'Believe' in the Bible

They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But he was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Then Moses said, “What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say? For they may say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’”

“that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

“If they will not believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe the witness of the last sign.

But if they will not believe even these two signs or heed what you say, then you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground; and the water which you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.”

The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may also believe in you forever.” Then Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.

The Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst?

Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.

However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.

Nevertheless I did not believe their reports until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You surpass the report that I heard.

Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’”

“If I called and He answered me,I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

“He does not believe that he will return from darkness,And he is destined for the sword.

“I smiled on them when they did not believe,And the light of my face they did not cast down.

Because they did not believe in GodAnd did not trust in His salvation.

In spite of all this they still sinnedAnd did not believe in His wonderful works.

Then they despised the pleasant land;They did not believe in His word,

Teach me good discernment and knowledge,For I believe in Your commandments.

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,For there are seven abominations in his heart.

and the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you surely shall not last.”’”

“You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,“And My servant whom I have chosen,So that you may know and believe MeAnd understand that I am He.Before Me there was no God formed,And there will be none after Me.

“For even your brothers and the household of your father,Even they have dealt treacherously with you,Even they have cried aloud after you.Do not believe them, although they may say nice things to you.”

and said to him, “Are you well aware that Baalis the king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.

The kings of the earth did not believe,Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,That the adversary and the enemyCould enter the gates of Jerusalem.

“Look among the nations! Observe!Be astonished! Wonder!Because I am doing something in your days—You would not believe if you were told.

When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They *said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him.

So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, *said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid any longer, only believe.”

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.”

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.

Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

And then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ’; or, ‘Behold, He is there’; do not believe him;

Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.

They went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either.

And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.”

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

“If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe;

But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”

If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Jesus *said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”

So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.”

You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent.

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?

For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?

But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.

But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.

But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?

The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,

Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

He answered, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?”

And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.

But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.

If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”

and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”

and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Jesus *said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.”

If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.”These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.

For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

And Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.

From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.

Now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.

concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;

Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.”

Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

“I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;

that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.