50 Bible Verses about Privileges

For who judges you? and what have you which you did not receive. But if indeed you received it, why do you boast, as not having received it?

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, to which was the name Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man, to whom was the name Joseph of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary. And the angel having come to her said; Hail, thou blessed one; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.read more.
And she seeing was troubled over his word, and was reasoning what kind this salutation might be. And the angel said to her; Fear not, Mary; for thou didst find favor with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive and hear a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David: and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel; How shall this be, since I know not man? And the angel responding said to her; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, indeed, that holy thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God. And behold Elizabeth thy kinswoman, indeed, herself having conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month, to her who is called barren. Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said; Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to thy word. And the angel went away from her.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, in order that no one may boast:

even though also having confidence in the flesh. If any other one seems to have confidence in the flesh, I the more: in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being blameless.read more.
Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ. Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, that I may gain Christ, and may be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness of God through faith:

who are Israelites, of whom is the adoption of sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises: of whom are the fathers, and of whom is Christ according to the flesh. Who is over all, God blessed forever: amen.

Then I say, Did God cast away his people? it could not be so. For I am indeed an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God did not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says in Elijah, how he makes intercession to God against Israel? Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars: and I am left alone, and they are seeking my life.read more.
But what says the answer to him? I have left unto myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. Thus then there is even at this time a remnant left according to the election of grace: and if by grace, it is not at all by works: since in that case grace is no more grace. What then? Israel did not attain that which he was seeking, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened: as has been written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day. And David says, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: and let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always. Then I say; Whether did they stumble that they may fall? it could not be so: but by their fall, salvation came to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy. But if the fall of them was the riches of the world, and the depletion of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the one having blessed us with all spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ: as he elected us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless in his presence. in love having predestinated us unto the adoption of sons unto himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,read more.
unto the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved: in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of transgressions, according to the riches of his grace, which he has abounded unto us in all wisdom and understanding,

So if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, they have become new. All things are from God, the one having reconciled us unto himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, as that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their transgressions to them, even having placed in us the word of reconciliation.read more.
Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. He made him sin in our behalf, who knew no sin; in order that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

among whom we all indeed at one time lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and we were by nature the children of wrath, like the rest also: but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us, created life in us in Christ, who were dead in trespasses, by grace you have been saved,read more.
and he has raised you up, and caused you to sit in the heavenlies, in Christ Jesus: in order that he may show in coming ages the superabounding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, in order that no one may boast:

who delivered us from the power of darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; in whom we have redemption, the remission of sins:

because through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Therefore having been justified by faith, let us have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ: through whom we also have access by faith unto this grace in which we stand, and let us rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Then, brethren, having boldness unto the entering in of the holies through the blood of Jesus, by which he has opened unto us a new and living way, through the veil, that is, of his flesh, and having a great high priest over the house of God;read more.
let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled as to our hearts from an evil conscience,

For you have not come to the mountain that can be touched, and that is burnt with fire, and unto blackness and darkness, and tempest, and to the sound of the trumpet, and the voice of words; which those having heard requested that the word should not be spoken unto them: for they could not endure that which was spoken, If a wild beast should touch the mountain, it shall be pierced through with a dart:read more.
and the sight was so fearful, Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble: but you have come to mount Zion, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the city of the living God, and to myriads of angels, to the whole company, and to the church of the first-born, who have been written in the heavens, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of justified people who have been made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking something better than the blood of Abel.

But this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou didst send.

But Jesus cried out and said; The one believing on me, believes not on me, but on Him that sent me, and the one seeing me, sees the one that sent me. I have come a light into the world, in order that every one believing on me may not abide in darkness.

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh to the Father, but through me. If you have known me, you shall also know my Father: and henceforth you know Him and have seen Him.

For so many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but you received the Spirit of adoption, in which we cry; Father, Father. The Spirit Himself witnesses along with our spirit, that we are the children of God.read more.
And if children, indeed heirs; truly heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if we suffer together, in order that we may also be glorified together.

For you are all the sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus; for so many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is no longer Jew nor Greek, nor bond nor free, nor male and female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.read more.
But if you belong to Christ then you are the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art proven of him: for whom the Lord loves he chastises, and scourges every son whom he receives. Endure unto chastisement; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom the father does not chastise?read more.
And if you are without chastisement, of which all have been partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons. Then indeed, we had fathers of our flesh who chastised us, and we endured: how much more then shall we submit to the Father of spirits, and live? For they indeed for a few days were accustomed to chastise us according to that which seemed right to them; but he made unto our profit, in order that we might partake his holiness. Indeed no chastisement for the present seems to be truly joyful, but sorrowful: but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who have been disciplined by it.

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people unto conquest; in order that you may proclaim the virtues of the one having called you out of darkness unto his own marvelous light: who at one time were no people, but now you are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, lint just now having received mercy.

Then therefore you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God, having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the entire edifice, being assimilated, increases into a holy temple in the Lord;read more.
in whom also you are built together into a habitation of God in the Spirit.

And turning to His disciples, privately He said, Happy are your eyes, seeing those things which you see. For I say unto you, that many kings and prophets desired to see those things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear those things which you hear, and heard them not.

And His disciples coming, said to Him; Wherefore do you speak to them in parables? He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given. But whosoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall have more abundantly: but whosoever has not, it shall be taken from him even what he has.read more.
Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled unto them, saying, By hearing ye shall hear, and may not understand; and seeing you shall see, and may not perceive. Because the heart of this people is waxed gross, and they heard heavily with their ears, and closed their eyes; lest they may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I shall heal them. But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. Truly I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see those things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear those things which you hear, and heard them not.

And when they were alone, and those around Him along with the twelve asked Him the parable. And He said to them, To you it has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them who are without, all things are in parables: in order that seeing they may see, and not know; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they may turn, and their sins may he forgiven unto them.

And His disciples asked Him saying, What might this parable be? And He said; To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

No longer do I call you servants; because the servant knows not what his lord is doing: but I have called you friends; because all things which I heard with my Father, I made known unto you.

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought: but we speak the wisdom of God having been hidden in a mystery, which God predestinated before the ages unto our glory: which no one of the princes of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.read more.
But, as has been written, the things which eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and has not entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who of men knows the things of man, except the spirit of the man which is in him? so indeed no one knows the things of God, except the Spirit of God. But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God; in order that we may know the things which have been graciously given unto us from God.

Concerning which salvation the prophets, who prophesied concerning the grace towards you, sought out and investigated, searching into what, or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them, witnessing the sufferings towards Christ, and the glories after these, did show: to whom it was revealed, because they were ministering not these things for themselves, but for you, which are now proclaimed unto you by those who preach to you the gospel with the Holy Ghost having been sent from heaven; into which things the angels desire to look down.

No longer do I call you servants; because the servant knows not what his lord is doing: but I have called you friends; because all things which I heard with my Father, I made known unto you. You did not choose me, but I chose you, and placed you in your position, that you may go forth and bear fruit, and your fruit may abide: in order that He may give you whatsoever you may ask in my name.

But last of all he was seen by me, as one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace was not vain toward me; but I have labored more abundantly than they all: and not I, but the grace of God with me.

I have not sought the silver, or gold, or raiment of any one; you yourselves know, that these hands did minister to my necessities, and those along with me. I have shown you all things, that it so behooveth you laboring to assist the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

But, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia; because in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. Because I witness, that according to their ability, and beyond their ability they were anxious,read more.
with much exhortation praying our favor and the fellowship of the ministry which is to the saints: and not as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us through the will of God: that we should exhort Titus, that as he formerly began it, he may indeed also complete this grace unto you. But as in every thing you abound, in faith, and in word, and knowledge, and in all zeal, and in divine love from you in us, that you may also abound in this philanthropy. I speak not according to commandment, but through the zeal of others also proving the sincerity of your divine love. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, being rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be made rich. And herein I give my judgement: for this is profitable to you, who not only began to do, but to be anxious, a year ago: but now indeed complete the work; in order that as there was a promptitude of willing, there shall also be a completion out of your ability. For if there is first a willing mind, it is acceptable according to what one may have, and not according to what he has not. For it is not that there may be relief to others, affliction to you, but that it may be according to equality: at this time your abundance may correspond to their deficiency, that their abundance may correspond with your deficiency, in order that there may be equality: as has been written, He that had much did not super-abound; and he that had little did not lack.

But it is this, he that soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully. As each one has predetermined in his heart; not of reluctance, or of constraint: for God loves the hilarious giver. But God is able to make all grace abound unto you; in order that, always having all sufficiency in every thing, you may abound unto every good work: as has been written,read more.
He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor; his righteousness abides forever. But he that gives seed to the sower, will also give bread to the eater, and multiply your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness: in every thing being enriched in all purity, which works out through us thanksgiving to God.

So let a man consider us, as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Here, moreover, it is required among stewards, that every one must be found faithful.

