Thematic Bible: Examples of personal


Thematic Bible




saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

Now David’s heart troubled him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.

Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?



I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;

And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.”


Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed transgressed the command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.


Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”


So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:




And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.


and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the Lord, and with him 200,000 valiant warriors;



That the leaders led in Israel,
That the people volunteered,
Bless the Lord!

Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.




saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

Now David’s heart troubled him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.

Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?



I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;

And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.”


Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed transgressed the command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.


Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”


So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:




And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.


and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the Lord, and with him 200,000 valiant warriors;



That the leaders led in Israel,
That the people volunteered,
Bless the Lord!

Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.



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