30 Bible Verses about assertiveness

Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,

But I speak of this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

I speak as to dishonour, as though we had been weak; but wherein any one is daring, (I speak in folly,) I also am daring.

buried with him in baptism, in which ye have been also raised with him through faith of the working of God who raised him from among the dead.

the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints;

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting out his garments, they cast lots.

and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea which had life died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Let your women be silent in the assemblies, for it is not permitted to them to speak; but to be in subjection, as the law also says.

For what have I to do with judging those outside also? ye, do not ye judge them that are within?

How goodly are thy tents, Jacob, and thy tabernacles, Israel!

Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.

And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!

And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;

And the chief priests and the scribes stood and accused him violently.

And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

and having learned that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, remitted him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in those days.

But by God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which was towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

If the work of any one which he has built upon the foundation shall abide, he shall receive a reward.

And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left.

And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

And Herod with his troops having set him at nought and mocked him, having put a splendid robe upon him, sent him back to Pilate.

and he questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing.

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a just

But Pilate, having heard Galilee named, demanded if the man were a Galilaean;

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man as turning away the people to rebellion, and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found nothing criminal in this man as to the things of which ye accuse him;

Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.

And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.