57 Bible Verses about Reverence, And God's Nature
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Reverence Jehovah and serve him in truth with all your heart. Remember the great things he has done for you.
Honor Jehovah and serve him sincerely and in truth. Get rid of the gods that your ancestors used to worship in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve only Jehovah.
We cannot find the Almighty. He is exalted in power but will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness. Therefore men respect him! He shows no partiality to the wise at heart.
I will make an eternal promise to them that I will never stop blessing them. I will make them respect me so that they will never turn away from me. I will enjoy blessing them. With all my heart and all my being I will faithfully plant them in this land.'
My covenant was with him [Levi]. It was of life and peace. I gave them to him that he might reverence me. He respected me and stood in awe of my name.
You must respect Jehovah your God. Serve him and swear by his name! Do not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.
Respect Jehovah your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. He is your praise! He is your God! He performed for you those great and awesome things you saw with your own eyes.
Samuel prayed. That same day Jehovah sent thunder and rain. Then all the people became afraid of Jehovah and of Samuel.
JEHOVAH IS GREAT! He should be highly praised. He should be reverenced (held in awe) (respected) more than all other gods.
Let all the earth reverence Jehovah. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. He spoke and it was done! He commanded and it stood fast.
Do you not reverence (respect) me? Asks Jehovah. Do you not tremble [with awe] in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier it cannot cross. Although the waves toss continuously, they cannot break through. Although they roar, they cannot cross it. These people are stubborn and rebellious. They have turned aside and departed from me. They do not say in their hearts, to themselves: 'We should respect Jehovah our God. He sends rain at the right time, the autumn rain and the spring rain. He makes sure that we have harvest seasons.'
O Jehovah, I heard the report about you and I am afraid of your actions. O Jehovah, make it live in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known! When you are angry remember mercy.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Only God has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light. No man has seen him, nor can see him. To him be honor and power forever. Amen.
The sun of righteousness with it's healing will shine on you who respect my name and obey me. You will be free and paw the ground like fat calves.
The people from the sunset (the west) will respect the name of Jehovah. Those from the rising of the sun (the east) will reverence his glory. He will come like a rushing stream that the Spirit (wind) (breath) of Jehovah drives.
The cheater who sacrifices a worthless animal to me will be cursed. For he has in his flock a good animal that he promised to give me! I am a great King, Jehovah of Hosts declares. People of all nations will respect my name!
The nations were angry. Your wrath (indignation) has come! It is time to judge the dead, to reward your servants the prophets, the holy ones, and those who reverence your name the small and the great. Time to destroy (exterminate) (eradicate) those who destroy the earth.
Remember that Jehovah of Hosts is holy. He is the one you should respect. He is the one you should reverence (venerate) (exalt).
When you see the children that I will give you, then you will acknowledge and sanctify my name. I am the Holy God of Israel! You will honor me and stand in awe of me.
Who would not respect you, O King of the nations? It is your right! There is none like you among all the wise men of the nations.
Who will not reverence you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, for only you are holy. All nations will come and worship you. Your righteous judgments are clearly apparent.
I have made all these things. That is why all these things have come into being, declares Jehovah. I will pay attention to those who are humble and sorry for their sins and who tremble at my word.
Do you remember the day you stood in the presence of Jehovah your God at Mount Sinai (Horeb)? He said to me: 'assemble the people. I want them to hear what I have to say, so that they will learn to obey me as long as they live. Then they will teach their children to do the same.' Tell your children how you went close and stood at the foot of the mountain covered with thick clouds of dark smoke and fire blazing up to the sky.
Then everyone who respected the word of the God of Israel were overcome with grief because of the sin of those who came back. They gathered with me until the evening offering.
Let us make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God. Let it be done in keeping with the law.
The Israelites saw the great power with which Jehovah had defeated the Egyptians. So they stood in awe of Jehovah. They had faith in Jehovah and in his servant Moses.
But as for me, by your abundant loving kindness I will enter your house. At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence of you.
All who reverence Jehovah, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel.
But when the people saw it, they marveled, and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
He got up, took the bed and went out before them all. They were all filled with wonder. They gave glory to God and said we have never seen anything like this.
Everyone was amazed and they glorified God. They were filled with fear. They said: We have seen strange things today.
The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah has spoken! Who will not prophesy?
He spoke in a loud voice: Respect God, and give him glory! The hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Do not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples around you. Jehovah your God is a totally demanding zealous God. He tolerates no rivals! The anger of Jehovah your God will burn against you. He will then destroy you from the face of the earth.
Serve Jehovah with deep respect and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed (happy) are all who take refuge (put trust) in him.
You, even you, are to be respected. Who may stand in your presence when once you are angry?
God will bless us. All the ends of the earth will reverence and respect him.
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of Jehovah is mighty: that you might reverence Jehovah your God forever.
Listen to him and give him his desire. Let all the peoples of the earth know about your name. Let them worship you as your people Israel, and that they may see that this house which I have built is truly named by your name.
then hear them in heaven, the place where you live. Do everything they ask so that all the people of the world may know your name and respect you like your people Israel and learn that this Temple that I built bears your name.
Deep respect for Jehovah came over the kingdoms in that area when they heard how Jehovah waged war against Israel's enemies.
Make vows to Jehovah your God and fulfill them. Let all who are around him bring gifts to him. He should be respected. He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
So the nations will respect the name of Jehovah and all the kings of the earth will honor you.
Jerusalem will be my source of joy, praise, and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about all the blessings that I will give to Jerusalem. They will be afraid and tremble because of all the prosperity that I will provide for it.'
Moses responded: Do not be afraid. God has only come to test you and to inspire you to obey him, so that you will not sin.
Jacob woke up from his sleep and said: Truly, Jehovah is in this place, and I did not know it! He was filled with reverence. He said: This is an awesome place! Certainly, this is the house of God and the gateway to the heavens!
The congregations throughout all Judea, Galilee and Samaria, were built up. They walked in deep respect for Jehovah and were comforted by the Holy Spirit and continued to grow.
In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
I tell you my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body. After that they can do no more. I will show you the one to fear. Fear the one who, after he has killed, has power to destroy you (throw into the ever-burning trash fires of the valley of Hinnom) (Greek: Gehenna). This is one you should fear.
Even if you suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not fear! Do not be troubled (distressed) (intimidated)! Sanctify the Christ as Lord (kurios: master) in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every man who asks you a reason for your hope, yet with meekness (mildness) and respect!
