157 Bible Verses about Examples

Abasement, Examples Of

Abuse Of Authority, Examples Of

Now you insult the poor. Is it not the rich who lord it over you and drag you to court?

Accusations, False Examples

They then instigated people to say, "We have heard him talking blasphemy against Moses and God."

Adoration, Examples Of

The four living Creatures, each with six wings apiece, are full of eyes all over their bodies and under their wings, and day and night they never cease the chant, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God almighty, who was and is and is coming."

Adulteress Examples

but Jesus went to the Hill of Olives.

Adultery, Examples Of

The woman replied, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You were right in saying, 'I have no husband';

Afflicted Saints, Examples Of

ill-treatment with God's people he preferred to the passing pleasures of sin,

Afflictions Of The Wicked, Examples Of

Alienation, Examples Of

So in irritation they parted company, Barnabas taking Mark with him and sailing for Cyprus,

Anger Of God, Examples Of

Anger, Justified Examples

Then glancing round him in anger and vexation at their obstinacy he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was quite restored.

Anger, Sinful Examples

When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage;

Anxiety, Examples Of

So Peter addressed Jesus, saying, "Rabbi, it is a good thing we are here; let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"

Apostasy, Nt Examples

Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went and said to the high priests,

Apostasy, Ot Examples

Apostates, Examples Of

Backsliding, Christian Examples

Simon, Simon, Satan has claimed the right to sift you all like wheat,

Bad Decision Making Examples

But his face fell at that, and he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

Bad Wives Examples

For this Herod had sent and arrested John and bound him in prison on account of his marriage to Herodias the wife of his brother Philip;

Banquets, Examples Of

Levi held a great banquet for him in his house; there was a large company present of taxgatherers and others who were guests along with them.

Barrenness, Examples Of

but they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren. Both of them were advanced in years.

Bitterness, Examples Of

But as soon as this son of yours arrives, after having wasted your means with harlots, you kill the fatted calf for him!'

Blasphemy, Examples Of

And many another insult they uttered against him.

Boldness Examples Of

Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus.

Borrowing, Examples Of

He said to them, "When you enter the city you will meet a man carrying a water-jar: follow him to the house he enters,

Bribery, Examples Of

Then Judas his betrayer saw he was condemned, and repented; he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders,

Business, Examples

Besides, while Moses was faithful in every department of God's house as an attendant ??by way of witness to the coming revelation ??6 Christ is faithful as a Son over God's house. Now we are this house of God, if we will only keep confident and proud of our hope.

Children, Bad Parental Examples

And she, at the instigation of her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head this moment on a dish."

Children, examples of

The maiden will conceive and bear a son, and his name will be called Immanuel (which may be translated, God is with us).

Children, Good Examples Of

And the child grew, he became strong in the Spirit and remained in the desert till the day when he made his appearance before Israel.

Children, Good Parental Examples

for I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, as it dwells (I feel sure) in yourself.

Church, Examples Of

and on finding him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught considerable numbers. It was at Antioch too that the disciples were originally called "Christians."

Communion With God, Examples Of

Compassion, Examples Of

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Condemnation, Examples Of

Then I saw a great white throne, and One who was seated thereon; from his presence earth and sky fled, no more to be found.

Confession, Examples Of

But when Simon Peter saw it he fell at the knees of Jesus, crying, "Lord, leave me; I am a sinful man."

Confusion, Examples Of

They were attempting to kill him, when word reached the commander of the garrison that the whole of Jerusalem was in confusion.

Consecration, Examples Of

But for Christ's sake I have learned to count my former gains a loss;

Contempt, Examples Of

My opponent says, 'Paul's letters are weighty and telling, but his personality is weak and his delivery is beneath contempt.'

Contentment, Examples Of

Conversion, examples of

Meanwhile Saul still breathed threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest

Courage, Examples Of

since John had told him, "You have no right to her."

Cruelty, examples of

Yes, as they disdained to acknowledge God any longer, God has given them up to a reprobate instinct, for the perpetration of what is improper,

Death Of The Saints, Examples Of

"I tell you truly," said Jesus, "you will be in paradise with me this very day."

Death Of The Wicked, Examples Of

With the money paid him for his crime he purchased an estate; but swelling up he burst in two, and all his bowels poured out ??19 a fact which became known to all the residents in Jerusalem, so that the estate got the name, in their language, of Akeldamach or The Ground of Blood.

Delay, Examples Of

Afterwards the rest of the maidens came and said, 'Oh sir, oh sir, open the door for us!'

Despondency, Examples Of

That very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Diligence, Examples Of

As for the seed in the good soil, that means those who hear and hold fast the word in a good and sound heart and so bear fruit stedfastly.

Disappointments, Examples Of

When the young man heard that, he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

Dishonesty, Examples Of

Disobedience, Examples Of

Divine Protection, Examples Of

"Do no harm to earth or sea or trees, until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads."

