37 Bible Verses about Putting God First

But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you in addition.

But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you in addition.

For he has put all things under his feet. But when the scripture says, that all things are put under him, it is evident that he is excepted, who did put all things under him.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

and you are Christ's: and Christ is God s.

And when all things shall have been put under him, then, also, shall the Son himself be subjected to him that did put all things under him, that God may be the all in all.

For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

and he is before all things, and by him all things consist:

But I wish you to know, that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

But now God has placed the members, each of them, in the body, as it has pleased him.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, because he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry;

And Jesus answered and said to him: It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

This is the first and great commandment.

and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

For I think that God has appointed us the apostles, to the lowest place, as under sentence of death; for we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.

to the church of God which is in Corinth, to the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

For in it God's plan of justifying men by faith is revealed, in order to faith: as it is written, He that is justified by faith, shall live.

for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

and put on the new man, which, according to the will of God, is created in righteousness and true holiness.

So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

thou hast put all things under his feet. For, in putting all things under him, he left nothing that is not put under him: but now we do not yet see all things put under him.

Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down every principality and authority and power:

that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Wherefore I exhort you to kindle up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands.

But these things I have told you, that, when the time has come, you may remember that I told you of them. But these things I did not tell you at the beginning, because I was with you.

He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me:

Jesus said to him: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.

and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,

But that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual.

but as God had judged us worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts.

Now, therefore, why do you put God to the proof, by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we ourselves, were able to bear?

Wherefore, I will not neglect to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the wiles of the devil:

and they did this, not only as we had hoped, but they gave them selves first to the Lord, and then to us, through the will of God;