Bible Verses about 'Scriptures'

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• I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.
  1 Corinthians 15:3-4sinsacrificeJesus
• Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
  Romans 15:4Word of Godencouragementhope
• As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
  Romans 10:11Word of Godfaithreliability
• Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’
  John 7:38faithWord of Godlife
• 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 5:31marriagebodysexuality
• But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
  ‘People do not live by bread alone,
  but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
  Matthew 4:4foodWord of Godlistening
• 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 4:11Jesus
• For the Scriptures say,
  “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
  ‘every knee will bend to me,
  and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.’”
  Romans 14:11humilityworshipacknowledging
• But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
  Galatians 3:22sintrustfaith
• But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.
  For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”
  1 Peter 1:15-16holinesslifecalling
• Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
  “I will take revenge;
  I will pay them back,”
  says the Lord.
  Romans 12:19angerpunishmentjudgment
• That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,
  “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
  and no mind has imagined
  what God has prepared
  for those who love him.”
  1 Corinthians 2:9lovereward
• Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead.
  John 20:8-9miracleseasterresurrection
• This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
  Romans 1:17faithrighteousnesssalvation
• As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them.
  2 Corinthians 10:17-18reliabilitypride
• For the Scriptures say,
  “If you want to enjoy life
  and see many happy days,
  keep your tongue from speaking evil
  and your lips from telling lies.
  Turn away from evil and do good.
  Search for peace, and work to maintain it.”
  1 Peter 3:10-11lovepeacelife
• “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 19:4-6marriagesexualitycreation
• One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat. But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
  Mark 2:23-28sabbathbread