20 Bible Verses about Thanksgiving And Gratitude

For everything created by God is permitted [to be eaten] and nothing should be refused, if it is received with gratitude,

rooted and built up in [your relationship to] Him, established by your faith [or, "in the faith"], just as you were taught, overflowing with thanksgiving.

Thank [God] for everything, for this is what God wants for you in [the fellowship of] Christ Jesus.

You should let the message of Christ live in you abundantly [i.e., as individuals and collectively]. Use [much] wisdom in teaching and warning one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing with favor [i.e., with thankfulness] in your hearts toward God.

Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name [i.e., by the authority] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For the rendering of this service not only [fully] meets the needs of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], but also produces overflowing expressions of thanksgiving to God from many people.

we welcome all such efforts in each district with full gratitude.

Do not worry about anything, but in everything, by prayer and [special] petition, along with thanksgivings, you should make your requests known to God.

I thank my God [in prayer] every time I think of you.

You will be made rich in everything so you can be generous in every way. This will result in people thanking God [for what you have done] through us.

as you cooperate by praying for us. Then, many people will give thanks [to God] on our behalf for the gift He has given to us through [your] many [prayers].

If I thank God for what I eat, why should I be criticized for eating something I have [already] thanked Him for?

Therefore, we should be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken [i.e., the church. See Col. 1:13; Rev. 1:6, 9]. So, with reverence and awe, we should serve God in a way that pleases Him,

For how can we thank God [enough] for you, in return for all the joy we have over you, in the presence of our God?

For everything [i.e., that we have experienced. See verses 8-12] is for your sakes so that [God's] unearned favor, being extended to so many, [in bringing them salvation through Paul's ministry] may result in much thanksgiving in praise to God.

First of all, then, I urge you to offer [special] requests, prayers, intercessions [Note: "Intercessions" probably refers to praying on behalf of others], and thanksgivings for all people.

Does not the "cup of blessing," which we bless, signify a fellowship with Christ's [physical] blood? [Note: This was the cup used at the close of the Passover meal and was called this because of the prayer of thanksgiving offered for it. Paul refers to such a prayer in connection with its use in the Lord's Supper]. Does not the bread that we break signify a fellowship with Christ's [physical] body?

I do not stop thanking [God] for you. I keep asking, in my prayers,

They forbid people to get married and require them to avoid [eating] certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and [fully] know the truth.

Continue to pray regularly; stay alert and be thankful.