48 Bible Verses about Confusion

And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity [at] the roaring of the sea and waves, men dying with fear and an expectation of evils to come on the world; for the hosts of the heavens shall be shaken.

And they excited the multitude and the rulers of the city hearing these things,

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what reason they had come together.

For the word of the cross is to the lost foolishness, but to the saved the power of God.

But the natural man receives not the [things] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them, for they are spiritually discerned.

But if our gospel is vailed it is vailed among the lost, in whom the god of this life has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God, may not shine.

Then the Jews contended one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

and when this sound was [heard], the multitude came together and were astonished, for they each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were astonished and wondered, saying, Are not all these that speak Galileans?

And all the multitudes wondered and said, Is this the Son of David? But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons.

And the scribes coming down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebul, and casts out demons by the ruler of demons.

But some of them said, He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons;

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead, and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had arisen. And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is raised from the dead; and on that account the mighty works are performed by him.

And Herod the king, heard [of Jesus], for his name was widely known, and said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead; and on this account the mighty works are performed by him. But others said, he is Elijah; and others said, He is a prophet, like one of the prophets. But Herod hearing of him, said, This is John whom I beheaded; he has been raised up.

Nicodemus said to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he become an unborn infant of his mother a second time, and be born?

And they were all astonished and perplexed, saying one to another, What does this mean?

but their minds were blinded. For to this day in reading the old covenant the same vail remains, not taken away because it is taken away in Christ;

And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?

And they were greatly afraid, and said one to another, What man is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him?

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

Take heed to yourselves, therefore, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his blood. For I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come among you, not sparing the flock, and of yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil, in meekness correcting the adversaries, that God may give them a change of mind to a knowledge of the truth,

preach the word, press it in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and instruction; for the time will come when they will not endure sound instruction, but will accumulate for themselves teachers according to their desires, pleasing their ear,

Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.

All Scripture is divinely inspired and is profitable for instruction, for conviction, for correction, for education in righteousnes,

till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles,

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding, that you may prove the excellent, that you may be without fault and without offense in the day of Christ,

but solid food is for the perfect, having their perceptive faculties exercised by practice to distinguish both good and evil.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and we will make three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; for he knew not what he answered, for they were afraid.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you please, we will make here three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said. And when he had said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they entered into the cloud.

And they went out and fled from the tomb; and trembling and amazement seized them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

but some of our women also astonished us, who being early at the tomb and not finding his body, came, saying that they had seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. And some of those with us went to the tomb, and found even as the women had said; and him they saw not.read more.
And he said to them, O foolish men, and of a mind slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

Then many of his disciples hearing him said, This is a hard saying; who can hear him?

Then some of his disciples said one to another, What is this that he says to us, A little while and you shall not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me? and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he says, The little while? We do not know what he says. Jesus knew that they wished to ask him, and said to them, Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this that I said, A little while and you shall not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me?

being afflicted in every thing but not distressed, being perplexed but not in despair,

For when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were distressed on every hand; without were conflicts, within fears;

My little children, with whom I am again in pain till Christ is formed in you, I wish to be present with you now and change my voice with you, for I am in doubt of you.

I wonder that you have so quickly turned away from him that called you in the grace of Christ to another gospel, which is not another; but there are some who disturb you and wish to subvert the gospel of Christ.

but now knowing God, or rather being known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and imperfect rudiments, which you wish again to serve?

I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will not be of another mind; but he that troubles you shall bear his sin, whoever he is.

And if any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and upbraids not, and it shall be given him.

but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, which the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and remind you of all things which I have told you.

but when he, the Spirit of truth has come, he will lead you in all the truth; for he will not speak of himself, but he will speak whatever he shall hear, and tell you things to come.

but as it is written, An eye has not seen, an ear has not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those that love him; but God has revealed them to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.