, and hope.
Discipleship: Discipleship is following Jesus as his disciple. This page lists verses on Jesus' call to follow him, taking up the cross, counting the cost, the marks of a disciple, and making disciples.
Divorce: Divorce is addressed in the law of Moses, by the prophets, by Jesus, and by Paul. This page lists those verses.
Eternal life: Eternal life is everlasting life given by God. This page lists verses on eternal life through Jesus, knowing God, eternal life as a gift, Jesus' teaching, and the Old Testament.
Faith: Faith is described in Hebrews 11:1 as assurance and certainty about what is hoped for and not seen. This page lists verses on faith, Jesus' sayings about faith, Abraham's faith, faith and salvation, and faith and works.
Faithfulness of God: The faithfulness of God is a frequent theme in the Psalms and the letters. This page lists verses on God's faithfulness, God keeping promises, and God's faithfulness to his people.
False teachers: False teachers are people who teach falsely in God's name. This page lists verses warning about false prophets and false teachers in the Old Testament, the words of Jesus, Acts and the letters, and verses on testing what is taught.
Fasting: Fasting is going without food for a time, often with prayer. This page lists verses on Jesus' teaching about fasting, Jesus' fast in the wilderness, Isaiah 58, fasting with prayer and repentance, and fasting in the early church.
Fathers: Fathers are addressed directly in several passages of the Bible. This page lists verses with instructions to fathers, a father's teaching and discipline, examples of fathers, and God as Father.
Fear: Fear appears in Scripture both as being afraid and as the fear of the Lord. This page lists verses telling God's people not to fear, Jesus on fear, love and fear, and the fear of the Lord.
Fellowship: Fellowship is shared life among believers and with God. This page lists verses on fellowship with God, the early church, gathering together, caring for one another, unity, and fellowship with darkness.
Foreigners: Foreigners, called strangers or sojourners in many translations, are named often in the Law and the Prophets. This page lists verses on loving the stranger, one law for all, provision and justice for strangers, foreigners joining God's people, and God's people as strangers.
Forgiveness: Forgiveness appears throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on God forgiving sin, the instruction to forgive others, and Jesus' words on the cross.
Friendship: Friendship is described in many passages of the Bible. This page lists verses on the value of friends, faithful counsel, choosing friends, Jesus and his friends, David and Jonathan, and friendship with God.
Gender: Gender in the Bible begins with the creation of humanity as male and female. This page lists verses on that creation, its affirmation by Jesus, and related laws.
Gluttony: Gluttony is warned against in Proverbs and elsewhere in Scripture. This page lists verses on gluttony, appetite, restraint, the body and food, and living not by bread alone.
God: God is the subject of the Bible from its first verse to its last. This page lists verses on God's existence, God as one, God's eternity, God's knowledge and power, God's presence, and God's love.
Gossip: Gossip is warned against in the Bible, especially in Proverbs. This page lists verses on talebearing, slander, gossip in lists of sins, and guarding speech.
Government: Government and civil authority are addressed in the Gospels and the New Testament letters. This page lists verses on submitting to authorities, paying taxes, praying for leaders, and obeying God.
Grace: Grace is a word used often in the New Testament. This page lists the verses that speak of it, in the Gospels and in the letters.
Great Commission: The Great Commission is the name given to Jesus' command to make disciples of all nations. This page lists verses on the commission in Matthew, the other Gospels and Acts, preaching the gospel, and the gospel going to all nations.
Grief: Grief is expressed by many people in Scripture, including Jesus. This page lists verses on God's comfort for those who mourn, Jesus and grief, accounts of grief in Scripture, a time to mourn, and hope beyond grief.
Healing: Healing is recorded throughout Scripture, especially in the ministry of Jesus. This page lists verses on God as healer, healings by Jesus, healing in the early church, and prayer for healing.
Heaven: Heaven is described in the Bible as the dwelling place of God and the hope of believers. This page lists verses on what it is called, Jesus' promises, and the new heaven and earth.
Hell: Hell is described in the Bible as a place of judgment and punishment. This page lists verses from Jesus' teaching, the letters and Revelation.
Holiness: Holiness is being set apart for God and pure. This page lists verses on the call to be holy as God is holy, God's holiness, a holy people, and holy living.
Holiness of God: The holiness of God is spoken of in both the Old and New Testaments. This page lists verses calling God holy, scenes of worship before God's holiness, God's purity, and the call for God's people to be holy.
Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit, also called the Spirit of God, appears from the first chapter of Genesis onward. This page lists verses about the Spirit in the Old Testament, the Gospels, Acts and the letters.
