18 Bible Verses about Conviction
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For our good news was not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much complete certainty; as we know what we were among you for your sake.
Thou has faith; have to thyself before God. Happy he judging not himself in what he proves.
And faith is the foundation of things hoped for, the proof of things not seen.
And he being judged if he eat, has been condemned for not of faith; and everything not of faith is sin.
For ye have not received the Spirit of servitude again for fear; but have received the Spirit of adoption as a son, in which we cry, Abba, Father.
And if ye make distinction of faces, ye work sin, being convicted under the law as transgressors.
Truly of sin, because they believe not in me;
For one truly judges day above day: and one judges every day. Let each one be perfectly certain in his own mind.
All writing divinely inspired, and profitable for doctrine, for refutation, for correction, for instruction in justice:
Epaphras, who of you, greets you, a servant of Christ, always contending for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfected and completed in all the will of God.
For we have been partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our foundation firm to the end;
And I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same, and there be no divisions in you; and ye be set in order in the same mind and in the same knowledge.
For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death.
From Thematic Bible
Conviction » From God
For God will speak at once, and at a second time, and he shall not regard it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, in the falling of deep sleep upon men, in slumbers upon the bed; Then he will uncover the ear of men, and will seal in their instruction, read more.
To remove man from working, and he will bide pride from man. He will keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the spear. And he was chastened with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones perpetually. His life loathed bread, and his soul food of desire. His flesh will consume away from seeing, and they saw not the nakedness of his bones. And his soul will draw near to the pit, and his life to the dead. If there is a messenger upon him, an interpreter, one from a thousand, to announce to man his uprightness: And he will compassionate him and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I found an expiation. His flesh revived above a youth: he shall turn back to the days of his childhood. He shall pray to God and he shall receive him into favor: and he shall see his face with rejoicing, and he will turn back to man his justice. He will look upon men, and he shall say, I sinned, and I perverted the right, and it was not fitting to me; Redeem my soul from passing into the pit, and my life shall look upon light Behold, all these God will work twice, thrice, with man, To turn back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.
And a certain woman, by name Lydia, a dealer in purple garments, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, heard: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to things spoken by Paul.
None can come to me, except the Father having sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one therefore having heard and learned of the Father, comes to me.
But I say the truth to you; it is profitable to you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Intercessor shall not come to you; and if I go, I will send him to you. And having come, he will convict the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment: Truly of sin, because they believe not in me; read more.
And of justice, because I retire to my Father, and ye see me no more; And of judgment, for the ruler of this world has been judged.
Conviction » Instances of » Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to joseph
And Judah will say to him, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? and how shall we be justified? God found the iniquity of thy servants: behold we are servants to my lord, also we, also him the cup being found in his hand.
And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us. And Reuben will answer them, saying, Spake I not to you, saying, Ye shall not sin against the child; and ye heard not? and also behold his blood was required.
And Joseph will say to his brethren, I am Joseph; is my father yet living? and his brethren will not be able to answer him; for they trembled from before him.
And Joseph's brethren will see that their father died, and they will say to him, Joseph will lie in wait for us, and turning back, will turn back to us all the evil which we did to him. And they will come forth to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before his death, saying, So shall ye say to Joseph, I pray thee now take away the trespass of thy brethren and their sin; for they did to thee evil: and at this time now take away upon the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph will weep in their speaking to him. read more.
And they will come and will fall down before him, and they will say, Behold, we are for servants to thee. And Joseph will say to them, Ye shall not fear, for I am for God. And you, ye even purposed evil against me; God purposed it for good, for the sake of doing as this day, to preserve alive much people. And now ye shall not fear: I will give you to eat, and your little ones. And he will comfort them, and will speak to their hearts.
Conviction » Instances of » Mariners » At the preaching of jonah
The Ninevite men shall rise up in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: for they repented at the proclamation of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas here.
The Ninevite men shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it: for they repented at the proclamation of Jonas; and, behold, more than Jonas here.
Conviction » Instances of » Herod, when he heard of the fame of jesus
And Herod the tetrarch heard all done by him: and was in perplexity, for it was said by certain, that John had been raised from the dead.
