56 Bible Verses about Thanksgiving
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Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.
These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them [in procession] to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.
who forbid marrying [and insist on] abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth, because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind, for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.
Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; sing praises to our God with lyre, who covers [the] heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who causes grass to grow on the mountains. [He] gives to [the] animal its food, [and] to [the] young ravens that cry.
So Jesus answered [and] said, "Were not ten cleansed? And where [are] the nine? Was no one found to turn back [and] give praise to God except this foreigner?"
For from the creation of the world, his invisible [attributes], both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse. For [although they] knew God, they did not honor [him] as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
The one who is intent on the day is intent on [it] for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God.
Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.
If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice he shall present ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil and unleavened bread wafers smeared with oil and well-mixed ring-shaped bread cakes of finely milled flour mixed with oil. In addition to ring-shaped cakes of bread [with] yeast, he must present his [grain] offering together with his sacrifice of thanksgiving peace offerings. And he shall present one of each kind of [grain] offering [as] a contribution for Yahweh; {it belongs to} the priest who sprinkles the fellowship offerings' blood.read more.
And the meat of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving fellowship offerings must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not leave it until morning.
But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverance [belongs] to Yahweh!"
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
For otherwise, if you praise in [your] spirit, how will the one who fills the place of the outsider say the "amen" at your thanksgiving, because he does not know what you are saying? For indeed you are giving thanks well, but the other person is not edified.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; with songs let us shout joyfully to him.
Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers. Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the nations! Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of his wondrous works!
And they {sang responsively}, with praising and thanksgiving to Yahweh [saying], "For he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting for Israel." And all of the people responded with a great shout of joyful acclaim in praise to Yahweh because the house of Yahweh was laid.
And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah and his brothers [who were] in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all its sites of ruins. And he will {make} its wilderness like Eden, and its desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and [the] {sound} of song.
And thanksgiving and [the] sound of merrymakers will come out from them, and I will make them numerous, and they will not be few. And I will make them honored, and they will not be lowly.
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing praise in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all [things] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
Therefore, I urge first of all [that] petitions, prayers, requests, [and] thanksgiving be made on behalf of all people,
Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, [who was] the leader to begin the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah the second of his brothers; Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Now {when} Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house ({now he had windows in his upper room that were open} toward Jerusalem), and three times {daily} he knelt on his knees and prayed and [gave] praise before his God, {just as} he had been doing {previously}.
being made rich in every [way] for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but also is overflowing through many [expressions of] thanksgiving to God.
and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which [are] not proper), but rather thanksgiving.
give thanks in everything; for this [is] the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
and everything {whatever} you do in word or in deed, giving thanks [for] all [things] in the name of the Lord Jesus to God the Father through him.
Wretched man [that] I [am]! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks [be] to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself with my mind am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh [I am enslaved] to the law of sin.
But thanks [be] to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and who reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of him through us in every place.
For all [these things] {are for your sake}, in order that the grace that is increasing through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,
Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him, firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.
And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And [after] breaking [them], he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.
And taking the five loaves and the two fish, [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving [them] to the disciples to set before the crowd.
And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.
And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread [and] gave thanks, and [after] breaking [it], he gave [it] to them.
and [after he] had given thanks, he broke [it] and said, "This is my body which [is] for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
And from there the brothers, [when they] heard the [news] about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. [When he] saw them, Paul gave thanks to God [and] took courage.
But thanks [be] to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,
{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives {forever and ever},
saying, "Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength [be] to our God {forever and ever}. Amen!"
saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful, the one who is and the one who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
From Thematic Bible
Prayer » Accompanied with » Thanksgiving
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving,
Psalms » Thanksgiving
Psalms » Thanksgiving » For God's mercies to individuals
Psalms » Thanksgiving » For God's goodness to good men
Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Thanksgiving
Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise {continually} to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
And now my head will be high over my enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.
and let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his works with rejoicing.
