'Worthy' in the Bible

But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.

If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof;

for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.”’

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”

So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.

And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.”

and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well.

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”

All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house.

(men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.

and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?”

Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it;

And they *sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

saying with a loud voice,“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”