48 Bible Verses about importance

Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,

for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

what then? in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed -- and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

What is man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day alike; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

'Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

And from those who were esteemed to be something -- whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me -- the face of man God accepteth not, for -- to me those esteemed did add nothing,

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

this is a first and great command;

if the foot may say, 'Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body;

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;

the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing -- but a keeping of the commands of God.

and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,

and if the ear may say, 'Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body?

And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

A stone the builders refused Hath become head of a corner.

they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

And the house that I am building is great, for greater is our God than all gods;

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'

Jehovah, what is man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?

and above all these things, have love, which is a bond of the perfection,

and the second is like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, 'Which is the first command of all?'

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

days ye observe, and months, and times, and years!

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --

And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.