Thanksgiving » Encouraged
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
giving thanks always for all [things] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
and everything {whatever} you do in word or in deed, giving thanks [for] all [things] in the name of the Lord Jesus to God the Father through him.
because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,
Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.
Thanksgiving » Ministers appointed to offer, in public
Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.
And [they were] to stand {every morning}, thanking and praising Yahweh, and likewise in the evening,
And Hezekiah appointed working groups of the priests and the Levites, each according to their divisions, {according to the service for priests and Levites}, for burnt offerings, for peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of Yahweh.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the grace bestowed on others
I give thanks to my God always concerning you, because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus,
I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you, always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy, because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now,
We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ [when we] pray for you, [since we] heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel, read more.
that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth,
Thanksgiving » The heavenly host engaged in
And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
And the twenty-four elders [who are] seated on their thrones before God fell down on their faces and worshiped God, saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful, the one who is and the one who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives {forever and ever},
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » Always
giving thanks always for all [things] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,
We give thanks to God always concerning all of you, making mention constantly in our prayers,
Thanksgiving » Christ set an example of
At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.
So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes above and said, "Father, I give thanks to you that you hear me.
And [after] taking the cup and giving thanks he gave [it] to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you,
Then Jesus took the bread, and [after he] had given thanks, he distributed [it] to those who were reclining--likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.
Thanksgiving » Should always accompany prayer
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, [who was] the leader to begin the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah the second of his brothers; Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » Through Christ
and everything {whatever} you do in word or in deed, giving thanks [for] all [things] in the name of the Lord Jesus to God the Father through him.
First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise {continually} to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
Thanksgiving » Should be accompanied by intercession for others
{I am thankful} to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience {as my ancestors did}, when {I remember you constantly} in my prayers night and day,
Therefore, I urge first of all [that] petitions, prayers, requests, [and] thanksgiving be made on behalf of all people,
I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the goodness and mercy of God
Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [endures] forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love [endures] forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love [endures] forever.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For all things
giving thanks always for all [things] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
being made rich in every [way] for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For faith exhibited by others
We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing
First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the supply of our bodily wants
The one who is intent on the day is intent on [it] for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God. For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.
who forbid marrying [and insist on] abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth, because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » Upon the completion of great undertakings
Then I brought the commanders of Judah up on to the wall. I appointed two great choirs; [one went in] a procession to the right on the wall to the Dung Gate.
So the two choirs stood in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me;
Thanksgiving » Saints » Exhorted to
And the peace of Christ must rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
Thanksgiving » Commanded
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.
Thanksgiving » Should always accompany praise
Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise {continually} to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
[It is] good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;
Thanksgiving » Saints » Resolved to offer
Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh, and I will sing [the praise] of your name:
so that {I} may sing praises to you and not be quiet. O Yahweh, my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » At the remembrance of God's holiness
Be glad in Yahweh, [you] righteous, and give thanks {to his holy name}.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » Before taking food
And [after he] said these [things] and took bread, he gave thanks to God in front of [them] all, and [after] breaking [it], he began to eat.
Then Jesus took the bread, and [after he] had given thanks, he distributed [it] to those who were reclining--likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the reception and effectual working of the word of God in others
And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For willingness to offer our property for God's service
Then the commanders of the {families}, the commanders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the work of the king offered themselves willingly. And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. And whoever had [precious] stones gave [them] to the treasury of the house of Yahweh under the authority of Jehiel the Gershonite. read more.