Homosexuality: Homosexuality is addressed in several passages of the Old and New Testaments. This page lists those verses and the passages on marriage as male and female.
Honoring parents: Honoring parents is one of the Ten Commandments. This page lists verses on the commandment, its repetition in the New Testament, sayings in Proverbs, and caring for parents.
Hope: Hope is named alongside faith and love in 1 Corinthians 13:13. This page lists verses on hope in God, hope in the Psalms, waiting on the Lord, and the hope of future glory.
Hospitality: Hospitality is commanded and modeled in the Bible. This page lists verses with commands to show hospitality, welcoming strangers, inviting the poor, receiving God's messengers, and examples.
Humility: Humility is commended throughout Scripture. This page lists verses on God's favor toward the humble, humbling oneself, Jesus' teaching and example, and humility toward others.
Hypocrisy: Hypocrisy is rebuked many times by Jesus. This page lists verses on Jesus' rebukes of hypocrites, religion done to be seen, honoring God with the lips only, and doing what is said.
Idolatry: Idolatry is the worship of idols or false gods. This page lists verses forbidding idols, describing idols, the golden calf, New Testament warnings about idolatry, and turning from idols.
Integrity: Integrity is commended in Scripture as walking uprightly and blamelessly. This page lists verses on integrity, honest dealings, truthful speech, and examples of integrity in Scripture.
Jealousy: Jealousy and envy are addressed throughout the Bible. This page lists verses warning against envy, on envy and strife, coveting, putting away envy, examples of envy, and the jealousy of God.
Jesus Christ: Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of the New Testament. This page lists verses on his birth, the titles used for him, his "I am" sayings, his ministry, his death and his resurrection.
Joy: Joy is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. This page lists verses on joy in the Lord, commands to rejoice, joy in trials, and Jesus' sayings about joy.
Judging others: Judging others is addressed by Jesus and the apostles. This page lists verses on Jesus' teaching, not judging a brother, God as judge, and judging rightly.
Judgment: Judgment is God's judging of all people. This page lists verses on everyone being judged, Jesus as judge, judgment according to deeds, the throne of judgment, and freedom from condemnation.
Justice: Justice is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on God's love of justice, commands to do justice, impartial judgment, defending the poor, and Jesus' words.
Justification: Justification is a word used in the letters of Paul and James for being made right, or declared righteous, before God. This page lists verses on being justified by faith and by grace, Abraham's righteousness, righteousness from God, and justification and works.
Kindness: Kindness is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. This page lists verses on kindness toward others, God's kindness, kindness in Proverbs, and kindness to enemies.
Kingdom of God: The kingdom of God, called the kingdom of heaven in Matthew, is a frequent subject of Jesus' teaching. This page lists verses on Jesus proclaiming the kingdom, what it is like, entering it, seeking and praying for it, and its coming.
Laziness: Laziness is warned against most often in Proverbs, which calls the lazy person a sluggard. This page lists verses on the sluggard, the results of laziness, idleness in the New Testament, and diligence.
Leadership: Leadership is addressed in both Testaments. This page lists verses on serving as a leader, qualifications for church leaders, wisdom and counsel, ruling justly, responsibility, and following leaders.
Loneliness: Loneliness is described in Scripture from the creation account onward. This page lists verses on companionship, God's presence, the cry of the lonely in the Psalms, God's care for the solitary, and times Jesus and Paul were left alone.
Lord's Prayer: The Lord's Prayer is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. It appears in two Gospels: Matthew, as part of the Sermon on the Mount, and Luke.
Lord's Supper: The Lord's Supper is the meal of bread and cup that Jesus shared with his disciples the night before his death. This page lists verses on the Last Supper, Paul's instructions, the bread of life, the breaking of bread in Acts, and the Passover.
Love: Love is a central theme of the Bible. This page lists verses on the commandments to love God and neighbor, God's love, love for one another, and love for enemies.
Lust: Lust is addressed by Jesus and throughout the Bible as a matter of the heart and the eyes. This page lists those verses, which are often cited in discussions of pornography.
Lying: Lying is forbidden in the Ten Commandments and condemned throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on false witness, honesty, and the source of lies.
Marriage: Marriage is described in the Bible from its first chapters. This page lists verses on its origin, Jesus' teaching, husbands and wives, and faithfulness.
Messianic prophecy: Messianic prophecy refers to Old Testament passages that the New Testament connects to Jesus. This page lists prophecies on the Messiah's birth, ministry, suffering and reign, and New Testament verses on prophecy fulfilled.
Miracles of Jesus: The miracles of Jesus are recorded across the four Gospels. This page lists verses on Jesus healing the sick, raising the dead, casting out demons, miracles over nature, and the purpose the Gospels give for the signs.
