Character Defamation

The change of meaning might negatively impact our perception of one's personality, identity, or actions. 141 verses

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  1. Genesis 1:2KJV And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.NIV Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
  2. Genesis 3:16KJV Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.NET To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband but he will dominate you.”
  3. Genesis 4:1KJV And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.NET Now the man had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have created a man just as the LORD did!”
  4. Genesis 10:8KJV And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.NET Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.
  5. Genesis 12:19KJV Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.ESV Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go. ”
  6. Genesis 15:1KJV After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.ESV After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”
  7. Genesis 22:14KJV And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.NKJV And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”
  8. Genesis 30:27KJV And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.ESV But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.
  9. Genesis 47:21KJV And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.NIV and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other.
  10. Exodus 17:15KJV And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah–nissi:NKJV And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner;
  11. Exodus 34:14KJV For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:CSB Because the Lord is jealous for his reputation, you are never to bow down to another god. He is a jealous God.
  12. Numbers 5:21KJV Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly…NIV here the priest is to put the woman under this curse—“may the LORD cause you to become a curse among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell.
  13. Deuteronomy 22:28KJV If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;NIV If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,
  14. Joshua 11:20KJV For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD…LSB For it was of Yahweh to strengthen their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might devote them to destruction, that they might receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as Yahweh had…
  15. Joshua 22:22KJV The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)NASB “The Mighty One, God, the LORD, the Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion, or if in an unfaithful act against the LORD, do not save us this day!
  16. Judges 6:24KJV Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah–shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.NKJV So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it The-LORD-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  17. 1 Samuel 15:16KJV Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.NKJV Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.”
  18. 2 Samuel 14:14KJV For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.NIV Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But that is not what God desires; rather, he devises ways so that a banished person does not remain banished from him.
  19. Job 3:8KJV Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.NIV May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
  20. Job 13:15KJV Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.NLT God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.
  21. Job 16:9KJV He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.NIV God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me; my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.
  22. Job 33:27KJV He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;NASB He will sing to people and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
  23. Psalm 2:4KJV He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.NASB He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them.
  24. Psalm 7:11KJV God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.NIV God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
  25. Psalm 40:6KJV Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.NLT You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand— you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.
  26. Psalm 68:18KJV Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.NIV When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you, LORD God, might dwell there.
  27. Psalm 118:22KJV The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.NIV The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
  28. Psalm 139:23KJV Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:NASB Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;
  29. Proverbs 8:22KJV The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.NIV “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
  30. Isaiah 7:14KJV Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.NIV Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
  31. Isaiah 9:6KJV For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.NASB For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
  32. Isaiah 12:2KJV Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.NIV Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
  33. Isaiah 26:4KJV Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:NIV Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
  34. Isaiah 38:20KJV The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.NET The LORD is about to deliver me, and we will celebrate with music for the rest of our lives in the LORD’s temple.”
  35. Isaiah 51:6KJV Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my…CSB Look up to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like gnats. But my salvation will last forever, and my…
  36. Isaiah 59:19KJV So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.NIV From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.
  37. Jeremiah 1:6KJV Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.ASV Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.
  38. Daniel 9:26KJV And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and…NIV After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will…
  39. Amos 2:13KJV Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.NIV “Now then, I will crush you as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
  40. Micah 5:2KJV But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.NIV “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
  41. Zechariah 9:9KJV Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.NIV Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  42. Malachi 2:16KJV For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.NIV “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the LORD Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.
  43. Matthew 1:1KJV The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.NIV This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
  44. Matthew 2:1KJV Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,NIV After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
  45. Matthew 2:2KJV Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.NIV and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
  46. Matthew 8:2KJV And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.NIV A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
  47. Matthew 9:13KJV But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.NIV But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners .”
  48. Matthew 9:18KJV While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.NIV While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.”
  49. Matthew 12:6KJV But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.NIV I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
  50. Matthew 12:41KJV The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.NIV The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here.
  51. Matthew 12:42KJV The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is…NIV The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
  52. Matthew 15:16KJV And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?AMP And He said, “Are you still so dull [and unable to put things together]?
  53. Matthew 16:4KJV A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.NIV A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.
  54. Matthew 19:16KJV And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?NIV Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “ Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
  55. Matthew 23:8KJV But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.NIV “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
  56. Matthew 25:31KJV When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:NASB “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
  57. Matthew 27:24KJV When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.NIV When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
  58. Matthew 28:6KJV He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.NIV He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
  59. Mark 5:6KJV But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,NIV When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
  60. Mark 9:24KJV And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.NIV Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed , “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
  61. Mark 11:10KJV Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.NASB Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
  62. Mark 12:32KJV And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:NASB And the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO OTHER BESIDES HIM;
  63. Mark 14:27KJV And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.NASB And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written: ‘I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.’
  64. Luke 1:28KJV And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.NASB And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you .”
  65. Luke 1:76KJV And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;NIV And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
  66. Luke 2:43KJV And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.NIV After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.
