Bible Verses about 'Than'
- As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts above your thoughts. - It is better to acquire wisdom rather than gold,
and more desirable to acquire understanding rather than silver. - It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior,
one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. - An honorable name is more to be desired than great riches,
and high esteem is preferable to silver and gold. - Amen, amen, I say to you,
a servant is not greater than his master,
nor is a messenger greater
than the one who sent him. - It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to place your trust in mortals. - No one can have greater love
than to lay down his life for his friends. - It is better to spend one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in God’s house
than dwell inside the tents of the wicked. - Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
- Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
- It is better to have little and be righteous
than to acquire great riches with injustice. - Two are better than one:
they earn a far greater reward for their toil. - To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. - A man’s attraction is his kindness;
it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. - It is better to have a little and fear the Lord
than to possess immense wealth and suffer anguish. - Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
- Some friends can lead us to ruin,
but a true friend is closer than a brother. - How much more valuable a man is than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.
- The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.
- Do not assert that the past was better than the present,
for such a statement is not a sign of wisdom. - Dear children,
you are from God
and you have conquered them,
for the one who is in you is greater
than the one who is in the world. - Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vanity, but humbly regard others as better than yourselves.
- Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to my Father for help and he will not immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels?
- No, throughout all these things we are conquerors because of him who loved us.
- And whoever does not provide for relatives, especially for those who are living with him, has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Who can find a worthy wife?
She is far more precious than pearls. - Consider the ravens. They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn, and yet God feeds them. You are of far greater importance than birds.
- Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself;
thus my lips will speak your praise.
I will bless you all my life;
with uplifted hands I will call on your name. - I have not strayed from the commandments of his lips;
I have treasured in my heart the words of his mouth. - In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
- Gaze upon the birds in the sky. They do not sow or reap or store in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of far greater value than they?
- Preferable is the little that the righteous possess
than the great wealth of the wicked.
For the power of the wicked will be overcome,
but the Lord protects the righteous. - Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father,
and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you;
far better is a friend nearby
than a brother who is far away. - Amen, amen, I say to you,
the one who believes in me
will also do the works that I do,
and indeed will do even greater ones than these,
because I am going to the Father. - I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I am. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
- And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is preferable for you to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
- Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth far more than any number of sparrows.
- All you need to do is to say ‘Yes’ if you mean ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ if you mean ‘No.’ Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
- Indeed, the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any two-edged sword, it pierces to the point where it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and the intentions of the heart.
- I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish.
No one will ever snatch them from my hand.
My Father who has given them to me
is greater than all,
and no one can snatch them
out of the Father’s hand.
I and the Father are one. - Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth far more than any number of sparrows.
- Now an intermediary is not necessary when there is only one party, and God is one.
- Through the grace that God has bestowed upon me, I advise every one of you not to think of yourself too highly, but to regard yourself objectively, based on the measure of faith that God has granted.
- One person may consider one day to be more sacred than another, while another may judge all days to be alike. Let everyone be convinced in his own beliefs.
- I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God.
- To him who in all things is able
through the power
that is at work within us
to accomplish abundantly far more
than all we can ask or imagine,
to him be glory in the Church
and in Christ Jesus
through all generations,
forever and ever. Amen. - Love one another with genuine affection. Esteem others more highly than yourself.
- I rejoice in following your statutes
more than I would rejoice in endless riches. - Whom do I have in heaven except you?
And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth.
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