37 Bible Verses about Putting God First

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

therefore do you rather seek the kingdom of God, and then all your necessities will be fully supply'd.

for he hath subjected all things to him. but when it is said all things are subjected, it is plain that he is to be excepted, who did subject all things to him.

let your discourse and your actions be all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.

all are yours; and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

and when all things shall be reduced under subjection to him, then shall the son also himself be subject to him that put all things under his subjection, that God may be all in all.

and to encourage those who do well. for such is the divine pleasure, that by your good conduct you obviate the cavils of inconsiderate

and by him all things consist.

but I would have you take notice, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the wife, is the man; and the head of Christ, is God.

by this was the love of God displayed towards us, in that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live thro' him.

now God disposed every one of the members in the body as he thought fit.

I offer thanks to Jesus Christ our Lord, who qualified me for the ministry he has plac'd me in, for having appointed me to such a trust,

but Jesus replied, it is said, "thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another.

this is the first and most important precept,

let salvation be your helmet, and the divine doctrine your spiritual sword.

for it seems as if God had exposed us apostles the last upon the stage, as persons appointed to death. for we are made a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.

he that has not social affection, does not know God; for God is love.

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who being sanctified by Christ Jesus, are saints by that vocation, to all that any where invoke the name of Jesus Christ, who is both their Lord and ours.

There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith."

for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

after the image of God, in justice, sanctity, and truth.

thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for though many are invited, few have precedence.

thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet." now since he has put all in subjection to him, he left nothing that is not subjected to him. however we do not see as yet that all things are put under him.

and then will be the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God even the father; after having abolished all rule, and all authority, and power.

that your faith might not be owing to human wisdom, but to the divine influence.

For which reason I remind you to exert the divine gifts you received, when I gave you the imposition of hands.

but these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember what I now tell you. I did not tell you so much at the beginning, because, I was then to be with you.

he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me.

Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

for he has subjected all things to him, and constituted him supreme head of the church,

but the spiritual body was not first, but the animal; and afterwards the spiritual.

we preach the gospel just as God thought fit to intrust it with us, not being studious to please men, but God, who approves our sincerity.

why therefore do you tempt God to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither we nor our forefathers were able to bear?

for this reason I shall never omit to put you in mind of these things, however knowing you are already, and settled in the truth.

put on the set of divine armour, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

and in this they out-did my expectation; such was the divine pleasure, they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then made me an offer to go themselves to Corinth.