48 Bible Verses about importance

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike . Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person)-- they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

This is the great and first commandment.

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.

and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;

The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner.

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;

And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Ye observe days, and months, and seasons, and years.

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might,

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: