70 Bible Verses about Creeds

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Matthew 28:19 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

1 Corinthians 12:3 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

John 20:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

John 1:49 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

Matthew 16:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Deuteronomy 6:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Hebrews 10:23 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

1 Timothy 6:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”

John 3:16-17 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Hebrews 6:1-20 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, ...

2 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

2 Timothy 3:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 6:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 4:8-9 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.

1 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 1:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ...

1 Corinthians 15:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

1 Corinthians 8:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

Romans 1:3-32 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ...

Acts 8:37 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ...

1 Corinthians 4:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.

Acts 2:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

John 17:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

John 8:32 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Proverbs 3:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

2 John 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

1 John 4:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 Peter 2:1-3 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

Hebrews 4:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Matthew 11:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Revelation 1:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

1 Peter 1:22-25 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2 Timothy 1:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 4:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But test everything; hold fast what is good.

Ephesians 4:3-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Galatians 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.

1 Corinthians 1:10-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

Romans 3:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.”

Acts 17:1-15 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. ...

Acts 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’

Acts 3:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you.

Acts 2:47 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:38 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 20:30-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

John 17:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,

John 17:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

John 5:39 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

John 3:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

John 3:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Luke 16:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

Mark 16:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Ecclesiastes 12:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Proverbs 30:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

Proverbs 14:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Psalm 119:128 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.

Psalm 91:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

Psalm 33:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

Deuteronomy 8:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.