Money: Money and wealth are a frequent subject of Jesus' teaching. This page lists verses on the love of money, greed, contentment, generosity and debt.
Mothers: Mothers appear throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on a mother's comfort and care, a mother's teaching, honoring mothers, the woman of Proverbs 31, and mothers in Scripture.
Murder: Murder, the unlawful killing of a person, is forbidden in the Ten Commandments. This page lists verses on the commandment, the first murder, the value of human life, and Jesus' teaching on anger and hatred.
Names of God: The names of God appear throughout the Bible, often given at a particular event. This page lists verses where God is named or titled, including I AM, the LORD, God Almighty, and names given by people.
Obedience: Obedience is doing what God commands. This page lists verses on love and obedience, obedience and sacrifice, being doers of the word, blessings for obedience, Christ's obedience, and obeying God rather than men.
Old age: Old age is spoken of throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on honoring the aged, God's care in old age, wisdom and age, instructions to older believers, the length of life, and examples of the old.
Parables of Jesus: The parables of Jesus are short stories he told to teach. This page lists verses on why Jesus spoke in parables and passages from some of the best-known parables.
Parenting: Parenting is addressed in the Bible through instructions to parents. This page lists verses on teaching and training children, discipline, not provoking children, providing for a family, and God as a parent.
Patience: Patience is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. This page lists verses on patience, waiting on the Lord, patience in suffering, and God's patience.
Peace: Peace is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. This page lists verses on peace from God, peace with God, Jesus on peace, and living at peace with others.
Persecution: Persecution of God's people is recorded across Scripture and foretold by Jesus. This page lists verses on Jesus' teaching on persecution, responding to persecutors, accounts of persecution, and endurance.
Poverty: Poverty and care for the poor are frequent subjects in the law, the Proverbs, the Gospels and the letters. This page lists those verses.
Praise: Praise is speaking and singing of God's greatness. This page lists verses calling for praise, praise in song, reasons given for praise, the sacrifice of praise, and praise in heaven.
Prayer: Prayer is speaking to God. This page lists verses on prayer, including Jesus' teaching on prayer, accounts of Jesus praying, and instructions in the Old Testament and the New Testament letters.
Pride: Pride is warned against throughout Scripture. This page lists verses on God's opposition to the proud, pride before a fall, boasting, and accounts of pride in Scripture.
Racism: Racism is not named in the Bible. This page lists the verses that speak to the common origin of all people, God's impartiality, and unity in Christ.
Repentance: Repentance, turning away from sin to God, is preached by the prophets, John the Baptist, Jesus and the apostles. This page lists those verses.
Rest: Rest is introduced in Scripture when God rested on the seventh day. This page lists verses on God's rest at creation, the Sabbath command, Jesus' invitation to rest, rest in God, and the rest promised to God's people.
Resurrection of Jesus: The resurrection of Jesus is the New Testament report that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. This page lists the predictions, the empty tomb accounts, the appearances, and statements in the letters.
Resurrection of the dead: The resurrection of the dead is the raising of the dead to life. This page lists verses on the resurrection in the Old Testament, Jesus' teaching, Acts, Paul's letters, and Revelation.
Revenge: Revenge is addressed in both Testaments. This page lists verses on vengeance belonging to God, not repaying evil for evil, Jesus' teaching, overcoming evil with good, and examples.
Sabbath: Sabbath is the seventh day of rest given in the Old Testament. This page lists verses on the Sabbath at creation, in the commandments, as a sign, Jesus and the Sabbath, the Sabbath in the letters, and the first day of the week.
Salvation: Salvation is a central subject of the New Testament. This page lists verses on how salvation is described, the role of faith and grace, and Jesus as the way.
Sanctification: Sanctification is being made holy or set apart for God. This page lists verses on sanctification as God's will, being sanctified through Christ, the work of the Spirit, the word of God, and growing in holiness.
Satan: Satan is named in both the Old and New Testaments and is also called the devil. This page lists verses on Satan's names and works, Satan in the Old Testament, the temptation of Jesus, resisting the devil, and Satan's defeat.
Scripture: Scripture is the Bible's word for its own writings. This page lists verses on Scripture as given by God, its power and purpose, its lasting nature, reading and keeping it, and not adding to or taking from it.
Second Coming: The Second Coming is the return of Jesus promised in the Gospels, Acts and the letters. This page lists those verses.
Self-control: Self-control is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:23. This page lists verses on self-control, discipline of the body, ruling one's spirit and tongue, and sober-mindedness.
