Bible verses by theme
Subject matter rather than circumstance. Where Christian traditions read a theme differently, the page says so rather than presenting one reading as settled.
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- CouragePassages about facing something difficult, with a note on who each was first spoken to.Need
- DirectionPassages people turn to when facing a decision, presented without claiming to answer it.Need
- ForgivenessPassages about being forgiven and about forgiving others, kept distinct from one another.Need
- HopePassages about hope, including several written from situations that had not yet improved.Need
- PatiencePassages about waiting well, and about patience with other people.Need
- PeacePassages about inward peace and about peace between people.Need
- ProtectionPassages using the imagery of shelter and refuge, with a note on how they have been read.Need
- StrengthPassages about strength, several of which are explicitly about weakness.Need
- WisdomPassages from the wisdom books and the New Testament letters about how to live well.Need
- MarriagePassages about marriage and commitment, with a note on where traditions differ.Life situation
- FriendshipPassages about friends, loyalty and honest company.Life situation
- FamilyPassages about households and family life, including some difficult ones.Theme
- WorkPassages about labour, rest, fairness and doing a job well.Life situation
- FaithPassages about trust and belief, including several about faith under strain.Theme
- GracePassages about unearned favour and kindness.Theme
- LovePassages about love — of God, of neighbours, and of people who are hard to love.Theme
- MercyPassages about mercy given and received.Theme
- PrayerPassages about praying, including prayers that went unanswered.Theme
- SalvationPassages about salvation, presented without adjudicating between traditions.Theme
- JusticePassages about fairness, honest dealing and care for people with little power.Theme
- HumilityPassages about humility, distinguished from self-deprecation.Theme
- GratitudePassages of thanks, including several written in difficult circumstances.Theme
- GenerosityPassages about giving, without any implication of financial return.Theme
- ObediencePassages about faithfulness in practice, with a note on where care is needed.Theme
- CreationPassages about the natural world, including some of the Bible's finest poetry.Theme
- LeadershipPassages about leading, including a good deal of criticism of leaders.Theme
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