24 Bible Verses about Inspiration
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Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.
Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Put down in a book all the words which I have said to you.
Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
Take a book and put down in it all the words I have said to you against Israel and against Judah and against all the nations, from the day when my word came to you in the days of Josiah till this day.
The word of the Lord came to me, Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldaeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on me there.
My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.
And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
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Inspiration » Promises of special
For this reason the Lord, the God of armies, has said: Because you have said this, I will make my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and they will be burned up by it.
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people.
For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.
And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.
Inspiration » Examples of » Of the bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;
And they made as it seemed a new song before the high seat, and before the four beasts and the rulers: and no man might have knowledge of the song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, even those from the earth whom God has made his for a price.
Take a book and put down in it all the words I have said to you against Israel and against Judah and against all the nations, from the day when my word came to you in the days of Josiah till this day.
The word of the Lord came to me, Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldaeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on me there.
Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
Inspiration » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.
Year after year you put up with them, and gave witness against them by your spirit through your prophets: still they did not give ear: and so you gave them up into the hands of the peoples of the lands.
But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah. And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
And he gave witness to Israel and Judah, by every prophet and seer, saying, Come back from your evil ways, and do my orders and keep my rules, and be guided by the law which I gave to your fathers and sent to you by my servants the prophets.
Inspiration » Examples of » Ezekiel
And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.
But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.
And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me.
And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles.
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.
Inspiration » Examples of » Micaiah
Then, before all the meeting, the spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite and one of the family of Asaph;
And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Inspiration » Examples of » Jeremiah
And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
Then the Lord put out his hand, touching my mouth; and the Lord said to me, See, I have put my words in your mouth: See, this day I have put you over the nations and over the kingdoms, for uprooting and smashing down, for destruction and overturning, for building up and planting.
Inspiration » Examples of » balaam
And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?
And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
Inspiration » Examples of » Zechariah
Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.
Inspiration » Examples of » The seventy elders
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.
Inspiration » Examples of » David
Topics on Inspiration
Fulfilled Prophecies Prove Inspiration
Matthew 11:10This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Means Of
Hebrews 1:1In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Nature Of
Joel 2:28And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions:
Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose Of
Acts 1:16My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
Jesus View Of Inspiration
Matthew 5:17-19Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
John's View Of Inspiration
1 John 1:1-5That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life
Old Testament Claims Inspiration
Exodus 4:11-16And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Prophecy, Inspiration Of Ot
2 Peter 1:20-21Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.
The Inspiration Of Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: