27 Bible Verses about The scriptures

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, deliver it.

For in the first place I delivered to you, that which I also received, to wit, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures:

Ye search the scriptures; for ye think that in them ye have eternal life:

To Him do all the prophets bear witness, that whosoever believeth on Him shall receive the forgiveness of their sins through his name.

For he disputed vehemently with the Jews in public, proving by the scriptures, that Jesus was the Christ.

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,

but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."

then Jesus saith unto him, Be gone, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,

but Jesus said unto him, it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:

for prophecy was not delivered of old at the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Spirit.

Therefore, as the holy Ghost saith, "To-day if ye will hear his voice,

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

I have manifested thy name to the men, whom Thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and Thou gavest them to me, and they have kept thy word.

but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."

Hath not the Scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town whence David was.

And have ye not read this scripture, "The stone, which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner:

But when the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He will not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that will He speak, and will shew you things to come.

But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of a man which is in him? so also the things of God no one knoweth, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God; that we might know the things that are graciously bestowed upon us by God: read more.
which we also speak of, not in words dictated by human wisdom, but in those which are dictated by the holy Spirit; explaining spiritual things by spiritual words. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Now all these things happened to them as examples: and are written for our admonition, on whom the last ages are come.

that, as it is written, He that glorieth may glory in the Lord.

Be ye holy, for I am holy.

and if any one take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are written in this book.

For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed be every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.

but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."

The spirit is the principle of life, the flesh availeth nothing: now the words that I speak unto you are spirit, and therefore life.

Who hath also fitted us to be ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

We have also the more sure word of the prophets, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawn, and the morning-star rise in your hearts:

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,

separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,

and envies, and all evil-speakings, as new-born babes desire that rational milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby:

Laying aside therefore all filthiness, and excess of malice, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror,

to sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Sanctify them by thy truth: thy word is truth.

to sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

For whatever things were written heretofore, were written for our instruction; that we through patience and the consolation of the scriptures might have hope.

For whatever things were written heretofore, were written for our instruction; that we through patience and the consolation of the scriptures might have hope.

Sanctify them by thy truth: thy word is truth.

For the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing Him, have indeed fulfilled the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, in condemning Him.

But Jesus answered them, Ye are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God:

Much, every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

If any one speak, let it be as declaring the oracles of God: if any one minister, let it be as from the power which God affordeth him: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

For the word of God is lively and efficacious, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of the very joints and marrow, and judging the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

who hath of his own will begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

being regenerated not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever.

These were more ingenuous than those at Thessalonica; for they received the word with all readiness of mind, searching the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

But he that looketh well into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

And he replied, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one should rise from the dead.

Abraham answered him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them:

For this also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh effectually in you that believe.

Ye search the scriptures; for ye think that in them ye have eternal life:

They replied, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

For this also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh effectually in you that believe.

I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any one add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any one take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are written in this book.

For we are not like many who adulterate the word of God: but as with sincerity, but as from God, and in the sight of God, we speak concerning Christ.

which we also speak of, not in words dictated by human wisdom, but in those which are dictated by the holy Spirit; explaining spiritual things by spiritual words.

but have rejected shameful disguises, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, recommending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.

and is profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly fitted for every good work.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another by psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another by psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude singing in your hearts to the Lord.

We have also the more sure word of the prophets, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawn, and the morning-star rise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation; for prophecy was not delivered of old at the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Spirit.

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

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,

and is profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

For the word of God is lively and efficacious, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of the very joints and marrow, and judging the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things: in which are some things hard to be understood, which the illiterate and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

If any one speak, let it be as declaring the oracles of God: if any one minister, let it be as from the power which God affordeth him: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation;

but is now manifested, and made known to all nations by the writings of the prophets, according to the appointment of the eternal God,

and envies, and all evil-speakings, as new-born babes desire that rational milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby:

And ye expressly annul the commandment of God, that ye may retain your own tradition; for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death: but ye say, If a man tell his father or mother, That which thou mightest be profited by from me is Corban, (that is, a gift to the temple) it sufficeth: read more.
and so ye allow him to do nothing more for his father or his mother: making void the word of God by your tradition,. And many such like things ye do.

and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. These stumble at the word through unbelief, unto which also they were appointed.

For whatever things were written heretofore, were written for our instruction; that we through patience and the consolation of the scriptures might have hope.

who hath of his own will begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

And now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to the word of his grace: who is able to edify you, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.

but these things are written, that ye may believe, that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life through his name.

Laying aside therefore all filthiness, and excess of malice, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

These were more ingenuous than those at Thessalonica; for they received the word with all readiness of mind, searching the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,

These were more ingenuous than those at Thessalonica; for they received the word with all readiness of mind, searching the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Then He opened their mind, to understand the scriptures:

Much, every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, He explained to them in all the scriptures the things that were spoken concerning Himself.

his disciples remembered, that He had said this to them: and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.