And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy. Then David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly, and David said, "Blessed [are] you, O Yahweh, God of Israel, our father forever and ever! To you, O Yahweh, [is] the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, [is] the kingdom and exaltation over all as head! And wealth and glory [are] from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand [is] power and might. And in your hand [is power] to make great and to give strength to all. And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor. And indeed, who [am] I, and who [are] my people that we retain power to offer according to these [offerings] willingly? For everything [is] from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » In everything
give thanks in everything; for this [is] the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Levites
and all the Levitical singers--Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, their brothers, dressed [in] fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments--[they] were standing to the east of the altar. And with them outside [were] one hundred and twenty priests [who were] trumpet blowers. And it was the primary [duty] of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard [with] one voice, to praise and give thanks to Yahweh. And when a sound from the trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments of song was raised to Yahweh--for he [is] good, because his loyal love [is] everlasting--then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For victory over death and the grave
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For love exhibited by others
We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » In behalf of ministers
[while] you also join in helping {on our behalf} by prayer, so that thanks may be given {on our behalf} by many persons for this gracious gift [given] to us through [the help] of many.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the zeal exhibited by others
But thanks [be] to God, who has put in the heart of Titus the same devotion {on your behalf},
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the triumph of the gospel
But thanks [be] to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and who reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of him through us in every place.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the gift of Christ
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » David
And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.
Thanksgiving » Expressed in psalms
Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For Christ's power and reign
saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful, the one who is and the one who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For deliverance through Christ from in-dwelling sin
but I observe another law in my members, at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that exists in my members. Wretched man [that] I [am]! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks [be] to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself with my mind am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh [I am enslaved] to the law of sin.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For appointment to the ministry
{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » In the name of Christ
giving thanks always for all [things] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » To Christ
{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,
Thanksgiving » Saints » Abound in the faith with
firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For all men
Therefore, I urge first of all [that] petitions, prayers, requests, [and] thanksgiving be made on behalf of all people,
Thanksgiving » Saints » Offer sacrifices of
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the conversion of others
But thanks [be] to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For wisdom and might
To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and I give praises, for the wisdom and the power you gave to me, and now you have made known to me what we have asked from you, for you have made known to us the matter of the king."
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » In private worship
Now {when} Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house ({now he had windows in his upper room that were open} toward Jerusalem), and three times {daily} he knelt on his knees and prayed and [gave] praise before his God, {just as} he had been doing {previously}.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » In public worship
I will give thanks [to] you in [the] great assembly; among [the] mighty people I will praise you.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » To God
Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Daniel
To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and I give praises, for the wisdom and the power you gave to me, and now you have made known to me what we have asked from you, for you have made known to us the matter of the king."
Thanksgiving » Saints » Should enter God's gate with
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.
Thanksgiving » Saints » Habitually offer
Now {when} Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house ({now he had windows in his upper room that were open} toward Jerusalem), and three times {daily} he knelt on his knees and prayed and [gave] praise before his God, {just as} he had been doing {previously}.
Thanksgiving » Saints » Magnify God by
Thanksgiving » The wicked averse to
For [although they] knew God, they did not honor [him] as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the nearness of God's presence
We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, and your name is near. Your wonderful deeds are told.
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Paul
And from there the brothers, [when they] heard the [news] about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. [When he] saw them, Paul gave thanks to God [and] took courage.
Thanksgiving » Saints » Come before God with
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; with songs let us shout joyfully to him.
Thanksgiving » Is a good thing
[It is] good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;
Thanksgiving » Of hypocrites, full of boasting
The Pharisee stood [and] prayed these [things] with reference to himself: 'God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people--swindlers, unrighteous [people], adulterers, or even like this tax collector!
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Simeon
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Jonah
But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverance [belongs] to Yahweh!"
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Anna
And at [that] same hour she approached [and] began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Topics on Thanksgiving
Prayer, As Praise And Thanksgiving
Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Thanksgiving And Gratitude
Psalm 116:17I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and proclaim the name of Yahweh.
Thanksgiving Before Meals
Romans 14:6The one who is intent on the day is intent on [it] for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God.
Thanksgiving Offered To God
Psalm 107:22and let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his works with rejoicing.
Thanksgiving, Offered
Psalm 50:14Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.
Related Topics
- Attitudes Of Thankfulfness
- Being Grateful
- Being Thankful For Blessings
- Bread
- Breaking Of Bread
- Giving Thanks
- Grateful Heart
- Praise
- Songs