40 Bible Verses about Self Confidence

And Peter answered and said to him, If all men shall be offended with you, I will not. Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me thrice. Peter said to him, If it should be necessary for me to die with you, I will by no means deny you. And all the disciples said the same.

But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet I will not. And Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that to-day, on this night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me thrice. And he said, more strongly, If it should be necessary for me to die with you I will by no means deny you; and they all said the same.

And when they arrived at the place called Cranium, there they crucified him, and the criminals; one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].

Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you. Jesus answered, Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you most truly, a cock shall not crow till you shall deny me thrice.

And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death. And he said, I tell you, Peter, a cock shall not crow today, before you shall deny thrice that you know me.

And there was a man by the name of Simon who formerly practised magic in that city, and astonished the nation of Samaria, saying that he was some great person,

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became a partaker of the root and excellence of the olive, boast not against the branches; but if you boast, you bear not the root, but the root you.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed should be removed from among you.

for all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

For who made you to differ? And what have you that you did not receive? And if you received, why do you boast as one that receives not?

Come now, you that say, To-day and to-morrow we will go to such a city and engage in business there a year, and trade and make profits, who know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes away; for you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall both live and do this or that.read more.
But now you glory in your boasting; all such glorying is evil.

And he also spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee, standing by himself, offered this prayer; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican;read more.
I fast twice a week; I tithe all I acquire. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast, saying, God, be propitious to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than that; for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

although I have ground of confidence in the flesh. If any other one thinks he may trust in the flesh, I [may] more; circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews, as to the law a Pharisee, as to zeal persecuting the church, as to righteousness by the law being blameless.

And he said, I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, instructed at the feet of Gamaliel in the accurate interpretation of the law of our fathers, and am a zealous worshipper of God as you all are to-day;

I know a man, in Christ above fourteen years, whether in the body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knows,??uch a one caught up to the third heaven.

and I persecuted this way to death, binding and committing to prison both men and women, as the chief priest also bears me witness, and all the eldership, from whom also receiving letters to the brothers I went to Damascus, to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem to be punished. And when I was on the way and had come nigh to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me,read more.
and I fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazoraean, whom you persecute. And those that were with me saw the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me. And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do. And when I could not see from the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by those with me, I came to Damascus. And a certain Ananias, a man [living] according to the law, approved by all the Jews living [there], coming and standing by, said to me, Brother Saul, Receive your sight. And in that hour I looked upon him. And he said, The God of our fathers chose you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice of his mouth, for you shall be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now, why do you delay? Arising, baptize and wash away your sins, calling on his name. And when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance, and saw him [Christ], saying to me, Hasten and depart immediately from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony of me. And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in the synagogues those who believed on you; and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was poured out, I also stood by and consented, and kept the clothes of those that killed him. And he said to me, Go, for I will send you to nations far away.

It is not expedient therefore for me to boast [of these things]; for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Try yourselves, whether you are in the faith; prove yourselves; or know you not yourselves that Christ is in you unless you are reprobates? But I hope you will know that we are not reprobates.

For you heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God and destroyed it; and was a proficient in Judaism beyond many of my age among my people, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God who gave me being and called me by his grace,read more.
was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, neither did I go to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went to Arabia and returned again to Damascus.

But let each one prove his work, and then shall he have joy in himself alone and not in another,

For if I should even boast some of our authority which the Lord gave for your edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed.

But we will not boast of things not measured, but according to the measure of the rule which God has given us, to come even to you. For we do not stretch ourselves out too far, as if we had not come to you, for we came even to you with the gospel of Christ; not boasting of things unmeasured in the labors of others, but having a hope, your faith being increased, that we shall be magnified among you according to our rule abundantly,read more.
to preach the gospel in the parts beyond you, not to boast of things prepared by another's rule. But let him that glories glory in the Lord;

but on the contrary seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was of the circumcision,??8 for he that operated in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision, operated also in me for the gentiles,??9 and knowing the grace given me, James and Cephas and John, who were manifest pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcision;

serving the Lord with all humility, and tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews,

For I say through the grace given me, to every one among you, not to be higher-minded than he ought to be, but to think soberly, as God has distributed to each the measure of faith.

And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the first day that I came into Asia, how I was with you at all times,

But I have used none of these things, and I have not written these things that it should be so done to me; for I prefer to die, rather than that any one should make my boasting vain. For if I preach the gospel I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for woe is me, if I preach not the gospel. For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I am intrusted with a stewardship.read more.
What then is my reward? That preaching I may make the gospel without expense, that I may not abuse my right in the gospel.

For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.

holding fast the word of life, for my glorying in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

For you know, brothers, our introduction to you that it was not in vain, but having suffered before, and been injuriously treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention. For our exhortation was not of error, nor of impurity, nor with deceit,read more.
but as we were judged worthy by God to be intrusted with the gospel so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tries our hearts. For we used at no time a word of flattery, as you know, nor a pretext for covetousness, God is witness, neither did we seek glory of men, either of you or of others, when we might have been burdensome as apostles of Christ; but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children; so being greatly desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you were dear to us. For you remember, brothers, our labor and weariness; that working night and day not to be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God, how piously, and righteously, and blamelessly we were with you that believe, as you know how we exhorted and comforted you, as a father each one of his own children, and charged you to walk worthily of God who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is offended, and I am not displeased? If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of my infirmities.

I speak of reproach as if we were weak; wherein any one is bold, I speak foolishly, I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the posterity of Abraham? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? I speak foolishly, I am more; in labors most abundant, in stripes above measure, in imprisonments most abundant, in deaths often;read more.
five times I received of the Jews forty [stripes] lacking one, thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice have I been shipwrecked, a night and a day have I spent in the deep; often on journeys, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from [my own] race, in dangers from gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers on the sea, in dangers among false brothers, in labor and weariness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides things without, that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for power is perfected in weakness.

What I say, I do not say according to the Lord, but as it were in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting. Since many boast of the flesh, I also will boast.

And he said to them, Who say you that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonas, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

And he asked them, And who say you that I am? Peter answered and said to him, You are the Christ.

And he said to them, Who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ of God. And he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one;

And the chief priest rising up said to him, Do you answer nothing? What do these testify against you? But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering, said to him, I adjure you, by the living God, to tell me if you are the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus said to him, As you say; but I tell you that hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

You call me Teacher and Lord; and you say well, for I am.

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world has God chosen to put to shame the mighty, and the ignoble things of the world and things that are despised has God chosen, and things that are not, to destroy things that are, that no flesh may glory in the sight of God.read more.
But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption, that as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.