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 abandon him, he will abandon 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 rescues them from 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 all ways. The Lord be with all of you. |
| Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. | Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. |
| 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 I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold 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 show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in 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 orphaned; I am coming 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 my whole life long. |
| 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 and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, 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 live 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 ancestors; may he not leave us or abandon 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. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known. |
| Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ | Cure the sick who are there, 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. | 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. | Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. |
| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. | Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. |
| 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 behold the face of God? |
Bible verse of the day
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.