Bible Verses about Nearness
| The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. | The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. |
| Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. | Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
| The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. | When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. |
| Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. |
| Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. | Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand. |
| One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. | One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. |
| You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. | You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. |
| But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. | But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. |
| This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. | By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. |
| Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. | Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. |
| Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. | Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
| I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. | Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. |
| Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. | Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. |
| Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. | For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. |
| May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. | The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us. |
| But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. | Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. |
| No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. | No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known. |
| Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ | Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ |
| Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments. | So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. |
| Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. | Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. |
| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. | Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
| My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
Bible verse of the day
Who is he, this King of glory?The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory.