30 Bible Verses about assertiveness

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

and I say this, that each one of you saith, 'I, indeed, am of Paul' -- 'and I of Apollos,' -- 'and I of Cephas,' -- 'and I of Christ.'

in reference to dishonour I speak, how that we were weak, and in whatever any one is bold -- in foolishness I say it -- I also am bold.

being buried with him in the baptism, in which also ye rose with him through the faith of the working of God, who did raise him out of the dead.

the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

and die did the third of the creatures that are in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were destroyed.

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

for what have I also those without to judge? those within do ye not judge?

How good have been thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel;

And there were also others -- two evil-doers -- with him, to be put to death;

And sons of the prophets who are in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known -- keep silent.'

and Jesus having turned unto them, said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;

And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him,

and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, 'Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;' and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.

and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.

and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that is towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me;

if of any one the work doth remain that he built on it, a wage he shall receive;

and when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'

and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate,

and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.

And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,

said unto them, 'Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;

And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'

and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'

And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, 'If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.'

'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'