51 Bible Verses about Foreknowledge

But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

But concerning that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

This Man, delivered up by the settled counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, having fastened to the cross, through the hand of lawless ones, did slay:

And we know that all things are working together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose; because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren. And whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ to the sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace to you, and peace be multiplied.

but God thus fulfilled what He before announced through the mouth of all His prophets, that His Christ should suffer.

"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus, the Nazarene, a man accredited from God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did through Him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know; This Man, delivered up by the settled counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, having fastened to the cross, through the hand of lawless ones, did slay:

For, of a truth, there were gathered together in this city, against Thy Holy Child Jesus, Whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and peoples of Israel??28 to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel predetermined to come to pass.

foreknown, indeed, from a founding of a world, but manifested in the end of the times for you,

because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren.

(for, the children being not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him Who calleth), it was said to her, "The elder shall serve the younger."

God did not cast off His people whom He foreknew. Or know ye not what the Scripture says of Elijah? how he pleads with God against Israel:

according as He chose us in Him before the founding of a world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love;

how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

He that believes on Him is not judged; he that believes not has been judged already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

through which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I proclaimed to you, unless ye believed in vain.

And, working together with Him, we also entreat you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain (for He saith, "At an acceptable time I heard Thee, and in a day of salvation did I succor Thee;" behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation);

For this ye know, assuredly, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words; for, because of these things, comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

Take heed, brethren, lest at any time there shall be in anyone of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

For as to those who were once enlightened, and tasted of the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh, and putting Him to open shame.

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there will be false teachers, who, indeed, will stealthily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master Who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction:

while it is said, "To-day, if ye hear His voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation."

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that believed not, and who it was that would betray Him.

but, that we may not cause them to stumble; having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the fish first coming up; and, opening its mouth, you will find a shekel; taking that, give it to them for Me and you."

Then Jesus saith to them, "All ye will be made to stumble because of Me this night; for it has been written, 'I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered abroad.' But, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee." But Peter, answering, said to Him, "If all should be made to stumble because of Thee, I will never be made to stumble."read more.
Jesus said to him, "Verily I say to you, that this night, before a cock crows, you will thrice deny Me."

And Jesus saith to them, "All ye will be made to stumble; because it has been written, 'I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered abroad.' But, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee." But Peter said to Him, "If even all should be made to stumble, yet will not I!"read more.
And Jesus saith to him, "Verily I say to you, that you today, in this night, before the cock crows twice, will thrice deny Me."

And He said, "I tell you, Peter, a cock will not crow to-day, until you thrice deny that you know Me."

Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your soul for Me? Verily, verily, I say to you, a cock shall not crow, till you thrice deny Me."

Now, before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour came that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

And He said, "Go away into the city to such a one, and say to him, 'The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; with you I observe the passover together with My disciples.'"

And He began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and high priests, and scribes; and be killed, and on the third day be raised up."

But I have an immersion to be immersed with; and how am I constrained until it be accomplished!

For I say to you, that that which has been written must be accomplished in Me, 'And He was reckoned with lawless ones;' for that which relates to Me has an end."

And, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

Jesus, therefore, said, "Yet a little while am I with you, and I go to Him Who sent Me.

for He knew him who would betray Him; on this account, He said, "Ye are not all clean."

Ye heard that I said to you, 'I go away, and I come to you.' If ye loved Me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; because the Father is greater than I.

And, now, Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon Him, went forth, and saith to them, "Whom seek ye?"

After these things Jesus, knowing that all things have now been finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, "I thirst."

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then will He render to each one according to his work.

and then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven; and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels, with the sound of a great trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

And then will they see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then will He send forth the angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the extremity of earth to the extremity of the heaven.

"And, when the Son of man cometh in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit on the throne of His glory;

For whosoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

For whosoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when He cometh in His glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things, and enter into His glory?"