'O God' in the Bible

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might have received from me is a gift to God'

They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God),

Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"

And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

In those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"

And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,

They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;

And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God together and said, "Sovereign Lord, it is you who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them,

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave alms generously to the people and prayed to God continually.

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Therefore it is my judgment that we should not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all.

And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.

And Paul said, "Whether in a short or a long time, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I amexcept for these chains."

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

But if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast of your relation to God

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

So you also, consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Do not yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but yield yourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,

Likewise, my brethren, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit to God.

Thanks be to Godthrough Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I of myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so;

But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?"

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.

For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Just as you were once disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."

So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

he who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.

Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.

Therefore concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

But food will not commend us to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

No, but I say that the things pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands him, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

But if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all rule and all authority and power.

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.

We are therefore ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings to God.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Now we pray to God that you may not do wrong, not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may seem to have failed.

For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God.

Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.

and might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, by which he put to death the hostility.

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

We give thanks to God always for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers;

For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you in return for all the joy which we feel for your sake before our God,

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness,

But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

(for the law made nothing perfect); and on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

Therefore he is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Then I said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,' as it is written of me in the roll of the book."

and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and offer to God acceptable worship with reverence and awe,

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit;

And corresponding to that, baptism now saves younot the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good consciencethrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Therefore, let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.

and to godliness, brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness, love.

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.