Sermon on the Mount: The Sermon on the Mount is the teaching of Jesus recorded in Matthew 5 to 7. This page lists verses from the sermon, from the Beatitudes and salt and light to the Golden Rule and the wise and foolish builders.
Service: Service is serving God and others. This page lists verses on Jesus coming to serve, greatness through serving, serving one another, serving the Lord, and serving the least.
Sexual immorality: Sexual immorality (fornication in older translations) is forbidden throughout the Bible. This page lists verses on adultery, sex outside marriage, and the call to holiness.
Sin: Sin, wrongdoing against God, is described from the third chapter of Genesis onward. This page lists verses on its origin, its universality, its consequences, and its forgiveness.
Singleness: Singleness is addressed in the Bible mainly by Paul and by Jesus. This page lists verses on remaining unmarried, God's care for the unmarried, self-control, and companionship.
Sovereignty of God: The sovereignty of God refers to God's rule over all things. This page lists verses on God reigning, God's plans standing, God over nations and rulers, and God working in all things.
Speaking in tongues: Speaking in tongues is described in the Gospel of Mark, the book of Acts, and Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. This page lists those verses.
Speech: Speech is a frequent subject in the Bible. This page lists verses on the power of the tongue, words that build up, restraining the tongue, coarse and careless words, and words that come from the heart.
Spiritual gifts: Spiritual gifts are abilities given by the Holy Spirit. This page lists the verses that name and describe the gifts, verses on gifts and love, and the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost.
Spiritual warfare: Spiritual warfare is a term for the struggle against spiritual evil described in the New Testament. This page lists verses on the struggle, the armor of God, weapons and resistance, and victory.
Stealing: Stealing is forbidden in the Ten Commandments. This page lists verses on the commandment, working instead of stealing, restitution, sayings in Proverbs, dishonest gain, and thieves.
Stewardship of creation: Stewardship of creation concerns humanity's relationship to the earth God made. This page lists verses on the earth belonging to the Lord, dominion and tending the garden, rest for the land, care for animals and trees, creation showing God's glory, and the future of creation.
Suffering: Suffering is addressed throughout Scripture, from Job to the letters of Peter. This page lists verses on trials, God's presence in affliction, the sufferings of Christ, Job's suffering, and future glory.
Suicide: Suicide is not addressed by name in the Bible. This page lists verses on the value of life, God's nearness to the brokenhearted, and the accounts of people in Scripture who took or nearly took their own lives.
Tattoos: Tattoos are mentioned once in the Bible, in the law of Leviticus. This page lists that verse and verses on the body and outward appearance.
Temptation: Temptation is enticement to sin. This page lists verses on the first temptation, where temptation comes from, Jesus being tempted, enduring and resisting temptation, and watching and praying.
Ten Commandments: The Ten Commandments are given in Exodus 20 and repeated in Deuteronomy 5. This page lists verses with the commandments, the giving of the tablets, and Jesus and the apostles on the commandments.
Thankfulness: Thankfulness is giving thanks to God. This page lists verses on giving thanks in everything, thanksgiving in the Psalms, thankful hearts, Jesus giving thanks, and thankfulness and ingratitude.
Tithing: Tithing is giving a tenth. This page lists verses on tithes before the Law, the tithe in the Law of Moses, Malachi, Jesus' words on tithing, and giving in the New Testament.
Trinity: Trinity is not a word used in the Bible. This page lists verses that speak of God as one and that name the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit together.
Trusting God: Trusting God is a frequent call in the Psalms and Proverbs. This page lists verses on trusting the Lord, the blessing of those who trust Him, trust in times of fear, not trusting in man, and God's care.
War: War is described often in the Bible. This page lists verses on God and battle, laws for war in Israel, a time for war, soldiers in the New Testament, Jesus' words on wars and the sword, and the end of war.
Widows and orphans: Widows and orphans are named repeatedly in the Bible. This page lists verses on God's care for them, commands to protect them, care for widows in the church, and examples in Scripture.
Wisdom: Wisdom is a major theme of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. This page lists verses on the fear of the Lord, asking God for wisdom, the value of wisdom, wisdom from above, and walking wisely.
Witchcraft: Witchcraft and other occult practices such as divination, sorcery and consulting the dead are forbidden in both the Old and New Testaments. This page lists those verses.
Work: Work is part of the creation account and is addressed throughout Scripture. This page lists verses on work in creation, working as for the Lord, diligence, providing for oneself and others, fair treatment of workers, and enjoying one's work.
Worship: Worship is honoring and adoring God. This page lists verses on worship in spirit and truth, worshipping God alone, calls to worship in the Psalms, worship in heaven, and worship as a living sacrifice.
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