30 Bible Verses about assertiveness

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.

Having been put to death with him in baptism, by which you came to life again with him, through faith in the working of God, who made him come back from the dead.

The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

And destruction came on a third part of the living things which were in the sea, and on a third part of the ships.

Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!

And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death.

And at Beth-el the sons of the prophets came out to Elisha and said, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.

But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.

And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time.

But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

If any man's work comes through the test, he will have a reward.

And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?

You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him

And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS

And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.