28 Bible Verses about assertiveness

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love is not boastful, is not puffed up,

I mean this; that each one of you says I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

I speak of reproach as if we were weak; wherein any one is bold, I speak foolishly, I am bold also.

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you have also been raised together through the effectual faith of God who raised him from the dead;

the mystery concealed from ages and from generations, but now it has been manifested to his saints,

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].

and a third part of the creatures in the sea having life died, and a third part of the ships were destroyed.

As in all the churches of the saints, let your women keep silence in the assemblies; for it is not permitted to them to speak, but to be in subjection, as the law also says.

For what business have I to judge those without? Do you not judge those within?

And two other criminals were led out to be put to death with him.

And turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

And the chief priests and scribes stood up, violently accusing him.

And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit; and having said this, he expired.

And learning that he was of the province of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem in those days.

but by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all, but not I but the grace of God with me.

If any one's work continues which he has built, he shall receive a reward;

And when they arrived at the place called Cranium, there they crucified him, and the criminals; one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed, saying, He saved others; if this is the Christ, the elect of God, let him save himself.

And Herod, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt, and mocked him, and put on him a splendid garment, and sent him back to Pilate.

And he questioned him with many words; but he answered him nothing.

And behold, a man by the name of Joseph, a counsellor, a good and righteous man,

And Pilate hearing of Galilee asked if the man was a Galilean.

said to them, You have brought me this man as one that perverts the people; and behold, having had an examination before you, I have found in this man no cause for the charges which you bring against him,

And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous man.

And the sun was obscured; and the vail in the midst of the temple was rent in two.

And there was an inscription over him; THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And one of the criminals crucified, reviled him, [saying], Are you not the Christ? save yourself and us.

Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king comes to you, meek, seated on an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.