Bible Verses about 'Become'

He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30

He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30	He must increase, but I must decrease. humility Jesus
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. 1 Corinthians 3:18	Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. wisdom world selfishness

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12	But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. faith Father children
For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ Acts 4:11	This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Jesus
Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. Proverbs 12:24	The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor. reward work slavery
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17	Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. creation Jesus rebirth
But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. Romans 6:22	But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. freedom redeemer sin
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. Proverbs 13:20	He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. wisdom punishment
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21	For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. sin righteousness mediator
As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” Ephesians 5:31	For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. marriage body sexuality
But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. Matthew 20:26-27	Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave. humility serving neighbor
For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. Hebrews 3:14	For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end. faith trust life
When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. Leviticus 5:5	And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing. confession sin
But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life. John 4:14	But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. eternal life transformation receiving
Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. Genesis 3:22-23	Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. eternal life sin life
Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? 1 Peter 3:13	And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? goodness evil work
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. John 15:8	By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. Father following evangelism
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:1	Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. love speaking angels
But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together. Mark 10:6-9	But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. marriage body sexuality
Until at last the Spirit is poured out on us from heaven. Then the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. Isaiah 32:15	Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. Spirit pentecost
You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12	All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. addiction desires life
The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. Luke 12:2	For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. truth honesty
“Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” Matthew 19:4-6	And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” marriage sexuality creation
For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace. Galatians 5:4	You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. righteousness grace law
“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.” Isaiah 1:18	“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” sin forgiveness purification

Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.