And king Herod heard his name; (for it was manifest:) and said, That John the Immerser was raised from the dead, and for this the powers were energetic in him.
And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; be was aroused from the dead; and for this, powers are energetic in him.
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Sentenced » Wonder
And Moses will speak these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people will mourn greatly. And they will rise early in the morning, and will go up to the head of the mountain, saying, Behold us, and we will go up to the place which Jehovah said: for we sinned.
Conviction » Instances of » Pharaoh » The plague of locusts
And Pharaoh will hasten to call for Moses and for Aaron; and he will say, I sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you. And at this time take away now my sin, only this time, and pray ye to Jehovah your God, and he will remove from me only this death.
Conviction » Instances of » Pharaoh » After the plague of hail
And Pharaoh will send and call for Moses and for Aaron, and will say to them, I sinned this time: Jehovah is just, and I and my people unjust Pray ye to Jehovah and much, from there being voices of God and hail; and I will send you forth, and ye shall not add to stand.
Conviction » Instances of » Judas iscariot
Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient, Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see. And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.
Conviction » Instances of » David after the pestilence sent on account of his numbering the people
And David could not go before it to seek God, for he was afraid from the face of the sword of the messenger of Jehovah,
Conviction » Instances of » Saul, after sparing agag and the best of the spoils
And Saul will say to Samuel, I sinned: for I passed by the mouth of Jehovah, and thy words: for I feared the people and I will hear to their voice.
Conviction » Instances of » Adam and eve, after their disobedience
And they shall hear the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden at the breeze of the day: and Adam and his wife will hide from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the wood of the garden. And Jehovah God will call to the man, and will say to him, Where art thou? And he will will say, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I shall be afraid, because I am naked, and I will hide myself.
Conviction » Instances of » Widow of zarephath, when her son died
And she will say to Elijah, What to me and to thee, thou man of God? camest thou to me to bring to remembrance mine iniquity, and to kill my son?
Conviction » Instances of » Philippian jailer, after the earthquake
Conviction » Instances of » Felix, under the preaching of paul
And he discoursing of justice, and temperance, and judgment about to be, Felix being terrified, answered, Having now, go; having taken time, I will recall thee.
Conviction » Instances of » Mariners » After casting jonah into the sea
And the men feared Jehovah with great fear, and they will sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and they will vow vows.
Conviction » Instances of » Pharaoh » The death of the firstborn
Also your sheep, also your oxen take as ye spake, and go and bless also me.
Conviction » Instances of » Jews, when jesus commanded the guiltless man to cast the first stone at the woman taken in adultery
And they having heard, and being convicted by consciousness, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Conviction » Instances of » Darius, when daniel was in the lions' den
Then the king departed to his temple and passed the night fasting: and he brought not his concubines before him, and his sleep fled from him.
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » After » Golden calf
And the people will hear this evil word, and they will mourn: and they put not each his ornaments upon him.
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Complaints » Serpents
And the people will come to Moses, and they will say, We sinned, for we spake against Jehovah and against thee; wilt thou pray to Jehovah and he will remove the serpent from us? And Moses will pray for the people.
Conviction » Instances of » Belshazzar, when he "saw the part of the hand that wrote,"
The king's brightnesses changing, and his thoughts will terrify him, and the knots of his loins breaking forth, and his knees knocked this upon that
Conviction » Instances of » Saul of tarsus, when he saw jesus on the way to damascus
And he trembling and amazed said, Lord, What wilt thou me to do? And the Lord to him, Arise, and come into the city, and it shall be spoken to thee what thou must do.
Conviction » Instances of » Jonah, in the belly of the great fish
Topics on Conviction
Conviction Of Sin
Psalm 32:3If I was silent, my bones fell away in my groaning all the day.
Conviction, Leading To Repentance
Genesis 3:8-10And they shall hear the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden at the breeze of the day: and Adam and his wife will hide from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the wood of the garden.
Conviction, Not Leading To Repentance
Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh will send and call for Moses and for Aaron, and will say to them, I sinned this time: Jehovah is just, and I and my people unjust