Verse explanations
Short explanations of well-known verses: what it says, where it is, and what you can read next.
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- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 1:27God created humankind in his image, male and female.
- Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous.
- Joshua 1:9Be strong and courageous, for the Lord your God is with you.
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
- Psalms 34:18The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
- Psalms 37:4The verse urges us to delight in the Lord, and promises that he gives the heart its desires.
- Psalms 46:1God is a refuge and strength, a help in trouble who is always there.
- Psalms 55:22Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.
- Psalms 91:1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 119:105God's word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.
- Psalms 121:1The psalmist lifts his eyes to the hills and asks where help comes from.
- Psalms 139:14The psalmist thanks God because he is fearfully and wonderfully made.
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
- Isaiah 40:31Those who wait on the Lord renew their strength and rise up on wings like eagles.
- Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you.
- Jeremiah 29:11God has thoughts of peace and a future for his people.
- Lamentations 3:22The Lord's mercy never ends, his compassion never fails.
- Micah 6:8The prophet says briefly what God asks: to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.
- Matthew 6:33Seek first God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- Matthew 6:34Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
- Matthew 7:7Ask, and you will receive.
- Matthew 11:28Jesus invites all who are weary and carry heavy burdens to come to him for rest.
- Matthew 28:19Go to all nations, make them disciples and baptise them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- John 3:16The verse says that God's love is what sets everything in motion: God gives his Son, and whoever believes in him has eternal life.
- John 8:12Jesus calls himself the light of the world.
- John 10:10The thief comes to steal and destroy, but Jesus has come so that we may have life, and have it abundantly.
- John 11:25Jesus says he is the resurrection and the life.
- John 13:34Jesus gives a new commandment: love one another as he has loved us.
- John 14:6Jesus does not only say that he shows the way, but that he is the way to the Father.
- John 15:5Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches.
- Romans 3:23All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
- Romans 5:8God showed his love by Christ dying for us while we were still sinners.
- Romans 6:23The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 8:28The verse does not say that everything that happens is good.
- Romans 8:38Neither death nor life nor anything else created can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 10:9Whoever confesses that Jesus is Lord and believes that God raised him from the dead will be saved.
- Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to the pattern of this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13Faith, hope and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9God says: My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.
- Galatians 5:22The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
- Ephesians 2:8We are saved by grace, through faith.
- Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything, but let God know all you need, in prayer and with thanksgiving.
- Philippians 4:7The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard hearts and minds.
- Philippians 4:13“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” In context it is about managing both having little and having much.
- Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord and not for people.
- 2 Timothy 1:7God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline.
- Hebrews 11:1Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
- James 1:5If anyone lacks wisdom, they can ask God for it, and God gives generously without finding fault.
- 1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxieties on God, because he cares for you.
- 1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, so he forgives us.
- 1 John 4:8Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- Revelation 21:4God will wipe away every tear, and death will be no more.