1070 Bible Verses about God

From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.

From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.

Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders, "Go, ask Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury." But the Lord's angelic messenger told Elijah the Tishbite, "Get up, go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: 'You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron.

They replied, "A man came up to meet us. He told us, "Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, 'This is what the Lord says: "You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die."'"

Elijah said to the king, "This is what the Lord says, 'You sent messengers to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. You must think there is no God in Israel from whom you can seek an oracle! Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.'"

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by.

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"

He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.

You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.

He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.

You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.

Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings!

You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."

You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.

We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield.

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector.

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!

Just as birds hover over a nest, so the Lord who commands armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; as he passes over he will rescue it.

I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant."'"

The Lord who rules over all will guard them, and they will prevail and overcome with sling stones. Then they will drink, and will become noisy like drunkards, full like the sacrificial basin or like the corners of the altar.

He said: "The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust --

who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

The Lord is good -- indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

I will punish the god Bel in Babylon. I will make him spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come streaming to him any longer. Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall."

Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.

"Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon's idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.

A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.

Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my God!"

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,

when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?

He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.

He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.

He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).

Make the hearts of these people calloused; make their ears deaf and their eyes blind! Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed."

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'

And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil.

Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,

The ear that hears and the eye that sees -- the Lord has made them both.

Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see?

God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." It was so. God made two great lights -- the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.

But I, the Lord, make the following promise: I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth.

God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." It was so.

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb: "I am the Lord, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,

This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:

He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.

You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm.

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.

He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.

But on that day I will mark off the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, so that no swarms of flies will be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of this land.

The Lord reigns! Let the earth be happy! Let the many coastlands rejoice!

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.

He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.

Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world?

For who dares make light of small beginnings? These seven eyes will joyfully look on the tin tablet in Zerubbabel's hand. (These are the eyes of the Lord, which constantly range across the whole earth.)

He says, "Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!"

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.

O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.

The Lord is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

Rise up, O Lord, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!

The nobles of the nations assemble, along with the people of the God of Abraham, for God has authority over the rulers of the earth. He is highly exalted!

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

Then Elisha prayed, "O Lord, open his eyes so he can see." The Lord opened the servant's eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.

Look at me! Answer me, O Lord my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

"But now briefly we have received mercy from the Lord our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

The ear that hears and the eye that sees -- the Lord has made them both.

Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see?

"Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.

Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

Moses said to God, "If I go to the Israelites and tell them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' -- what should I say to them?"

Indeed, may the Lord, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you just as he said he would!

So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long do you intend to put off occupying the land the Lord God of your ancestors has given you?

Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: "Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice.

But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.

The Lord is good -- indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!

The Lord promotes equity and justice; the Lord's faithfulness extends throughout the earth.

Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, "Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever." For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.'

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by.

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"

He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.

You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.

Therefore Naaman's skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!" When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving at the priests, a skin disease appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord's temple near the incense altar.

The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

So Aaron did as Moses commanded and ran into the middle of the assembly, where the plague was just beginning among the people. So he placed incense on the coals and made atonement for the people.

Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"

You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you -- yes, I help you -- yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"

You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you -- yes, I help you -- yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.

Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

You plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.

For who dares make light of small beginnings? These seven eyes will joyfully look on the tin tablet in Zerubbabel's hand. (These are the eyes of the Lord, which constantly range across the whole earth.)

Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating."

You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.

So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Look, the sovereign Lord helps me. Who dares to condemn me? Look, all of them will wear out like clothes; a moth will eat away at them.

In Christ we too have been claimed as God's own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'

The Lord's decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.

But he replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"

Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the Lord your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.

Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

If anyone wants to do God's will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.

and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.

I led them with leather cords, with leather ropes; I lifted the yoke from their neck, and gently fed them.

the Lord your God will reverse your captivity and have pity on you. He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom he has scattered you.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God's servant Moses had ordered.

From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!

For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God's slaves.

(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God's children -- and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ -- by grace you are saved! --

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, 'I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.

The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.

He prayed: "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you? -- majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?

He said, "Tomorrow." And Moses said, "It will be as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.

There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty.

Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!

God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

"The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations --

The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Do we not all have one father? Did not one God create us? Why do we betray one another, in this way making light of the covenant of our ancestors?

Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them "humankind."

The Lord swears an oath by his right hand, by his strong arm: "I will never again give your grain to your enemies as food, and foreigners will not drink your wine, which you worked hard to produce.

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"

Therefore, tell the Israelites, 'I am the Lord. I will bring you out from your enslavement to the Egyptians, I will rescue you from the hard labor they impose, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.

Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord's power revealed through him?

Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

"Come on! Let's return to the Lord! He himself has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us! He has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds!

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.

The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone -- gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all. You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this, in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another. For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Solomon began building the Lord's temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest time of the day.

The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is an eternal God, the creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.

For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him? But we have the mind of Christ.

He does great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number;

"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?

Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.

But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord's servant gave you. Love the Lord your God, follow all his instructions, obey his commands, be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and being!"

maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

then he promises, "I will send rain for your land in its season, the autumn and the spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine, and olive oil.

Then God said, "I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.

Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

Then Peter started speaking: "I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people, but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

For there is no partiality with God.

You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating."

By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,

You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength.