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1 Corinthians 10:31
[Bible Verses]The verse that reads, "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." As a proof text for the first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, it serves almost as a motto of the Reformed faith and is widely cited as a passage on the holiness of everyday life and work.
1 Corinthians 13:13
[Bible Verses]The verse reads, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" (KJV). It is widely known as a summary of the three Christian virtues, and several explanations have been offered for why love (rendered "charity" in the KJV) is the greatest.
Hebrews 10:25
[Bible Verses]The verse exhorts believers, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another," and to do so all the more as they see the day approaching. It is widely cited as a basis for attendance at corporate worship, and since the COVID-19 pandemic it has been at the center of debate over whether online worship can take the place of this "assembling."
Hebrews 11:1
[Bible Verses]The verse reads, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It opens Hebrews 11, the chapter on faith. Translations and interpretations differ on the meaning of the Greek words rendered "substance" and "evidence."
John 1:1
[Bible Verses]The opening verse of the Gospel of John declares that the Word, who existed in the beginning, was with God and was God. Because it is a key verse affirming the deity of Jesus, it has long been at the center of a dispute between proponents of the doctrine of the Trinity and groups that reject that doctrine and translate the verse differently.
John 3:3–5
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus tells the Pharisee Nicodemus, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." It is the source of the expression "born again" (regeneration), and denominations differ over whether being "born of water and of the Spirit" refers to baptism.
John 11:25–26
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus, after the death of Lazarus, tells Martha, "I am the resurrection, and the life." It is one of the "I am" declarations in the Gospel of John and is the passage most frequently read at Christian funeral services.
John 13:34-35
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus, at the Last Supper, gives his disciples the new commandment to "love one another." He says that their love for one another is the mark by which others will know they are his disciples. Discussion centers on what is "new" about the commandment and whether the scope of this love is limited to the church.
John 14:6
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." It is a representative text for the exclusivity of Christian salvation and the verse most often cited in debates over the relationship between salvation and other religions.
Acts 1:8
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus, just before his ascension, tells the disciples that when the Holy Spirit comes upon them they will receive power and be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The verse previews the narrative of the entire Book of Acts and serves as a leading watchword for missions. The nature of the experience of the Spirit implied by "receiving power" is debated.
Acts 20:35
[Bible Verses]The verse in which Paul, taking leave of the elders of the church at Ephesus, urges them to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." It is one of the rare verses that preserve a saying of Jesus not recorded in the four Gospels, and it is widely cited to encourage sharing and giving.
Habakkuk 2:4
[Bible Verses]"The just shall live by his faith" is God's answer to the prophet Habakkuk. Quoted three times in the New Testament and a central basis for the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith, it is counted among the most influential verses in the Bible.
Matthew 5:3
[Bible Verses]The first of the Beatitudes, which open the Sermon on the Mount, this verse declares that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit. Interpreters differ over what "poverty of spirit" means and how it differs from "the poor" in Luke's Gospel.
Matthew 5:13–16
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus calls his disciples "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." It is among the texts most frequently cited in discussions of Christian social responsibility, and it is often invoked when the credibility of the Korean church is called into question.
Matthew 25:40
[Bible Verses]The verse in the parable of the sheep and the goats in which the King says, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." It is the passage most often cited as a basis for serving the poor, and interpreters differ over who "the least of these" are.
Mark 1:15
[Bible Verses]"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel" is Jesus' first proclamation in the Gospel of Mark. It is regarded as a summary of Jesus' entire teaching, and scholars have long debated whether the kingdom of God has already come or is yet to come.
Genesis 1:1
[Bible Verses]The first sentence of the Bible, declaring that God created the heavens and the earth. It is the starting point of the Christian doctrine of creation and the first verse cited in the creation–evolution debate over the timing and manner of creation.
Genesis 12:1–3
[Bible Verses]The passage in which God commands Abram to leave his country, his kindred, and his father's house, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless him. It is regarded as a turning point in salvation history, and there is debate over whether "I will bless them that bless thee" should be applied to the modern State of Israel.
Genesis 28:20-22
[Bible Verses]The vow Jacob made after his dream at Bethel, promising that if God would keep him, the LORD would be his God and he would give a tenth of all he received. The passage is often cited as an example of tithing before the Mosaic Law, and interpreters differ over the nature of a vow made with conditions attached.
Exodus 20:3–5
[Bible Verses]The opening of the Ten Commandments, which forbids having other gods and making or bowing down to idols. Traditions differ in how they number the commandments, and the phrase "unto the third and fourth generation" is frequently cited in Korean church debates over the doctrine of generational curses.