What Does the Bible Say About Giving Thanks To God?

Colossians 3:17 ESV / 37 helpful votes

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Psalm 100:4 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Hebrews 13:15 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV / 15 helpful votes

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Psalm 50:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!”

Romans 1:21 ESV / 12 helpful votes

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Psalm 106:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Ephesians 5:20 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 10 helpful votes

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

Romans 1:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

Philippians 2:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalm 105:1 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

1 Chronicles 16:4 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Corinthians 9:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes

You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 8 helpful votes

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:15 ESV / 7 helpful votes

For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 1:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

John 11:41 ESV / 7 helpful votes

So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

1 Timothy 1:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,

Colossians 3:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Acts 27:35 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

Psalm 118:29 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Chronicles 20:21 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

1 John 2:1-29 ESV / 5 helpful votes

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: ...

2 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

1 Thessalonians 3:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,

Colossians 3:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Romans 6:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,

John 3:1-36 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ...

Luke 22:19 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Luke 22:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves.

Psalm 109:30 ESV / 5 helpful votes

With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.

Psalm 100:1-5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 92:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

Psalm 79:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

Psalm 44:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah

Psalm 30:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.

Psalm 7:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

Colossians 3:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

John 6:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted.

Psalm 69:30 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Revelation 11:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

James 1:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Psalm 28:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Psalm 9:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

1 Chronicles 16:34 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

54 Bible Verses about Giving Thanks To God

Colossians 3:17 ESV / 37 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 100:4 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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