Scripture Quotes

Quotes from Holy Scripture, including the Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) and New Testament (Christian Scripture).

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. — King Solomon, Proverbs 17:28 (RSV-CE)

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits. Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 7:19-21 (RSV-CE)

What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. — Saint James, James 2:14-17 (RSV-CE)

But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; they said to you, ‘In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.’ It is these who set up divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. — Saint Jude, Jude 1:17-19 (RSV-CE)

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 22:37-40 (RSV-CE)

Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ — John 20:21-23 (RSV-CE)

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. — Saint Paul, 1 Timothy 3:14-15 (RSV-CE)

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return. — God, Genesis 3:19 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:3 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:4 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:5 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:6 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:7 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:8 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:9 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:10 (RSV-CE)

Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:11-12 (RSV-CE)

Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:17-18 (RSV-CE)

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — Saint John the Evangelist, 1 John 1:8-9 (RSV-CE)

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live, loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice, and cleaving to him… — Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (RSV-CE)

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. — Saint Paul, 1 Corinthians 11:26-27 (RSV-CE)

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.’ — Saint John the Evangelist, Revelation 18:4-5 (RSV-CE)

I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh. — Jesus Christ, John 6:51 (RSV-CE)

For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. ‘Drive out the wicked person from among you.’ — Saint Paul, 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (RSV-CE)

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. — King Solomon, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (RSV-CE)

I know that there is nothing better for [men] than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live; also that it is God’s gift to man that every one should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil. — King Solomon, Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 (RSV-CE)

Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work. — King Solomon, Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 (RSV-CE)

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only…. Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 24:36,42 (RSV-CE)

Then if any one says to you, ‘Lo, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 24:23-24 (RSV-CE)

I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. — Jesus Christ, John 12:46 (RSV-CE)

He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. — Jesus Christ, John 14:21 (RSV-CE)

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. — King Solomon, Proverbs 9:8 (RSV-CE)

They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor me. — Jesus Christ, John 16:2-3 (RSV-CE)

I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter; for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 12:36-37 (RSV-CE)

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. — Saint Paul, Romans 12:21 (RSV-CE)

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another. — Saint Paul, Galatians 5:13 (RSV-CE)

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge, for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the faith. — Saint Paul, 1 Timothy 6:20-21 (RSV-CE)

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths. — Saint Paul, 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (RSV-CE)

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by works…. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead. — Saint James, James 2:21-22, 26 (RSV-CE)

You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:43-45 (RSV-CE)

But the LORD is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble, they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten. — Prophet Jeremiah, Jeremiah 20:11 (RSV-CE)

I appeal to you, brethren, to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties, in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded. — Saint Paul, Romans 16:17-18 (RSV-CE)

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. — Saint Paul, 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (RSV-CE)

For he will render to every man according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury. — Saint Paul, Romans 2:6-8 (RSV-CE)

Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:19 (RSV-CE)

For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Saint Paul, Romans 8:38-39 (RSV-CE)

Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes! — Jesus Christ, Matthew 18:5-7 (RSV-CE)

The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good. — Psalm 14:1 (RSV-CE)

You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him, and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and cleave to him. — Deuteronomy 13:4 (RSV-CE)

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach shall be judged with greater strictness. — Saint James, James 3:1 (RSV-CE)

As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. — Saint James, James 4:16-17 (RSV-CE)

My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. — Saint James, James 5:19-20 (RSV-CE)

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! — Prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 5:20 (RSV-CE)