Bible Verses about 'Than'
- For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. - How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver! - Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city. - I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.
- Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. - It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in people. - There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
- Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest. - A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. - I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.
- That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear. For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.
- Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
- Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest. - The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices. - Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. - That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
- There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. - And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.
- The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.
- I have not departed from his commands,
but have treasured his words more than daily food. - Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
- Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?
She is more precious than rubies. - But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
- Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!
I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer. - But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.
- Look at the ravens. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds!
- In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!
- It is better to be godly and have little
than to be evil and rich.
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
but the Lord takes care of the godly. - Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
- No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
- Don’t long for “the good old days.”
This is not wise. - Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away. - Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?
- Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham.
- I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth. - For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
- And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.
- What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
- Give me an eagerness for your laws
rather than a love for money! - Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
- I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.
- Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.
- What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
- So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
- I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
- In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable.
- And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
- Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
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