Dreams, Examples Of

Drunkenness, Examples Of

As you eat, everyone takes his own supper; one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

Edification, Examples Of

but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail. And you in turn must be a strength to your brothers."

Education, Examples Of

So Moses was educated in all the culture of the Egyptians; he was a strong man in speech and action.

Employers, Bad Examples

Employers, Good Examples

Now there was an army-captain who had a servant ill whom he valued very highly. This man was at the point of death;

encouragement, examples of

The news of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they despatched Barnabas to Antioch.

Endurance, Examples Of

we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;

evil, examples of

Examples Of

for I have been setting you an example, that you should do what I have done to you.

Examples Of Bad Servants

Examples Of Confidence

Peter answered, "Supposing they are all disconcerted over you, I will not be disconcerted."

Examples Of Consecration

Examples Of Deceit

He also sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, "Go and make a careful search for the child, and when you have found him report to me, so that I may go and worship him too."

Examples Of Escaping

but I was lowered in a basket from a loophole in the wall, and so managed to escape his clutches.)

Examples Of Faith

It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.

Examples Of Fathers' Love

As for you fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the discipline and on the admonitions of the Lord.

Examples Of Fearful Men

Again Pilate went out and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you. Understand, I cannot find anything wrong about him."

Examples Of Following God

Copy me, as I copy Christ.

Examples Of Good Servants

for I have been setting you an example, that you should do what I have done to you.

Examples of Leadership

Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the word of God to you; look back upon the close of their career, and copy their faith.

Examples Of Life In The Spirit

Then Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.

Examples Of Love For Children

Every year his parents used to travel to Jerusalem at the passover festival;

Examples Of Mothers' Love

Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

Examples Of Orphans

Examples Of Patriotism

(These all died in faith without obtaining the promises; they only saw them far away and hailed them, owning they were 'strangers and exiles upon earth.'

Examples of secret prayer

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

Examples Of Ungodly Men

if he reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorra to ashes when he sentenced them to devastation, and thus gave the impious an example of what was in store for them,

Examples, Bad

Let us be eager then to enter that Rest, in case anyone falls into the same sort of disobedience.

Examples, Good

As an example of fortitude and endurance, brothers, take the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

Examples, Purpose Of

if he reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorra to ashes when he sentenced them to devastation, and thus gave the impious an example of what was in store for them,

Extortion, Examples Of

But as that servant went away, he met one of his fellow-servants who owed him twenty pounds, and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay your debt!'

Extra Marital Sex Examples

Faithfulness, Examples Of

So that those who rely on faith are blessed along with believing Abraham.

False Accusations, Examples Of

As Joseph her husband was a just man but unwilling to disgrace her, he resolved to divorce her secretly;

False Confidence, Examples Of

Peter said to him, "Even though I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And all the disciples said the same thing.

False Miracles, Examples Of

Now for some time previous a man called Simon had been practising magic arts in the town, to the utter astonishment of the Samaritan nation; he made himself out to be a great person,

False Prophets, Examples Of

Still I have this against you: you are tolerating that Jezebel of a woman who styles herself a prophetess and seduces my servants by teaching them to give way to sexual vice and to eat food which has been sacrificed to idols.

False Teachers, Examples Of

But I have one or two things against you: you have some adherents there of the tenets of Balaam, who taught Balak how to set a pitfall before the sons of Israel by making them eat food which had been sacrificed to idols and give way to sexual vice.

False Witnesses,examples Of

Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, performed great wonders and miracles among the people.

Families, Examples Of

Now there was a man ill, Lazarus of Bethany ??the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Famine, Examples Of

Now a famine came over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, attended with great misery, so that our ancestors could not find provender.

Fasting, Examples Of

Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast a great deal, and your disciples do not fast?"

Fatherless, Examples Of

Fathers, Examples Of

In the days of Herod king of Judaea there was a priest called Zechariah, who belonged to the division of Abijah; he had a wife who belonged to the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Fear Of God, Examples Of

It was by faith that Noah, after being told by God what was still unseen, reverently constructed an ark to save his household; thus he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that follows faith.

Folly, Examples Of

Woe to you, blind guides that you are! you say, 'Swear by the sanctuary, and it means nothing; but swear by the gold of the sanctuary, and the oath is binding.'

Friendship, Examples Of

my spirit could not rest, because I did not find Titus my brother there; so I said goodbye and went off to Macedonia.

Generous Giving Examples

but a poor widow came up and put in two little coins amounting to a halfpenny.

Godly Fear, Examples Of

Now, all over Judaea, Galilee, and Samaria, the church enjoyed peace; it was consolidated, inspired by reverence for the Lord and by its invocation of the holy Spirit, and so increased in numbers.

Good Decision Making Examples

so he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men."

