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Matthew 23:4
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Jesus criticizes the scribes and Pharisees for laying heavy burdens on others while refusing to lift a finger themselves. It is frequently cited as a warning against legalism and against inconsistency between the words and deeds of religious leaders.
Proverbs 19:17
[Bible Verses]A proverb that likens showing kindness to the poor to lending to the LORD. It is frequently cited as a key verse encouraging almsgiving, and discussion centers on how to understand its promise that the LORD will repay.
Luke 11:5–13
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Jesus, after teaching the Lord's Prayer, instructs his disciples on prayer through the parable of the friend who comes at midnight to borrow bread and through the words "Ask, seek, knock." It is frequently cited in support of persistent prayer and concludes with the promise that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.
1 Timothy 6:9–10
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul warns Timothy that the desire to be rich and the love of money lead people away from the faith. Because it identifies not money itself but "the love of money" as the root of evil, it is frequently cited in discussions of the Christian view of material possessions and of prosperity theology.
2 Corinthians 5:21
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul states that the sinless Christ was made sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God in him. It is frequently cited as a basis for the doctrines of atonement and justification, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "made him to be sin" and "made the righteousness of God."
James 2:15-17
[Bible Verses]A passage in which James uses the example of a fellow believer who is poorly clothed and hungry, and who receives only kind words without having his needs met, to declare that "faith, if it hath not works, is dead." It is frequently cited to encourage almsgiving, and its relationship to Paul's teaching on justification by faith has long been debated.
1 Corinthians 11:11-12
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul, while addressing the question of head coverings in worship at the Corinthian church, states that "in the Lord" man and woman depend on each other and that all things are of God. It is frequently cited in discussions of women's ordination, with debate centering on how it relates to the preceding argument about the order of man and woman.
Romans 13:8–10
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul urges the church in Rome to owe no one anything except the debt of loving one another and declares that love is the fulfilling of the law. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between law and love and is also invoked as a teaching about debt.
Matthew 21:21–22
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Jesus, responding to disciples astonished that the fig tree had withered, speaks of the power of undoubting faith and of prayer. It is frequently cited as a basis for answered prayer, and interpreters differ over whether "whatsoever" should be understood as an unconditional promise.
Ezekiel 18:19–20
[Bible Verses]A passage in which God declared through Ezekiel during the Babylonian exile that "the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father." It is a key text for the principle that each person is accountable for his or her own sin, and it is frequently cited in discussions of original sin and the doctrine of generational curses.
Psalm 33:6
[Bible Verses]A verse from the hymn of praise in Psalm 33 that celebrates the heavens and all their host as made by the word of the LORD and the breath of His mouth. It is a key text for creation by the word, and in church tradition it is also frequently cited in support of a Trinitarian understanding of creation.
Hebrews 11:17–19
[Bible Verses]A passage in the roll of the faithful in Hebrews 11 that treats Abraham's offering of Isaac. It is regarded as an example of faith in the resurrection amid the tension between God's promise and his command, and it is frequently cited as a basis for reading the offering of Isaac as a foreshadowing of the death and resurrection of Christ.
Romans 16:20
[Bible Verses]A promise and benediction that Paul adds near the end of his Epistle to the Romans, after urging his readers to beware of those who cause divisions. Because its language about the defeat of Satan recalls Genesis 3:15, the verse is frequently cited, and it is also widely used in sermons on spiritual warfare.
Acts 2:23
[Bible Verses]A verse from Peter's Pentecost sermon stating that the death of Jesus took place according to the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, while those who put him to death remained responsible. It is frequently cited in discussions of divine sovereignty and human responsibility.
Acts 17:26
[Bible Verses]A statement from Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Athens declaring that God made all the nations of humankind from one source and determined the times and the boundaries of their dwelling. It is frequently cited in discussions of humanity's common origin and of divine providence, and it also figures in debates about race.
Genesis 15:1-6
[Bible Verses]A passage in which God promises the childless Abram descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven, and Abram's belief in that promise is counted to him for righteousness. Because Paul cites it in arguing for justification by faith, it is regarded as a key text for the doctrine of justification.
1 Timothy 2:13–15
[Bible Verses]A passage that cites the order of creation and Eve's deception as the reason for the preceding verse's restriction on women teaching, and states that a woman "shall be saved in childbearing." It is a central text in the debate over the ordination of women, and verse 15 is widely regarded as one of the most difficult verses in the New Testament.
Romans 8:32
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul argues that, because God gave up his own Son, he will also graciously give believers all things. It is frequently quoted as an assurance of God's love, and interpreters differ over the extent of the atonement and the meaning of "all things."
Deuteronomy 19:18-21
[Bible Verses]A provision in Deuteronomy on perjury. It requires that a person who bears false witness in court receive the very penalty he intended to bring upon another. Because it contains the principle of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," it is frequently discussed in connection with the Sermon on the Mount.
Leviticus 24:17–22
[Bible Verses]A passage containing the law of retaliation, which requires that homicide and bodily injury be repaid in equal measure, together with the command that this law apply equally to the foreigner and the native-born. Because of the phrase "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," it is frequently cited in discussions of the Sermon on the Mount and of capital punishment.