  67. Luke 7:28KJV For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.NASB I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John ; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
  68. Luke 9:57KJV And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.NASB As they were going on the road, someone said to Him, “ I will follow You wherever You go.”
  69. Luke 11:29KJV And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.NASB Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it demands a sign, and so no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah .
  70. Luke 18:5KJV Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.MSG But because this widow won’t quit badgering me, I’d better do something and see that she gets justice—otherwise I’m going to end up beaten black-and-blue by her pounding.’”
  71. Luke 19:8KJV And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.NIV But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
  72. Luke 20:23KJV But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?NASB But He saw through their trickery and said to them,
  73. John 1:1KJV In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.NWT In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.
  74. John 1:10KJV He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.NASB He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him.
  75. John 1:14KJV And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.NIV The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  76. John 1:27KJV He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.NASB It is He who comes after me , of whom I am not worthy even to untie the strap of His sandal.”
  77. John 4:42KJV And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.NIV They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
  78. John 5:30KJV I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.NASB “I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.
  79. John 6:33KJV For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.NASB For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.”
  80. John 7:8KJV Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.NIV You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.
  81. John 7:39KJV (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)NASB But this He said in reference to the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  82. John 9:35KJV Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?NIV Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said , “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
  83. John 11:33KJV When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,NLT When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled.
  84. John 18:6KJV As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.NIV When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
  85. John 20:29KJV Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.LSB Jesus said to him, “ Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are those who did not see, and yet believed.”
  86. Acts 1:3KJV To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:NIV After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
  87. Acts 3:13KJV The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.NIV The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
  88. Acts 3:26KJV Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.NIV When God raised up his servant , he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.
  89. Acts 4:27KJV For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,NIV Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
  90. Acts 4:30KJV By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.NIV Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
  91. Acts 6:3KJV Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.NASB Instead, brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
  92. Acts 7:30KJV And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.NIV “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
  93. Acts 7:59KJV And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.NIV While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
  94. Acts 8:18KJV And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,NASB Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
  95. Acts 14:15KJV And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all…ESV “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and…
  96. Acts 17:29KJV Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.NIV “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
  97. Acts 18:7KJV And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.AMP Then he moved on from there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, who worshiped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue.
  98. Acts 19:10KJV And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.NIV This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord .
  99. Acts 20:28KJV Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.GNT So keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he made his own through the blood of his Son.
  100. Romans 1:1KJV Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,NASB Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
  101. Romans 1:20KJV For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:NASB For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
  102. Romans 3:3KJV For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?NASB What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
  103. Romans 6:11KJV Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.NIV In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus .
  104. Romans 11:32KJV For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.NIV For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.
  105. Romans 15:8KJV Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:NIV For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed
  106. Romans 15:19KJV Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum,NASB in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit ; so that from Jerusalem and all around as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
  107. 1 Corinthians 2:13KJV Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.NASB We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
  108. 1 Corinthians 5:4KJV In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,NIV So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
  109. 1 Corinthians 5:5KJV To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.NIV hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord .
  110. 1 Corinthians 12:3KJV Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.NIV Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
  111. 1 Corinthians 16:22KJV If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.NIV If anyone does not love the Lord , let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!
  112. 2 Corinthians 4:10KJV Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.NASB always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
  113. Galatians 1:15KJV But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,NASB But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased
  114. Galatians 6:17KJV From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.NASB From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
  115. Ephesians 2:20KJV And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;NASB having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone,
  116. Ephesians 3:9KJV And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:NIV and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things .
  117. Ephesians 3:14KJV For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,NIV For this reason I kneel before the Father,
  118. Ephesians 5:9KJV (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)NIV (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
  119. Ephesians 5:21KJV Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.LSB and being subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
  120. Philippians 2:7KJV But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:NASB but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men.
  121. Philippians 3:20KJV For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:NIV But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
  122. Colossians 1:16KJV For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:NIV For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
  123. Colossians 2:9KJV For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.NASB For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,
  124. 1 Timothy 1:1KJV Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;NASB Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,
  125. 2 Timothy 4:1KJV I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;NIV In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:
  126. Titus 1:4KJV To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.NIV To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
  127. Titus 3:10KJV A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;NIV Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.
  128. Hebrews 1:3KJV Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;NIV The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in…
  129. Hebrews 3:1KJV Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;NIV Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.
  130. Hebrews 7:21KJV (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)NIV but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever .’”
  131. Hebrews 10:34KJV For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.NIV You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
  132. Hebrews 11:13KJV These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.NASB All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  133. James 1:1KJV James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.NASB James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.
  134. 2 Peter 1:1KJV Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:NASB Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
  135. 1 John 1:7KJV But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.NIV But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus , his Son, purifies us from all sin.
  136. 2 John 1:3KJV Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.NIV Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
  137. Jude 1:25KJV To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.NASB to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen.
  138. Revelation 1:6KJV And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.NASB and He made us into a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  139. Revelation 1:8KJV I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.NASB “I am the Alpha and the Omega, ” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
  140. Revelation 16:5KJV And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.NIV Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: “You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were ;
  141. Revelation 19:1KJV And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:NASB After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,