Good Kings Examples Of

Good Wives Examples

They were both just in the sight of God, blameless in their obedience to all the commands and regulations of God;

Guidance, Examples Of God's

He it was who led them forth, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the desert during forty years.

Hope, Examples Of

For Abraham, when hope was gone, hoped on in faith, and thus became the father of many nations ??even as he was told, So numberless shall your offspring be.

Hospitality, Examples Of

Jesus was at table indoors, and many taxgatherers and sinners had come to be guests with him and his disciples.

Humility, Examples Of

John tried to prevent him; "I need to get baptized by you," he said, "and you come to me!"

Hunger, Examples Of

He became very hungry and longed for some food. But as they were getting the meal ready, a trance came over him.

Hypocrisy, Examples Of

Then Herod summoned the magicians in secret and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.

Hypocrites, Examples Of

Ignorance Towards God, Examples Of

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." Then they distributed his clothes among themselves by drawing lots.

Immorality, Examples Of Sexual

It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality such as is unknown even among pagans ??that a man has taken his father's wife!

Industry, Examples Of

and as he belonged to the same trade he stayed with them and they all worked together. (They were workers in leather by trade.)

Ingratitude, Examples Of

So Jesus said, "Were all the ten not cleansed? Where are the other nine?

Injustice, Examples Of

Yes, forsooth," he added, "you set aside what God commands, so as to maintain your own tradition.

Innocence, Examples Of

He committed no sin, no guile was ever found upon his lips;

Integrity, Examples Of

I disown those practices which very shame conceals from view; I do not go about it craftily; I do not falsify the word of God; I state the truth openly and so commend myself to every man's conscience before God.

Intercession, Examples Of

So Jesus spoke; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said: "Father, the time has now come; glorify thy Son that thy Son may glorify thee,

Love Of Jesus, Examples Of

but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail. And you in turn must be a strength to your brothers."

Love to Others, Examples Of

ill-treatment with God's people he preferred to the passing pleasures of sin,

Lying, Examples Of

Again he denied it; he swore, "I do not know the man."

Magical Arts, Examples Of

Now for some time previous a man called Simon had been practising magic arts in the town, to the utter astonishment of the Samaritan nation; he made himself out to be a great person,

Malice, Examples Of

Herodias had a grudge against him; she wanted him killed but she could not manage it,

Martyrdom, Examples Of

it is that on you may fall the punishment for all the just blood shed on earth from the blood of Abel the just down to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

Meekness, Examples Of

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find your souls refreshed;

Mercy, Examples Of

But he turned and checked them.

Missionary Examples

if he did not spare the ancient world but kept Noah, the herald of righteousness, safe with seven others, when he let loose the deluge on the world of impious men:

Missionary Work, Examples Of

if he did not spare the ancient world but kept Noah, the herald of righteousness, safe with seven others, when he let loose the deluge on the world of impious men:

Mothers, Examples Of

It was by faith that Moses was hidden for three months after birth by his parents, because they saw the child was beautiful, and had no fear of the royal decree.

Motives, Examples Of

Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, others from goodwill;

Oppression, Examples Of

Now you insult the poor. Is it not the rich who lord it over you and drag you to court?

Pilgrims, Examples Of

Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and stayed in Haran. From Haran God shifted him, after his father's death, to this land which you now inhabit.

Praise, Examples Of

He thrilled with joy at that hour in the holy Spirit, saying, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simple-minded; yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose." Then turning to the disciples he said,

Pride, Examples Of

they are fond of the best places at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues;

Repentance, Examples Of

"Repent," said Peter, "let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

Responsibility, Examples Of

It was by faith that Noah, after being told by God what was still unseen, reverently constructed an ark to save his household; thus he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that follows faith.

Revenge, Examples Of

This filled them with fury, and they discussed what they could do to Jesus.

Rising Early, Examples Of

Then in the early morning, long before daylight, he got up and went away out to a lonely spot.

Selfishness, Examples Of

They said to him, "Give us seats, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your glory."

Sexual Chastity Examples Of

Sloth Examples Of

(For all the Athenians and the foreign visitors to Athens occupied themselves with nothing else than repeating or listening to the latest novelty.)

Steadfastness, Examples Of

As the time for his assumption was now due, he set his face for the journey to Jerusalem.

Throne, Examples Of

he says of the Son, 'God is thy throne for ever and ever, thy royal sceptre is the sceptre of equity:

Unbelief, Examples Of

It was by faith that Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, as she had welcomed the scouts peaceably.

Warfare, Examples Of

Wicked Children, Examples Of

Worldly Ambition Examples

the adversary who vaunts himself above and against every so-called god or object of worship, actually seating himself in the temple of God with the proclamation that he himself is God.

Zealousness, Examples Of

"Go home and describe all that God has done for you." So he went off to proclaim through the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.