6 Bible Verses about True Religion

And to love him from the whole heart, and from the whole understanding, and from the whole soul, and from the whole strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

Pure religion and undefiled from God and the Father is this, to go help the orphaned and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.

Because he was a good man, and full of Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable multitude was added to the Lord.

a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.

Now therefore fear LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye LORD.

for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,

Therefore we should feast, not by old leaven, nor by leaven of evil and wickedness, but by non-leaven of sincerity and truth.

For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.

For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

And to love him from the whole heart, and from the whole understanding, and from the whole soul, and from the whole strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

Pure religion and undefiled from God and the Father is this, to go help the orphaned and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.

And thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah. And he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before LORD his God.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! And God granted him t

taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.

And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he knelt upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he d

And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report by all the Jews who dwell there,

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says about him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit.

And he who sent me is with me. The Father has not left me alone, because I always do things pleasing to him.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the encouragement of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him.

and this woman was a widow to eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, serving with fastings and supplications night and day.

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.