36 Bible Verses about culture

But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;

Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.

So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.

Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:

All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.

But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.

And your hand will have to let go your heritage which I gave you; and I will make you a servant to your haters in a land which is strange to you: for you have put my wrath on fire with a flame which will go on burning for ever.

For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

This is what the Lord has said: Do not go in the way of the nations; have no fear of the signs of heaven, for the nations go in fear of them.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

Do not take wives or husbands from among them; do not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons.

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.

But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works.

After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,

If brothers are living together and one of them, at his death, has no son, the wife of the dead man is not to be married outside the family to another man: let her husband's brother go in to her and make her his wife, doing as it is right for a brother-in-law to do.

I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.

And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.

And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.

What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.

But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.

I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.

I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your instruments of music will be gone for ever.

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.