Bible Verses About Prayer

Isaiah 43:17 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come.

Although the Pharisees had high positions, in order to protect their status and prestige, they resisted God and even nailed Jesus Christ to the cross. It can be seen that if we want to be successful in our faith in God, we should avoid walking the path of the Pharisees. Here we select ten Bible verses about the essence of the Pharisees to help Christians discern the essence of the Pharisees’ hypocrisy and walk the right path of believing in God. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like to white washed sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. John 5:39-40 Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And you will not come to me, that you might have life. John 8:40 But now you seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. John 8:46 Which of you convinces me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do you not believe me? Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 15:3-9 But he answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die the death. But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me; And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. You hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Matthew 23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, Matthew 23:23-24 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone. You blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Matthew 23:33-35 You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of hell? Why, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall you whip in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you slew between the temple and the altar. Share Jesus’ Commands to Us Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Here are 12 selected Bible verses about being saved and some related articles to help you understand the relationship between being saved and entering the kingdom of heaven. John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. John 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that you might be saved. Ephesians 1:13 In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Hebrews 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him; Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. 1 Peter 4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, Matthew 7:21 Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

When our faith becomes weak in difficulties, we need God’s presence; when we feel afraid due to frequent disasters, we are more in need of God’s presence. The following biblical verses and related content will help you find the way to have God with you. Biblical Verses About God With Us Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD your God, he it is that does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you. Psalm 23:4 Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever. Isaiah 41:10 Fear you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. How to Obtain God’s Presence Luke 12:40 Be you therefore ready also: for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not. Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him. Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you shall not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come on you. Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. How to Gain God’s Presence In recent years, all kinds of disasters have occurred constantly. Prophecies of the Lord’s return have come true. Have you discovered that you often can’t feel the Lord’s presence when praying and cannot gain new light when reading the Bible? Then how can you have God with you and gain God’s enlightenment and illumination? The following biblical verses and words of God will bring you help. Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him. Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

Mark 12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.

1 Corinthians 13:7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.