Bible Verses about 'Possession'

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• Now, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you will be my own possession from among all the peoples, for the entire earth is mine.
  Exodus 19:5obediencecovenantvaluable
• They shall be mine,
  says the Lord of hosts,
  my own special possession
  on the day when I act,
  and I will have compassion on them
  as a father has compassion
  on the son who serves him.
  Malachi 3:17servingrewardsalvation
• But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people claimed by God as his own possession,” so that you may proclaim the praise of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  1 Peter 2:9evangelismsalvationholiness
• He gave himself for us in order to deliver us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people as his own who are eager to do good.
  Titus 2:14sacrificepurificationgoodness
• It was not their own swords that won them the land,
  nor did their own arms make them victorious;
  rather, it was your right hand and your arm
  and the light of your face,
  because you loved them.
  Psalm 44:4lovestrengthdependence
• After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.”
  Luke 12:15moneygreedmaterialism
• Jesus replied, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
  Matthew 19:21blamelessgivingmaterialism
• What god can compare with you,
  the God who takes away guilt
  and forgives the transgressions
  of the remnant of your people?
  You will not allow your anger to fester forever,
  for your delight is in bestowing mercy.
  Micah 7:18sinmercyforgiveness
• Moreover, the one to whom God grants wealth and possessions and the ability to enjoy them and to find contentment in his toil receives a gift from God.
  Ecclesiastes 5:18moneyfoodwork
• The entire community of believers was united in heart and soul. No one claimed any of his possessions as his own, for everything was held in common.
  Acts 4:32materialismcommunity
• By his own choice he gave us birth through the way of truth so that we may be a kind of firstfruits of all his creation.
  James 1:18creationtruthlife
• If anyone is rich in worldly possessions
  and sees a brother in need
  but refuses to open his heart,
  how can the love of God abide in him?
  1 John 3:17moneyneighborcompassion
• If you obey the command that I give you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways, and to observe his commandments, statutes, and decrees, then you will live and multiply, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
  Deuteronomy 30:16lawblessinglife
• The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom,
  and no matter what the cost, acquire understanding.
  Proverbs 4:7wisdomunderstanding
• If I give away everything to feed the poor
  and hand over my body to be burned,
  but do not have love,
  I achieve nothing.
  1 Corinthians 13:3lovesufferinggiving
• Honor the Lord with your wealth
  and with the firstfruits of all your crops.
  Proverbs 3:9moneysacrificegiving
• For everything that is in the world—
  the concupiscence of the flesh,
  the concupiscence of the eyes,
  and the pride of life—
  comes not from the Father
  but from the world.
  1 John 2:16desiresaddictionpride