Then who is the faithful and wise servant, whom the lord placed over his household to give them their food in season? Happy is that servant whom, his lord having come, will find so doing. Truly I say unto you, that he will appoint him over all his possessions.read more.
But if the wicked servant may say in his heart, My lord delayeth; and may begin to smite his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he does not expect, and an hour in which he does not know, and he will cut him off, and will appoint his part with hypocrites: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

The Lord said, Who then is the faithful, wise steward, whom the lord will establish over his house-hold, to give them their food in season? Happy is that servant, whom his lord having come shall thus find watching. Truly I say unto you, that he will establish him over all his possessions.read more.
But if that servant may say in his heart, my lord delayeth his coming, and may begin to smite the servants and handmaidens, and to eat and drink, and be drunken; the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he does not expect, and in an hour in which he does not know, and will cut him off, and will appoint his part with the unbelievers. But that servant knowing the will of his lord, and not preparing or doing according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But the one not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. But to every one to whom much is given, much will be required of him: and to whom they commit much, of him they will ask the more.

Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? and you are not your own; for you have been bought with a price: indeed glorify God in your body.

Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.

But it being day, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying, Send away these men. And the jailer proclaimed these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent word that you may be released: now therefore having gone out, depart in peace. But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Roman men, they cast us into prison, and now do they cast us out privately? for no; but having come themselves let them lead us out.read more.
And the lictors proclaimed these words to the magistrates. And hearing that they are Romans, they were alarmed; and having come they called for them, and leading them out, requested them to go away from their city.

And Paul, looking the sanhedrim in the face, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. And the high priest Ananias commanded those standing near him to smite him in the mouth. Then Paul said to him, God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall: indeed thou art sitting judging me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

Hear ye another parable. A man was a landlord, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a wine-trough in it, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away. And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits; and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.read more.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son. But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance. And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him. Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen? They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus says, Have you not read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner: this was with the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes? Therefore I say unto you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.

And He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge round it, and dug a wine-trough; and built a tower, and he gave it out to husbandmen, and went away. And he sent a servant to the husbandmen in the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard: and they taking him, beat him, and sent him away empty.read more.
And again he sent to them another servant; and stoning him they wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored. And again he sent another; and they slew him, and many others beating some, killing others. Then having still one son, his own beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying; That they will reverence my son. And those husbandmen said to one another; This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And taking him they slew him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What then shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.

And He began to speak to the people this parable, A man planted a vineyard and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away a long time. And in season he sent a servant to the husbandmen that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard, and the husbandmen beating him, sent him away empty. And he proceeded to send to them another servant, and they beating and dishonoring him sent him away empty.read more.
And he proceeded to send a third: and wounding him, they cast him out also. And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my own beloved son: perchance seeing, they will reverence him. And the husbandmen, seeing him, reasoned among themselves saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, in order that the inheritance may be ours. And casting him out from the vineyard they slew him; what then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing, they said, Let it not be so.

For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods, to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each one according to his own ability; and departed. The one having received the five talents going immediately, operated with the same, and made other five talents.read more.
Likewise the one having received two gained two others. And he having received one, having gone away, digged up the earth, and buried the money belonging to his lord. And after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with them. And the one having received the five talents coming to him brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me five talents: behold, I have gained other five talents. His lord said to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou wast faithful over few things, and I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord. And the one having received two talents, coming to him, said, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me two talents: behold, I have gained other two talents. And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord. And the one having received one talent also coming, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewn: and being afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine own. And his Lord responding said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, didst thou know that I gather where I have not sown, and reap where I have not strewn? Therefore it behooved thee to put my money in the bank, and having come, I would receive my own with the product. Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to the one having ten talents. For to every one having it shall be given, and he shall superabound: but from the one not having shall be taken away even that which he has. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the darkness which is without: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

Then He said, A certain nobleman went to a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and return. And calling his ten servants, he gave to them ten pounds, and said to them, Operate till I come. But his citizens continued to hate him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this man to rule over us.read more.
And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, and he said, that those servants should be called, to whom he had given the money, in order that he might know what each one had gained by their merchandise. And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound has gained ten pounds. And he said to him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in the least, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second one came, saying, Lord, thy pound has gained five pounds. And he also said to him, Be thou over five cities. And the other one came, saying, Lord, behold, thy pound, which I had laid away in a napkin: for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou hadst not laid down, and thou reapest that which thou hast not sown. And he says to him, Out of thine own mouth I will judge thee, thou wicked servant. Didst thou know that I am an austere man, taking up what I have not laid down, and reaping what I have not sown? Wherefore indeed didst thou not put my money in the bank? and having come I would have received the same with the product. And he said to the bystanders, Take the pound from him, and give it to the one having ten pounds. And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. I say unto you, that to every one having it shall be given; and from every one not having, it shall be taken away even that which he hath. Moreover bring these my enemies, not wishing me to rule over them, hither, and slay them before me.