scripture quotations

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all...

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. —Isaiah...

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. —2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Righteousness! That's what we are. We are not righteous. No, it is much bigger than that. We are God's righteousness. We are...

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. —1 Timothy 2:5-6 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We do not need to have another human, no matter how mighty, pious, or special, to intercede for...

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake. —Philippians 1:29 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When we read the book of Acts, we find the disciples overjoyed at suffering "for the sake of the name." Since Jesus has already...

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We can be forgiven of our sins! That's great, but there's even better news. We can be purified of any stain from sin!! That's...

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. —Romans 6:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When we get death for sin, we're only being paid what we're owed — sin is rebellion against the God who loves us and gave us his most precious gift...

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. —James 1:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Only Christians win at life. That's because none of us who is human has the power to hold...

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither...

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. —Psalm 23:1-3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... He restores my soul. My that...

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. —Acts 4:10-12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Jesus, there's just something...

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they...

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. —Romans 8:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God is in our lives. He is at work right now, undoing Satan's destructive messes and leading us to places he wants us...

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. —2 Peter 1:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God made us to be like him in character and compassion...

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: —1 Peter 3:15 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We are to be ready and able to tell folks about the hope that Jesus has...

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, —2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Before the beginning of time! How do you understand when...

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. —2 Corinthians 1:3-4...

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. —Psalm 139:23-24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God does know us. We cannot pretend we are something we are not with him. He knows us — inside...

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. —Joshua 1:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Never alone! What a promise. God will go with him, and us, through all the seasons of...

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. —Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... No matter how hard we try to perceive...