'Believe' in the Bible

where they informed their father, "Joseph is still alive! As a matter of fact, he's ruling the entire land of Egypt." But Jacob didn't believe them, because he had become cynical.

Then Moses answered, "Look, they won't believe me and they won't listen to me. Instead, they'll say, "The LORD didn't appear to you.'"

God said, "I've done this so that they may believe that the LORD God of their ancestors the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob has appeared to you."

"Then if they don't believe you and respond to the first sign, they may respond to the second sign.

But if they don't believe even these two signs, and won't listen to you, then take some water out of the Nile River and pour it on the dry ground. The water you took from the Nile River will turn into blood on the dry ground."

Then Moses reported all the words of the people back to the LORD. The LORD told Moses, "Look, I'm coming to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may listen when I speak with you and always believe you." Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.

But the LORD rebuked Moses and Aaron, telling Moses: "Because you both didn't believe me, because you didn't consecrate me as holy in the presence of the Israelis, you won't be the ones to bring this congregation into the land that I'm about to give them."

"but I didn't believe it at first! But then I came here and I've seen it for myself! It's amazing! I wasn't told half of what's really great about your wisdom. You're far better in person than what the reports have said about you!

But they would not listen. Instead, they were stubborn, just like their ancestors had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

"but I didn't believe it at first! But then I came here and I've seen it for myself! It's amazing! I wasn't told half of what's really great about your wisdom. You're far better in person than what the reports have said about you!

Now therefore, don't let Hezekiah lie to you or mislead you like this. Don't believe him, because no god of any nation has been able to deliver his people from my control or from the control of my predecessors. So how much less will your God deliver you from me?'"

"Were I to be summoned, and he were to answer me, I wouldn't even believe that he was listening to what I have to say.

He does not believe he will escape darkness; he is destined for the sword.

I believe that I will see the LORD's goodness in the land of the living.

because they didn't believe in God and didn't trust in his deliverance.

In spite of all of this, they kept on sinning and didn't believe in his marvelous deeds.

I will continue to believe, even when I say, "I am greatly afflicted"

Teach me both knowledge and appropriate discretion, because I believe in your commands.

Your eyes will see strange things, and with slurred words you'll speak what you really believe.

Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.

Indeed, even your brothers and your father's family conspire against you. Even they cry out after you loudly. Don't believe them, even though they speak friendly words to you.

They told him, "Are you aware that Baalis, the king of the people of Ammon, has sent Nethaniah's son Ishmael to take your life?" But Ahikam's son Gedaliah did not believe them.

"Look out at the nations and pay attention! Be astounded! Be really astounded! Because something is happening in your lifetime that you won't believe, even if it were described down to the smallest detail.

When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord!"

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.

You will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe."

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, tax collectors and prostitutes will get into God's kingdom ahead of you! John came to you living a righteous life, and you didn't believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. But even when you saw that, you didn't change your minds at last and believe him."

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it,

So if they say to you, "Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him. And if they say, "Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it,

"He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

With tears flowing, the child's father at once cried out, "I do believe! Help my unbelief!"

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

That is why I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.

They began discussing this among themselves. "If we say, "From heaven,' he'll say, "Then why didn't you believe him?'

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it,

When they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they refused to believe Mary.

They went back and told the others, who didn't believe them, either.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever doesn't believe will be condemned.

These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they'll drive out demons, they'll speak in new languages,

But because you did not believe my announcement, which will be fulfilled at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens."

The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well."

They discussed this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask, "Then why didn't you believe him?'

But he told them, "If I tell you, you won't believe me, and if I ask you a question, you won't answer me.

But what they said seemed nonsense to them, so they did not believe them.

Then Jesus told them, "O, how foolish you are! How slow you are to believe everything the prophets said!

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe because of him.

Jesus told him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that."

If I have told you people about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's unique Son.

Jesus told her, "Believe me, dear lady, the hour is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

They kept telling the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, because now we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he really is the Savior of the world."

Jesus told him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe."

nor do you have his word at work in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he sent.

How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?

because if you believed Moses, you would believe me, since he wrote about me.

But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe my words?"

Jesus answered them, "This is God's work: to believe in the one whom he has sent."

So they asked him, "What sign are you going to do so that we may see it and believe in you? What actions are you performing?

I told you that you have seen me, yet you don't believe.

But there are some among you who don't believe..." - because Jesus knew from the beginning those who weren't believing, as well as the one who would betray him.

That is why I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I AM, you'll die in your sins."

But it is because I speak the truth that you don't believe me.

Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I'm telling the truth, why don't you believe me?

The Jewish leaders did not believe that the man had been blind and had gained sight until they summoned his parents

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. So when he found him, he asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

He answered, "And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him."

He said, "Lord, I do believe," and worshipped him.

Jesus answered them, "I have told you, but you don't believe it. The actions that I do in my Father's name testify on my behalf,

but you don't believe, because you don't belong to my sheep.

If I'm not doing my Father's actions, don't believe me.

But if I'm doing them, even though you don't believe me, believe the actions, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."

For your sake I'm glad that I wasn't there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him."

Indeed, everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that?"

"Yes, Lord," she told him. "I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world."

Then Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me."

If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation."

since he was the reason why so many of the Jews were leaving to believe in Jesus.

As long as you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he went away and hid from them.

Although he had performed numerous signs in their presence, they did not believe in him,

This is why they could not believe: Isaiah also said,

Then Jesus said loudly, "The one who believes in me does not believe in me only, but also in the one who sent me.

I'm telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that I AM.

"Don't let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.

You believe, don't you, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I don't speak on my own. It is the Father who dwells in me and who carries out his work.

Believe me, I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe me because of what I've been doing.

I've told you this now, before I leave, so that when I do leave, you will believe.

of sin, because they don't believe in me;

Now we know that you know everything and don't need to have anyone ask you any questions. Because of this, we believe that you have come from God."

Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?

I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,

so that they may all be one. Just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be one in us, so that the world may believe that you sent me.

The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows he is telling the truth so that you, too, may believe,

So the other disciples kept telling him, "We've seen the Lord!" But he told them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger into them, and put my hand into his side, I'll never believe!"

Then he told Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, but believe."

But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that through believing you may have life in his name.

When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they all were afraid of him because they wouldn't believe he was a disciple.

"Look, you mockers! Be amazed and die! Since I am performing an action in your days, one that you would not believe even if someone told you!'"