40 Bible Verses about importance

For as in one body we are many members, and all members have not the same office,

For I delivered to you first, that which I also received, That Christ died for our sins,

The life is more than meat, and the body than raiment.

What then? still every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike; let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Wo to you, Pharisees; for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues,

And they who undoubtedly were something, (but whatsoever they were, it is no difference to me; God accepteth no man's person) they who undoubtedly were something in conference, added nothing to me.

But I would have you know, that the head of the woman is the man, and the head of every man is Christ, and the head of Christ is God.

He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all:

And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

saying to them, When thou art invited by any man to a marriage-feast, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honourable man than thou be invited by him,

This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth your hearts: And that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination before God.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God.

and to be saluted in the market-places, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts: Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:

And if the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

And have ye not read this scripture? The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner?

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life precious to myself, so I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

For your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now:

And love the uppermost places at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

And those which we think to be the less honourable parts of the body, these we surround with more abundant honour, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

But behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

And above all these put on love, which is the bond of perfection:

On these two commandments

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them disputing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Jesus saith to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner? This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

Ye fools and blind; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have laboured upon you in vain.

And the base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen; yea, things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; That no flesh may glory before him.